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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1941)
Oregon If Emerald '1 tie Oregon uauy Emeran. puunshed daily during the college year except Sunday*, Jlondays, holidays, and final examination periods by the Associated Students, University *>i Oregon. Subscription rates: $1.25 per term anil $5.00 per year. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Represented tor national advertising by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, INC., college publishers' representative, 420 Madison Ave., New York—Chicago BoJ fcxi—Ifli Angeles—San Francisco—Portland and Seattle._ IlYLE M. NELSON, Editor JAMES VV. FROST, Business Manager ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Hal Olney, Helen Angell Editorial Board: Roy Vernstrom, Pat Erickson, Helen Angell, Harold Olney, Kent Stitzer. 'i-rtmie Leonard, and Professor George Turnbull, adviser. US _ imie Leonard, Managing Editor lent Stitzer, News Editor Fred May, Advertising Manager Bob Rogers, National Advertising Mgr. Editorial and Business Offices located on ground floor of Journalism building. Phone* *300 Extension: 333 Editor; 353 News Office; 359 Sports Office; and 354 Business Offices. UPPER BUSINESS STAFF Anita T5ac<c:>erg, Classified Advertising Manager Ron A'.[>augh, Layout Production Man ager trill vv allan,'circulation Manager Emerson Page, Promotion Director Eileen Millard. Office Manager Pat Erickson, Women'i Editor Bob Flavelle, Co-Sporta Editor Ken Christianson, Co-Sporu Editor UPPER NEWS STAFF Ray Schrick, Ass't Manag ing Editor Betty Jane Biggs, Ass't News Editor Wes Sullivan, Ass't New* Editor Corrine Wignes, Executive Secretary Mildred Wilson, Exchange Editor An Honor and a Challenge A recent announcement from the secretary of state’s office brings tlie welcome information that the state of Oregon fca.s been designated as the safest state in the West, so far as traffic accidents are concerned. This distinction brings the State the TOO National Safety Council's traffic safety award for the eleven western states. In winning the award Oregon placed as one of the four out standing areas in the nation in traffic safety improvement for the year 1940. The nation is divided into four sections with a winner picked for each section. Ilow much of a part the numerous state and city safety campaigns have had in determining this award cannot be determined. The most conservative estimates, however, would give the safety campaigns a great deal of the credit. The state fcas attempted to make its citizens safety minded and appar ently has succeeded to a large degree. 3& Jfci •jpiIK Emerald is proud to have cooperated in some small way with state authorities in promoting traffic safety. Several editorials and articles throughout the year have at tempted to put across the •'better be safe than sorry” idea. The distinction brought the state by the National Safety Council's award is something to be proud of, but as Secretary ol State Earl Snell says, “it is a challenge to achieve even greater results.” ‘•Our goal now is to win the grand prize for the safest state in all the nation and it is a goal within our teach.” It is a worthwhile goal and one towards which students of the University can help by more careful driving. A Contribution to Defense “WE relinquish our chance to w in the governor’s trophy as a part of our contribution to national defense,” yester day stated Colonel 11. M. Lyon of the Oregon ROTC unit. The annual competition between Oregon, and Oregon State infantry units was inaugurated in 1938 to stimulate interest in the military. At that time a large plaque was designed and presented to the yearly winner of the trophy. Oregon State won in 1938. Oregon reversed the tables in 1939. Again in 1940, Oregon State grabbed the prize. 'With the country booming national defense, the officers of Oregon State, endorsed by Oregon, suggested that this com petition be dispensed with this year. Governor Charles A. Sprague Avas willing. It remained for the state board of higher fdm ition to pass on the suggestion of the two schools. This action was taken at the last meeting of the board in March. '^y/'T. need this valuable time to prepare the senior officers to accept active commissions in the United States army. The Juniors need the time to prepare for summer camp. In the pa.>t, the entire Thursday drill has been given over to intensive ehw order drill during spring term to prepare a company of Mien for the annual show. KOTC heads have felt that this time is much too valuable to be devoted merely to giving the civilians a show. It can be used to better advantage to give the young officers preparation for possible war. It is a wise move in that it speeds up the defense program in accordance with President Franklin IX Roosevelt’s policy.—K.C. picked himself off a sizable assignment for the coining year at Monday night’s educational activities parley. For the promise Bish made to the student-faculty group which re-appointed him to the post, was for a bigger and a Dn ORDER TO ATTEND THE U. OF OREGON, A STUDENT TRAVELED ALONE IJOO MILES FROM SITKA, ALASKA, IN A lb FOOT DORY/ Harvard had a LITTLE BRICK INDIAN COLLECE FROM 1654 TO 1693 BUT ONLY ONE INDIAN GRADUATED! Texas ^ CHRISTIAN U. HAS AN EXHIBIT OF BIBLES WHICH INCLUDES SOME PRINTED AS FAR BACK AS ... |380 better Oregana than this year’s. “I have just begun,” he declared in his address to the board. If the precedent-breaking editor, who became the first Ore *gana chief in "Webfoot liistory to hold the job two years, ful fills that promise, he will have indeed an unrivalled yearbook. $e # $c JpOR if whispers can be trusted the volume that will be de livered to Oregon students Junior Weekend is the most complete, the most colorful, the most unique in University liistory. It is slated to cause a sensation when it hits the campus. If Bisli betters this 1941 yearbook, as he has promised to do, his name will go down in the history of University of Oregon activity men as one of the trailblazers of journalistic progress. Already the sandy-haired chief has set two records. lie has constructed the best book in history, and has received the board's second vote of confidence. The campus waits—and confidently expects—that he will set another.—II.A. International Side Show By RIDGELY CUMMINGS It is simply amazing the way the German war machine has swept down through the Balkans during the last four days. Salo nika has fallen to the Nazis and Jugoslavia has been cut in two Cummings at its 105-mile waistline. I’m sure I could write a piece that would sound very learned and tech nical about the Struma valley and the Vardar river valley and the German strat egy and all that. tor l have m front of me a dozen stories from London and Athens, originating points for most of the news, and it is easy to do a re write. Don't Understand But if I tried to explain what has been happening then it would sound like I understood it, and I don’t. It beats me how over-extended communication lines and terrain rugged enough to hold up the Italians for months have failed to hold back Hitler's half of the Axis four days. One wonders what has hap pened to the huge Jugoslav army 1,500.000 men it was reputed to be. And how’ about General Wavell’s British expeditionary force of several hundred thou sand : From Berlin, Too It’ it weren’t that claims of vic tory were coming from Berlin also one might almost think that Britain and her Balkan allies were painting an especially dark picture in order to highlight any successes that may come w’hen the Nazis finally run into the solid lines that must be being dug somewhere in Greece. So far Hitler’s fanatics in uni forms have not yet come to grips with the Australians and New Zealanders who were moved into Greece from Africa. If the theme song doe3 not change when that event takes place then it looks like the continent of Europe will be completely dominated by Ger many. The only ‘’neutrals” left are Portugal and unoccupied France. Things Have Changed A few months ago I predicted, in a gloomy mood, that the Amer ican Expeditionary Force would be landed in Salonika and that many American boys would fall face-downward on Balkan moun tain sides in an attempt to blast a path to Berlin. It should take several months, however, to get the American public in a frame of mind that will countenance an expeditionary force, and by that time it is like ly that Greece will be in hostile hands. I feel kinda bad about saying it, which is a token of how ef fective British propaganda has been, but I still can’t see where this war is our war. Not Immortal Say Hitler does control the continent. He is not immortal. He is bound to die sometime. And unless the Hitler regime takes on some of the humanitarian aspects of the British empire then it, too, will become top-heavy and col lapse. A rule based upon oppres sion won’t endure forever—that’s one comforting thought. Old Jean-Jacques Rosseau had an even better idea—namely, that since man is by and large a pret ty decent sort of animal he does n’t really need anybody to rule him, not even for his own good. The Passing Parade By CORINE LAMON Spring term is at last begin ning to seem like spring term at the U, what with politicians un derfoot all over the campus, espe cially down the millrace way. It’s going to be rather confusing. Well . . . that’s college. Georgia Hartman, Alpha Phi, got rattled last week and jumped out of a canoefull of Sigma Chis into the race—right in view of the Beta house, too . . . Fiji Bob Kendall’s girl back home got married—deepest sympathy . . . And Dick Coggin got his white cross back from Jean Schneider, Sigma Kappa . . . Eadie Yturri, Alpha Chi, and Vic Townsend, basketball flash, have been bill ing and cooing between Eugene and Hawaii via short wave these nights . . . Virginia Gray, Hen dricks, went to Portland last weekend to see Jerry Phillips, ex-Oregon man . . . ATO's gift to the law school Norm Wiener, pig ging at the Kappa house, Alpha Phi house, Side, etc., etc. . . Chi Omegas Margaret Stark, Jane Kaarboe, Barltaralee Jacobs, and Nancy Lewis remodeled their room—and painted the floor a brilliant orange . . . Thetas pledged Elaine McFarlane, a nug get, we think . . . Jack Lansing, Kappa Sig, seen a lot with Jeanne Filcher, DG . . . Likewise Chi Psi Lloyd Sullivan with Margo Par ker . . . Art Wiggin and Evan Davies, Sigma Chis, date two Rex theater usherettes steady like, we hear . . . Don Root, Fiji, took time out from the air corps to visit Margaret Barrett, Hen dricks . . . ATO Millard Dunlap dates Alma Paksis, Kappa . . . Sigma Kappa’s (un) official house organ is entitled “Minnie the Microbe” and “Gertrude the Termite” is written by some gal in the house that really has the lowdown—just wish that we could get our hands on that bit of pulp , . . Joe Gurley, Kappa Sig polit ico, says he’s on the Theta’s list —blacklist, no doubt . . . Carolyn Chapman, Theta, took Baxter Pond’s Sigma Chi pin the other day. This - may - be - ofd - stuff - but - it’s - news - to - us depart ment: Ellouise Gunn, Alpha Phi, became engaged to Bob Cutler Fidelt, last term . . . and Gene vieve Tompkins, Chi O, gave back a British Columbia Fiji pin . . . Thatsall. Oregon7# Emerald Copy Desk Staff: Bill Hilton, city editor Ted Goodwin, assistant Dorothy Routt Herb Penny Lynn Johnson Betty Sevier. Night Staff: Ardie Alexander, night editor “Ox” Wilson Evelyn Nokleby Yvonne Torgler Barbara Lamb Jeanette Eddy Doris Jones Peggy Kline Barbara Jean Vincent Janitors at the University of New' Mexico are campaigning to stop students from throwing pin on shells on the classroom floors. In the 10-year period 1931-40, graduate students in American colleges and universities pro duced nearly 27,000 theses as can didates for doctorate degrees.