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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1941)
Oregon Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald, publisl ed daily during the college year except Sundays, 4t onda holidays, and hnai examination periods by the Associated Students, Lmversity at Or ■ ron. Subscription rates: $1 25 per term and $.'.00 per year. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon._ Represented tor national advertising by NATIONAL ADVER ITS I NO SER\ ICE, INC., college publishers' representative, 420 Madison Ave., New \ ork—Chicago— lloa ton—Los Angeles—San Francisco—Portland and Seattle. BETTY JANE BIGGS, Editor JAMES W. FROST, Business Mgr. RAY' SCHRICK, Managing Editor ’"WES SULLIVAN, News Editor FRED MAY, Advertising Mgr. BOB ROGERS, National Advertising Manager Repo, t ei-3: Bob Whitely, Mildred Wilson, Don Butzin, Elsie BrowneH, Mary W’olf, Ruby Jackson, Lee Flatberg Soplmiores Go to Press CJOBIIOIUGEES, any University loader will toll you, are the i. .O'* active group in any campus organization and are more willing to take the initiative than staid seniors, bustling jun ior,', or timid freshmen. This year’s sophomore “class” at the Emerald has been no exception—in fact it took the initiative so far that members f)eti ioned Editor Lyle Nelson to let them put out an Emerald of their own. Editor ‘■ Nels, noted for his progressiveness, okayed the proposal and the sophomores went to work. Invested with spring fever and wanting something new and ’different, the staff took the coed’s method of satisfying her rest! 'ssness and gave the Emerald a new ‘'dress.” 3ft # # SEAMSTRESSES must have a pattern and the “seamstresses” * for the Emerald’s spring “outfit” have followed the style of the New York paper, I’M, in presenting this morning’s campU' news. Not an attempt to strike a bizarre note, the sophomores, instead, have striven t.) present an exciting, ditferent Emerald, spotted with pictures, with concentrated headlines, and an abundance of feature stories. With flash and dash the moleskin class has tried to liven up the front page and guide readers’ attention into inside pagS' for more extensive details in the usual orthodox journal isin' way. But like finery borrowed from your roommate, the new 44dt\ s>’’ is merely for the day.—B.J.lh Leave It to the Lawyers 1ST a w< eek from today the volcano of ingenuity and typical collegiate genius known as the University of Oregon law school will erupt ov *r the campus in the form of the annual law school weekend. If this weekend lives up to its predecessors, and all indica tions point to its being even more unique, not only the law school, hut the entire campus will feel the results. The high point of the weekend is the annual parade through the campu.N and the sorority section. Each year students line the route and await the antics of the future barristers, and -passing townspeople stop, start, and comment inwardly on the course of American education. The high point of the parade is the queen’s float. This year the regal duties will be left to winsome Wendell Wyatt who will undoubtedly fill out the farce which usually accompanies 4»ueb a position. TX^EKK this weekend the only time during the year that the law school shakes off its mantle of dignity, it would lie understandable., but throughout the year such events keep occuring with no apparent reason. Take for instance the recent organization of the law school aadit'd which hounded the KOTO weekly as it passed Fenton fiall. The guerilla group contacted the enemy at several points ■uel to the chagrin of the military leaders. The annual BA school-law school softball game is another example of the curious effects which comes from being a law «tudnif. The float in the mock canoe fete is another. The im |»uls which inspires such antics expresses itself in many ways ami varied. As for the rest of the campus, it watches the law school, latigi ' with and at it, for the humor and ingenuity which is displayed in their activities. It is spirit such as this which raises the morale of a school, yes, of a University. «• *• ■», If you frown upon Such goings on As the law school students try, Peruse this thought. See if you ought Your opinions to deerie. For if this type of humor Is really here to stay As the years roll on We’ll still go along Doing it the American way.—J.W.S. They Fly So High 'T'HEY fly so high. The birdmen of the University of Oregon come in a line that never seems to end. They enroll, they pass through pre liminary instruction, they solo, they fly. One class comes, is licensed, goes, and another, maybe larger, comes to take its place. It's a pretty view for these bird men. Spring days come; the sun shines bright in the skies and the air is clear far up and far down the valley either direction from Eugene. Above the campus, the library stands out, a closed door at the end of the mall of white-spangled walks. Deady is there, the art school, Friendly hall. These are the peaceful sights that greet the flier’s eyes as he soars far above students who walk to and from classes below. #< * #■ rJ''IIEY might fly this way for long days to come. That would be a pleasant relaxation, even if an expensive luxury. But theirs won’t always be this peaceful sight below. And the late evening paper lies now on the desk saying more pilots will be trained. They will be trained, and then they may be asked to use their knowledge in a more businesslike manner. That is around the corner and comes at a time we cannot guess. They fly so high—now.—R.-J.S. International Side Show By JEFF KITCHEN' “We’ll see you soon again . . Thus did residents of Athens call farewells to Empire troops as the Australians and New Zea landers marched to board boats waiting for them in the harbor at Athens last night in the “Bal kan Dunkerque,’’ for the second time in the war, British forces were forced to withdraw from the mainland of Europe. Dispatches of actual events were scarce, and reports of a brilliant delaying action by the Anzacs held little consolation for the English or the democratic na tions they supposedly represent. Nazis Ape Xerxes Interesting was the fact that the Germans had moved through Thermopylae in a movement al most exactly duplicating the field tactics of Xerxes and his invad ing Persians used again Leonidus and the 300 Spartans in the fam ous battle of 480 B.C. This morning Adolf Hitler’s troops were preparing to enter Athens at the end of the 20-day blitzkrieg, and the 14th Euro pean capital to fall before the legions wearing the insignia of the Nazi doctrine was set to lis ten to the measured tread of boots. How soon the British would be back was emptiest speculation. President Scolds At Washington yesterday Pres ident Roosevelt cut loose with two small bits of dynamite. The first was a cut in general to all people who consider the democratic cause lost in Europe and in particular at Col. Charles Lindbergh, who last week pro nounced the cause of democracies in Europe “a futile defense.” “I’m sorry,” the president said. “there are people with such men talities in high places where they can write or talk.” “England Not Eost” We take exception to the presi dent. Though we do not think the cause of England is lost in Eur ope, and though we do favor ev ery aid to England short of men, we also believe that men must be able to speak as they wish on any subject or democracy will have defeated itself before Nazi ideology ever becomes openly ac tive on this continent. Perhaps some defend censorship on the grounds that it promotes effi ciency in war time, but, we be lieve, as great a degree of effi ciency can be obtained when problems are discussed openly and sound conclusions drawn on the majority of favorable facts. Naughty Press The other charge ignited by the chief executive was the men tion in his press conference of “the possibility of occupation of Greenland at the present time by Nazi troops,” which came almost concurrently with the announce ment that U.S. troops had landed on the Danish island as an active measure in the protectorate which has been established by the Unit ed States. The president refused to elab orate on his statement and it was poo-poohed in official circles as an attempt to arouse Amer icans to the point of justifying unprecedented actions which might be taken by American armed forces. This latter was especially applicable to the ex tension of the limit of convoy regulations governing American naval vessels and extension of the neutrality zone limits. This Collegiate World By ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS One coed problem has been eliminated at the University of ►South Carolina. The girls had been winning places on the school’s golf, tennis and swimming teams. So the athletics committee ruled that coeds couldn’t engage in a sports event in which men students predominate. * * * lVan John G. Ilorvey of the Temple university law school say.N that 71,500 American husbands deserted their wives last year because wives: Talked too much about their operations. Came down to breakfast in curlers and negligee. Told in detail of children’s misdeeds. Tried to keep up with the Joneses. "Were too critical. llad no sense of humor. He made these disclosures at a women’s club luncheon. Among the members listening was his wife. The Passing Parade By CONNIE AVERILL Unaccustomed as we are to pub lic dirt-slinging, we sophomores do get around and do hear things, to wit: We hear DORIS EMRY, DG, looked really cute under the frigid shower to which her loving sis ters subjected her after taking DAVE BROWNING'S ATO pin —yes, the pin took. the ducking with her. . . . We hear STAN STAIGER’S Fiji pin, but lately on DOROTHY HAVENS, Kappa, has returned to its original roost . . . and is it true that JEAN WILCOX, Pi Phi, and DAVE HOLMES, Phi Delt, have broken up? And this is spring term ... is it just an ugly rumor that the Phi Delts plan to millrace every brother whose name hits the columns? We hope not since we can’t help being cu rious how “KNEES” MACKKIN got his nickname . . . A budding romance among the clouds — BOB HONE and MARY PARKINSON who have been see ing a lot of each other—besides at their CAA class . . . Speaking of SCOOPS, won’t PHIL be surprised to find that news of his sweetheart-pinning SUE went to press approximate ly five hours before he commit ted the act at his house dance last night ? . . . and we’re still mighty curious how MARY BOOTH, Theta, got her black eye . . . we suppose you know BILLY CRAWFORD and DICK KAHN have been engaged since spring vacation although it’s missed the columns ’till now . . . We hear the Alpha Phis are still mass-millracing each other —just another way of showing that sisterly love we hear so much about? . . . and what was the reason behind Gamma Phi ANN HAWKINS’ trip to Port land last weekend—if our secret gestapo hasn’t failed us, it wasn’t just a shopping trip . . . word has it that ARDIE ALEXAN DER, University house, and “BIG OX” WILSON have broken off diplomatic relations—how ever, according to the former allies, a state of war does NOT exist between them .... Are JOAN TAYLOR, Alpha Phi, and ROGER DICK, Sigma Nu, going steady? If not, a very interested bystander has been go ing to a lot of unnecessary trou ble trying to keep their names out of columns for quite some time . . . how did NEIL FARN HAM, Fiji, break his wrist? The latest story seems to be he slipped and sat on it, how about it, NEIL, can’t you think of a better one than that ? ? ? Latest news from the Delt Shelter concerns a lovely, long, moonlight ride given in honor of TOM WATTS, frosh, by some seniors, in return for which un derclassmen treated some five seniors to an exclusive swimming party in ye olde mill race the fol lowing night. Campus Calendar Panhellenic representatives will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’ clock in the men’s lounge of Ger linger hall. Students interested in youth hosteling meet today at 1 p.m. in front of the YWCA for a bike trip to meet the Oregon State group at the hotel east of Hend ricks park.