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You Can’t Dodge the Collector
Charming Pollock’s article in This Week Magazine of a
few weeks ago had a great deal of truth packed in a very
few, simple phrases. Mr. Pollock called his article “Take
What You Want,’’ but added the caution “remember you
must pay fjr it.”
He pictured the world as a gigantic store window in
which all the things of life are displayed. It. is up to the in
dividual to choose what he wants, but he must pay for it.
The important consideration—still quoting Mr. Pollock—is
not to pay more than a thing is worth; the greatest mistake
is believing that you can avoid payment.
What is an hour worth? How much is loo much to pay
for money, or love, or leisure, or success, or self-respect? All
have a price which the buyer must meet. How much he will
pay is entirely dependent upon his judgment.
Mr. Pollock says that if a man wants wealth he can very
often get it—by sacrificing many of the other things of life.
He can be like Samuel Instill, who made millions, but died
in exile. On the other hand he can be “one of the boys” and
enjoy a constant round of pleasure. The important thing is:
> “Is it worth it?”
Especially should Mr. Pollock’s article provoke thought
from college students. Just what a student gets out of col
lege is determined by the course lie chooses for himself. He
can study and attempt to get the most in an education, but
he must pay by sacrificing some pleasure, some activities.
On the other hand is the student—and there are many of
them—who prefers to play bridge all afternoon and run
around all night. That student is paying for his pleasure—
paying by not getting as much out of things.
This is not a sermon. It. does not attempt to set down the
advantages of one course over another. The important thing,
as Mr. Pollock says, is to know what is wanted; know what
the price will be; and go after it.
The world is full of people, many of them college students,
— who paid too great a price for what they wanted. Take the
lad in Benjamin Franklin's fable, they exchanged their all
for a tin whistle.
Take what you want out of college, but remember you
can’t dodge the collector.
Your House Is On Fire
While ambling down the sidewalk of fin Oregon neighbor
ly hood, a eivie-minded man spotted a nearby house apparent
ly ly, on fire. To the door of that dwelling he ran, pressed the
' bell button. An old, very deaf lady soon faced him.
“Your house is on fire,” excitedly said lie. With her
" necessary ear trumpet forgotten somewhere inside, she re
turned, “No thank you, l don’t care for any.”
“My dear lady, your house is on fire!” now raved the
Samaritan. “ I 'in sorry, lie's not home today," co-operatively
retorted the elderly lady. Undaunted, again he said, “Hut
my dear lady, your house is on fire!” and she questioningly
concluded, "Is that all*there is?” With resignation in his
voice, the civic-minded answered, “that’s all 1 can think of
right now.”
« * * * #
The Emerald has been encouraging freshmen, dissatis
fied with the present class card system, to organize their own
body, prove to themselves and their skeptical opponents that
a better government is possible. After one term and one
week of planning, lids self-titled Majority Class of 11)44 will
meet Wednesday evening to reveal its full strength, enfold
its plan to tin' freshmen. Debatable at present is the success
its sincere promoters will have in encouraging an apathetic
group of dissatisfied followers to attend this Wednesday
meeting. Undeniable is the fact that a small turnout will
spell failure to the movement.
Although the Emerald has firou up disgruntled freshmen
to the point of action, it has reserved the privilege of acting
to those affected—Oregon's first year students. After meth
ods of improvement have been reported hv a press conscious
of better student government, it is hoped the Majority Class
of 1944 will not prove to he a misnomer title. And should
1 his advice prove futile, it is possible that any freshman ask
ing an editorial writer Thursday what should be done fol
lowing failure will receive that resigned answer: “that's all
I can think of right now.” —K. N. V.
UO Considers Jewish Question
Level headedness in vat time is difficult, and directly con
trary to the hysteria of human nature. Americans declare
themselvee the friend of the Jew . . . but it is ouly right to
have a reason for that friendship, a read} argument other
than anti Nazi emotionalism for the behalf of the Semitic pop
ulation.
That is why the talk here Thursday night by James Mud
eu berg on the " 11 eh rew t nnt ri hut ion to Modern Civilization ’
should he a \uluuble one. College students today have a
great task ahead of them . • they must learn to keep their
heads and think, eveu m the face of panic and adversity Thev
must learn to know why they have the beliefs they pro
fess.
I'-oft.-cr lluik'-b. „ talk v. ill 1; au effort to explain tic
value of Jewish culture to the world. It will he a counter
attack against the great volumes of anti-Semitic propoganda
that European nations have spread throughout the world.
The faculty lecture series, which is presenting the speaker
for student and staff hearers, has sometimes been criticized
for bringing to the campus speakers who talk out of the
student range of interest. Certainly in choosing an author
ity—and Professor Muilenberg is considered the best Pacific
coast scholar and lecturer on the subject—who knows the
ins and outs of so vital a topic, the series heads have taken
a step forward.
For there is no more needed classification today in cither
America as a whole or the Jewish-populated University of
Oregon, than that which might be afforded by a clear dis
cussion of why we sympathize with that part of our nation.
There needs to be more, light thrown on the subject . . .
and to awake that desire for light should be a primary con
sideration of the modern educator. For today s college
students will someday decide the Jewish question. —II. A
Aunty’s No Fool
“Don’t tell aunty or uncle or cousin Jane and certainly
not” goes a poster depicted in lliis week's Time. An accom
panying story says that the United States war department
has borrowed the poster ieda from the British in order to
hang a similar one on American war department walls as a
warning and reminder to over-talkative clerks. It is not
hard to perceive, of course, the implication as to who aunty,
etc., are.
This poster has little significance to most of us as spread
ers of vital information because we probably know as little
as anyone in the world about our country's defense plans.
It does concern us as disseminators of another type of in
formation. Aunty, uncle, cousin Jane, and - are con
cerned about our opinions and attitudes. Their attitudes
are prescribed by law and regulation. Ours are not. What
are we thinking? Can they influence our opinions? They
need to know these things.
We don’t have to be servile to our state. We don't have
to agree with our state. But a situation is becoming in
creasingly evident. No matter how wc twist and squeeze
the facts about freedom, wc arc turning to the government
for stronger and stronger leadership and direction. Wo want
to be told what to do next. We would like to believe that the
government, or someone, is entirely right, or at least recog
nizes what is right.
Aunty, uncle, cousin Jane, and - are needing to
know if we are completely disorganized or if wc are unified
in support of the government. Individual attitudes and
opinions make the total picture. We don't have to support
the government. Patriotism, of any sort, requires that we
do. Where do we stand? Aunty would like to know.
And Aunty, as Time put it, “always found out what went
on behind the barn.”
—P. A.
In the Editors Mail
Dear John:
This letter might well be en
titled “Politics and the Ap
pointment of Dads’ Day Chair
man.” It will not emanate from
an Ivory Tower, * John, and it
will place no one on a preten
tious pedestal.
Your turgid letter to Payne,
McLean, Bergtholdt, and Bu
chanan packed an insinuation
so grave it is impossible for it
to go unanswered. Perhaps, as
long as you and Nelson feel.it
proper to choose sides, the other
point of view could fittingly
enter the discussion.
The subject for the CUR
BENT Emerald' dispute is
Staiger, an obvious victim of
controversy created and gen
erated by the policy-molders
of Oregon's student publication.
From general appearances, this
is the climax to your campaign
to whitewash “dirty politics"
the type of politics practiced
ONLY by the Greeks. Yet, you
nobly crusade with a machine
that is just as political. It was
the furtive workings of a po
litical organization that elected
you.... do you feel unclean?
Among your accusations, one
was loosely fired, John; the
charge of abusing "the power
and responsibility" of student
offices. Payne did NOT assume
the student presidency by
means of appointment promises
any more than you assumed the
role of first vice-president. He
has NOT contused politics in
election with politics in admin
istration. At this juncture,
John, it is sincerely suggested
you exercise caution when us
ing the phrase “dishonest poli
ties" and claiming failures in
duty
.... and so, on a 1 to 2 vote
of an executive council the
highest executive body in the
school in which you evidently
prefer outspoken dissension,
you use a minority ruling as
a political stand with marked
prejudice and without ques
tioning your own ability.
As for Staiger. Examine hi ■
past record with me.
chairman of the Fresh
Glee (Dick Jurgens' band; a
profit of approximately $500 >,
a member of Skull and Dagger.
Sophomore class president, .t
member of the Co-op board,
Junior weekend committeeman.
Homecoming dance chairman.
_e:r.bly chairman Lcmcr Dali
, mittti tn <*£.. Li; u:#a
ant-Commander R. O. T. C.,
Scabbard and Blade—and, of
course, now, Dads' Day chair
man.
Perhaps you had already left
the executive meeting when the
members delved into Staiger's
record and decided to name him
the chairman in view of his suc
cessful accomplishments. Their
duty was not to decide between
Independent and Greek, that
has never been a basis of de
cision, has it, John?
When it comes to the ‘‘dis
crimination against Independ
pendents” it seems as though
you and Nelson have done more
to stir up class consciousness at
Oregon than anyone else. Cer
tainly, you can't expect a
smooth-working A 11-0 rego n
student government when you
have developed a camp that is
acutely hostile to a group which
is, admittedly, in power.
Y o u r non-eombative col
league, Nelson, has not been
too cooperative with the pres
ent administration in cultivat
ing proposals, John, and be
cause of this, a lot of good and
NEW ideas, originated by the
student body president, have
been forfeited. Payne's Seven
Point program is one of the
finest things ever offered to the
students at the Universiy. But,
how could such a program go
into effect with the barriers you
have built? Investigate that
program. There you will find
the key to your drummed-up
problems; give particular note
to the plan for preferential vot
ing in the classes. And there
are SIX more.
Axes may be ground for a
long time, John; still there'll al
ways be New Year's eves and
hearty sessions in Hadley’s
(formerly Short's Restaurant).
Sincerely yours,
JOE GURLEY.
Dear Sir.
Starting in September 1 1 It*,
each student who enrolled in
tf:» University paid as part of
Ins fees the sum of two dol
ors —his ‘ Educational ‘ activi
ties mee. At the time the fee
was passed by the State Board,
ii was protested by a 1 irgo
minority of those to be affect
ed. Some thought it was an ’in
■ust charge. * few. among
them the predecessors of the
present executive committee.
;; '.dered the c. . m .J cr’ch
eat ion of tile proceeds \ as be
so be it..
By BILL FENDALL
an ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS feature in the Jan. 8
edition of the EMERALD cartooned that twins ESTHER and JANE
CARLYLE, grads of WILLIAM SMITH college, are the only twins
ever to he elected to PHI BETTA KAPPA . . .
«eing this, RUTH KLOMOFF of ELMER FANSETT’s alum of
fice went into action faster than ULYSSES GRANT with a bottle
(il rye . . . sne uacKirucKeu
through files and records — em
erged with the following to dis
prove ACP:
two sets of twins, JOANNE
and JUSTINE ACKERSON,
class of ’28 (same class year as
the CARLYLE twins) and GER
ALDINE and EILEEN HICK
SON, class of ’34 arc OREGON
graduated twins who received
l'HI BETE honors here ....
mabey 'tis true . . . mabey
’tain't, but this story is going
around: an art professor com
ing into his class later than
usual noticed a very uncompli
mentary caricature of himself
chalked on the blackboard . . .
turning to his students he ad
dressed them as one—"do you
know who is responsible for
this atrocity?”
came the drawling reply, “no
sir, but I strongly suspect his
parents” . . .
* * *
unlike the SUPREME COURT
perhaps the OREGON team
could be strengthened by
lengthening the bench . . .
* * *
the spark is dead
you say and pout
it did not die
you put it out . . .
* * *
campus quips . . . TOM JUDD
who has an enviable vocabulary
of assorted looks and nods . . .
the students who shave two
times a week -and as you look
around you are convinced Wed
nesday isn't either time . . .
yond the scope of expenditures
authorized by the Legislature.
Of the majority who did not
object to the fee, excluding
the small percentage actively
in favor of it, those who gave
the matter any thought at all
said: "Let s wait and see what
happens.”
What has happened? How
are the proceeds being distrib
uted ? In the interests of local
harmony so recently blasted on
one nanci oy jonn c-avanuugri a
indictment of the rest of the
executive committee as un
democratic representatives of
vested interests, and on the
other hand by the rival fresh
man classes, one of which is,
in protest against vested in
terests, sponsored by another
member of the executive com
mittee who has, it would ap
pear, turned on his fellow roy
alists, the Emerald should: dis
pel the ugly rumors and ques
tions current about the fee by
showing how it is applied.
One of these rumors is that
the executive committee draws
a portion of their operating ex
pense from the Activities de
partment which is supported
from the fee, and that the cost
of the committee’s weekly
luncheons is charged to “op
erating expense.” Why not re
assure those who protest that
providing meals is not a legi
timate educational function
that “free lunch” has not yet
passed from the realm of the
saloon into the domain of Col
lege ?
Another rumor is that the
students arc not getting full
value for their fee; that a por
tion of it is being held in re
serve to be applied toward the
construction of a new “M. U.”
building. Now you and 1 know
that no such application would
be considered, since by statute
the maximum amount that can
be collected per student per
term for the erection and
maintenance of buildings is
five dollars (Laws 1937 p. 1101
and according to page 60 of the
1940-41 catalogue that is al
ready being collected under its
correct designation “Building
Fee.”
Another question is, who will
have the privilege of voting in
the Spring elections? Does the
feet confer executive member
ship tn the ASUO? If so, ran
it be said that the present ex
ecutive committee is qualified
to act as a representative, body
in view of their largely altered
constituency ' Are graduate
students entitled to represen
tation ' They pay the fee. If
not given representation, can
they be compelled to contribute
to the support of this private
association ?
Trusting that you ran clear
tins up, and hoping you enjoy
ed your lunch. I am
Cc: diill
HCC-H E. COLLINS.
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR really
showed its unsound effects—and
after all that build-up, too . . .
love—that long ticket that takes
you from heaven to hell , . . hap
py the mosquito that passes the
scheen test . . . overheard from
a coed-filled booth—“she wears
those sweaters and tight skirts
just to attract men”-—she does
n't have to wear THAT much
. . . boy, are some of these in
fant nations of the BALKANS
up in aims! . . . library dates
have taken a decided slump
since fraternity initiations start
ed ... a couple of houses have
scheduled a basketball game
for the near-future and if what
the colm hears about the stakes
is correct—may the thirstiest
team win ... so be it .. .
From
All Sides
By MILDRED WILSON
Living in rooms above Aus
tin's largest funeral home,
three students from the Uni
versity of Texas have found a
rather morbid way to earn
part of their living expenses—•
they are ambulance drivers.
All three agree that probably
the greatest value derived
from their work is the oppor
tunity to see life from every
angle.
From ' chauffering the well
to-do between home and in
firmary, to carrying a starving
charity patient from shack to
hospital; from reviving shock
victims, to disentangling maim
ed bodies from twisted steel,
these boys really get a cross
section of the social system.
“The only trouble,” complains
sophomore Scott Michealson,
“is I never get to do anything
but hold babies.”
—The Daily Texan
$ * *
A survey at the University
of Marquette reveals that the
ideal man must have the fol
lowing qualifications;
1. Have a car.
2. Be a pleasant conversa
tionalist.
3. Have a car.
4. Be congenial.
5. Have a car.
6. Be a good listener.
7. Have a car.
(Editor's note: Items, 2, 4
and 6 may be omitted if the
car has a radio).
-The Beacon (Portland)
* * *
The college professor told
his dreamy eyed students:
“Gentlemen, this class reminds
me of Kaffee Hag 99 per cent
of the active element has been
removed from the bean.”
—The Beacon (Portland)
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By RIDGELY CUMMINGS
The biggest battle of the cen
tury is raging in Europe today,
but in Washington and in all
the beer parlors and churches,
pool rooms and community for
ums, class rooms and street
corners, wherever two or more
Americans are gathered to dis
cuss foreign policy, there is an
other battle going on which
might easily be called No. 2.
Any doubt about the heat
of the contest can be dispelled
by an examination of a state
ment that Roosevelt made yes
terday.
Sunday night Senator Burton
K. Wheeler in a radio address
termed Roosevelt's “lease-lend”
bill which gives dictatorial pow
ers to the President as “The
New Deal’s triple ‘A’ foreign
policy—plow under every fourth
American boy.’’
Yesterday Roosevelt denounc
ed the statement as “most un
truthful, rotten and dastardly”
and “the rottene3t thing that
has been said in public life in
my generation.”
Countered Wheeler: “Appar
ently the President has lost his
temper.”
Apparently Wheeler is right.
Gives President Control
The “lend-lease” bill, also
known as the “arsenal for dem
ocracy” bill has been charac
terized by its opponents as a
bill calling upon congress to
abdicate and a bill which gives
the President unlimited control
of the nation's foreign policy
and its army and navy.
Even such a staunch con
servative as Congressman Ham
ilton Fish is opposed to it. Yes
terday Fish denounced it as un
constitutional and suggested
seven amendments which would
prevent the President from giv
ing away any part of the navy,
ban American convoys in war
zones, limit the time operation
of the bill to one year (Wiilkie
is for this time limitation, too),
keep expenditures under the bili
down to two billion dollars,
make the British put up collat
eral for materials, keep the
President from ignoring the
Johnson act and other statutory
restrictions, and eliminate the
business about repairing bellig
erent vessels in U. S. ports.
Says Defeat Best
I (speaking for myself and
not the Emerald) agree with
Wheeler that the bill should be
defeated unless we want to sub
mit to fascism in order to save
democracy. But, if the admin
istration has too many votes
tied up for the bill to be defeat
ed, then Fish’s amendments
look like they might keep the
U. S. at peace a few months
lodger.
Speaking of the time limita
tion cn these dictatorial pow
ers contemplated by the Presi
dent, the White House has
adopted a magnanimous atti
tude. Steve Early was asked
what was the attitude of the
White House ((you mustn’t say
President without authoriza
tion) on the time limitation
and he told reporters:
“I think the White House
will jj=t let congress work it
out. So far as I know that is the
disposition.”
Isn't that generous now?
Loose Power
If the bill passes our con
gressmen will be reduced to the
same condition of impotency on
directing foreign affairs as
Hitler's reichstag full of Jah
men.
Alf Landon made a speech
Saturday night in which he
said that United States par
ticipation in the European con
flict would be a greater calam
ity than a German victory.
That's a pretty bold and
brave statement for Landon to
make and this department con
gratulates him. Roosevelt's
“arsenal for democracy” speech
is not yet the official foreign
poke;, of the United States. It
is just one man’s speech.. . a
pretty big man all right but
just a human being like you
and me. .. Mot unless and until
congress adopts it does it be
come the policy of the nation.
Meanwhile battle No. 2, the
battle for United States peace,
is raging.
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