Inmnus Tells
•f Mock War
By TED GOODWIN
The first Oregon man to return
[from the wars, Lieutenant Ger
ald Childers, visited the campus
'yesterday while home on leave
from Fort Leonard Wood, Mis
souri, and told of the simulated
war conditions in Louisiana dur
ing the maneuvers last summer,
i Lieutenant Childers graduated
I from the school of journalism in
June, 1940, and received his com
.mission through the ROTC de
''partifTent. A month later he was
sent to Fort Benning, Georgia,
jwhere he trained recruits.
Fighting with the defeated Red
army during the war games in
Louisiana, Lieutenant Childers
experienced many of the actual
phases of warfare.
Trucks became mired down in
the swamps, and the men spent
sleepless nights as two great
armies staged the “largest scale
.maneuvers ever to take place in
this country.’’
In answer to numerous ques
tions concerning modern mechan
ized warfare, Lieutenant Childers
stated that superior air power is
absolutely necessary in a blitz
kreig. The triumphant Blue army,
£e said, had more planes and
could blast the armored trucks
and tanks from the air wrhile the
army on the ground was ham
pered by rough terrain.
On the dense swampy terrain
of Louisiana, cavalry was very
effective, according to Lieutenant
Childers. “There is a very defin
ite place in modern warfare for
cavalry,” he said.
Concerning young men about
to be drafted, the visiting officer
said, “If a fellow has anything on
the ball he can soon expect pro
motions.” He said he knew of
some men receiving sergeant’s
rating after one year.
There are plenty of opportun
ities, he assured, if the fellow
shows the necessary qualities and
the desire to get ahead.
Lieutenant Childers will speak
to Dean Eric W. Allen’s editing
class this morning.
Columnist Answers
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rain to land parachute troops,
planes, soldiers, tanks on, but
fcasy to defend.
Hide and Seek
The industrious Dutch have
moved their major industries back
from the seacoast to places of
greater safety. Their oil refin
eries were moved from Batavia
to Palembang, a safer place in
case of air raids. The island is
teeming with airports, trained
men, and a recent letter from a
friend that is a lieutenant in the
Javanese army says: “when the
Japs come we will give them the
lottest time they have ever had.”
They might, but without U. S.
lelp I venture the guess Japan
would finally take the islands but
would suffer severe losses to her
military machine. (Continue
rhtissday.)
i Take That
Mr. Etter: The definition of
acifism belongs to Webster not
ie. I apologize for saying half
ie world is willing to arbitrate,
should have said, Great Britain,
'ranee, Russia, Austria, Belgium,
zechoslovakia, Holland, Norway,
oland with the United States
Doting hard on the side lines,
^ere willing to arbitrate until
ie Polish campaign began. Ac
ording to Webster’s definition of
'acifism they were Pacifists be
ause they were willing to arbi
rate international disputes. Re
lember Munich? Thanks, write
gain.
SaCf paradox. Ghandi, down to
is last sheet, telling his non-re
staflce followers to sell over
>ats to the army! I have an un
jntrollable urge to ask if the
ittons are bone.
Orides Select
Forty-seven
Forty - seven University stu
dents were formally pledged by
Orides, independent women’s or
ganization, Monday evening in
Gerlinger hall. Their ceremony
was conducted by Corrine Nelson,
president.
Girls who received the pale
blue and yellow Orides ribbons
are: Vera Fair, Frances Acheson,
Shirley Baldwin, Mildred Bing
ham, Jenese Thompson, Har
riette Knight, Margery Pengra,
Margaret Mickelson, Eileen Lo
seth, June McKay, Lorraine Ma
son, Velita Estey, Rose Bikman,
Joanne Nichols, Julia Urquiri,
Shirley Coombs, Miriam Lackey,
June Davis, Ruth Waggoner, Jean
Mellies, and Jean Boals.
Marian Gergoire, Dorothy Ros
enberg, Dorothy DeRoss, Gradine
Johnson, Edith Newton, Irene De
Veny, Frances Smithson, Milo
Woodward, Ruth Gandley, Au
drey Lynds, Jane Alice l'engra,
Evelyn Lamb, Doris Gardner,
Adele Ballentine, Martha Hill,
Alice Bailey, Lorraine Kopo, Mil
dred Wilson, Louise Conger, Paul
ine Fromme, Phyllis Gaard, Carol
Phinney, Mary Alice Lawson,
Betty Sherman, Dorothy Blatt
ner, and Doris McLain.
Students Snub Politics
To Read Light Books
Oregon students are feeling the
“let’s get away from it all” urge
and as a result are reading more
books in the lighter vein that gel
away from politics and war.
Student trends in reading run
in cycles, Daisy Hamlin, head of
the trade book department at the
University Co-op, has observed.
In the past year books with a his
torical treatment and books of a
more studious nature have been
requested by students, but this
year there is an increasing de
mand for the lighter and more
humorous books.
Other populrr student pur
chases include art books of all
types with reproductions of fam
ous paintings from European
countries. Although the book de
partment has a large supply of
these on hand at the present it is
doubtful that they will bo able
to secure an additional supply
since many of these copies have
been destroyed by the war.
New YW Discussion
Group Meets Today
The first in a series of fireside
chats open to all women students
will be held this afternoon at
4 o’clock in the YWCA bungalow.
The informal discussion will be
conducted by Michi Yasui, wor
ship chairman, and Mrs. E. E.
DeCou, executive secretary. These
chats will be held every Wednes
day and tmiely subjects re’ated
to the problems of college girls
will be talked over.
Two on the Aisle
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way theater in New York, where
Disney’s “Fantasia” is now in its
eleventh month. . . . The war de
partment is sending out an army
album, specially prepared for ra
dio and containing some reveal
ing historical data. Here are a
few facts:
Oct. 30, 1788—Strength of the
United States army, 595 men.
Oct. 8, 1776—Congress, in an
effort to obtain more volunteers,
offered an annual gift of two
hunting shirts, two pairs of over
alls, one hat, and two pairs of
shoes, to those who enlist.
Oct. 22, 1776—Battle of White
Plains postponed on account of
rain.
Oct. 19, 1928—Six enlisted men
made parachute jumps from a like
number of planes flying in for
mation over Brooks field, Texas.
Army to Use
UO Charting
Military defense maps are be
ing made by the University of
Oregon's library to be used in
the movement of troops on the
west coast. The library, according
to military intelligence author
ities, is said to have a very com
plete map covering Oregon on all
points such as geography, geol
ogy, coastline, and forests. Also
they have topographic, coastal
survey, and world maps.
These maps are open to the
public and are to be found in the
map department of the Univer
sity of Oregon library, headed by
Herman Devries.
Old Manuscripts Now
Obtainable in Library
One hundred and forty three
volumes of historical manuscripts,
written by a commission of men
reappointed by King George, are
now obtainable at the library.
This commission was first ap
pointed by Queen Victoria in
1869 for the purpose of “enquir
ing as to the existence of unpub
lished historical and literary ma
terials that might throw light
upon the civil, ecclesiastical, lit
erary or scientific history of the
empire.”
White Lies
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gene Riding academy, up on “Old
Charity.” Pat, who doesn’t take
anything from man or beast,
would put Hopalong Cassidy to
shame when it comes to the art
of hossback. steersmanship. Re
public Pitchers is looking for an
accomplished equestrienne, Van
dy. How are you with a six shoot
er?
Roaming through the law
school yestidday, there was a
heated argument going on as why
Jack Wagstafl, who is back in
school after being called by Un
cle Sam, was released from the
army. Persistent rumor, which
cannot be squelched, has it that
Jack was too old for the army,
and that rheumatism had at last
made itself known to Jack’s an
tique bones.
There are still a lot of people
on this campus that are sore over
the fact that “She just HAD to
study Sunday night” and couldn’t
go to the evening session of Fio
Rito. The daggers really flew and
blood boiled merrily in love’s caul
dron, when going back for the
second session, who should be
there but the gal he brought that
afternoon. More than once did
this thing happen, and it was a
little strained. Probably the best
tieup of the whole day was the
situation of the girl stating that
“can’t go out tonight . . . 'twas
swell this afternoon, but gotta
study . . . you know,” winding
up going double date with the
guy she kissed off. Last reports
are that things still haven’t
cooled down.
Students Trapped;
'Mad-Dog’ Caught
Panic reigned supreme in a
group of ten trapped students
outside the library Monday even
ing, as a "mad dog" held them
at bay, “frothing” at the mouth.
Due to some heroic work on the
part of members of the fiercer
sex present, the canine was cap
tured. Thereupon gendarmes and
dog doctors were summoned
hastily.
Things soon quieted down,
however, when those involved
counted their bites and scratches
only to find none, and the veter
inarian pronounced the panting
puppy a little sore, but not mad
at all.
Kahananui Limps
Into UO Sick Bay
That sports editors can watch
too many football scrimmages
was the conclusion prevailing at
the Webfoot infirmary today.
What else could they think when
Johnnie Kahananui limped in,
with perfect post-football form,
especially since he was mutter
ing something about missing a
step.
Speaking of steps, the hospital
steps of the health service lead
to rooms occupied by Grace Hen
ry, Virginia Tyrrell, Roy L.
Smith, Fred Treadgold, Bill Malt
man, and Arliss Boone.
In the Mail Bag
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something that does not belong
to you and then hurrying home
to speed up your armament pro
gram so that you can take it
back in six months or so that you
will at any rate not have to give
up anything you consider a vital
interest of your own, is not a
fundamental departure from the
old game of power politics.
Third, the pacifist does not ask,
“Why not build our own defens
es and sit tight?” That is what
the America-First isolationist
says. The pacifist says—again I
quote A. J. Muste:
“The program of preparedness
for ‘impregnability’ will not de
liver us from militarism and fas
cism: it is a program of capitu
lation to militarism and fascism;
it is defeatism, a counsel of des
pair . . . .”
“If we say to other nations
that our sole purpose is defense
they do not really believe us,
partly because they know we do
not mean it seriously and partly
because they know their own
armaments are not always ex
clusively intended for defense,
and they judge others by them
selves. In diplomacy words are
meant to conceal ideas. Besides,
nations argue, if A is not ‘safe’
unless he is armed, then my na
tion, B, is not ‘safe’ unless it is
equally well armed. This means
an armament race—and that
means insecurity, not security. Is
there any doubt that for every
million dollars’ worth of arma
ment acquired by any nation all
nations are rendered, by so much,
less safe?”
Cis Steel.
LET'S ALL GO
‘UPTOWN’
KEN B AKER
AND I1IS MUSIC
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
UPTOWN BALLROOM
21st AT W. BURNSIDE
Final Date Set
For Petitions
Application deadline for posi
tions on the Homecoming- com
mittee is noon Thursday, accord
ing to Russ Hudson, general
chairman of Homecoming.
“Homecoming must be coordin
ated as soon as possible,” said
Hudson Tuesday, “and in order to
do so applications should be
turned in to me or to the A’umni
office in Friendly hall as so -n as
possible.”
Organization Different
Organization of the 1941 Home
coming differs slightly from that
of last year in that control is
placed in the hands of three stu
dents: general chairman, promo
tion chairman, and special events
chairman.
Positions Still Open
Positions still open are: special
events chairman, who will handle
arrangements of all events and
will work with committeemen in
presenting a complete program.
Sign committee, which will
handle sign arrangements, jr.dg
ing, and awarding of prizes, is
yet to he chosen.
Rally assembly committee,
which will put on a rally and in
formal mix at the Igloo or: Fri
day night, November’ 28, is un
ehosen.
Other Spots Open
Also open are a chairmanship
and two committeemen to handle
the choosing of official hostess
and welcoming plans. The hostess
will be a senior woman.
Badly needed is a state and
local publicity chairman to han
dle various phases of Homecom
ing publicity. This is one of the
biggest jobs left open.
A dance chairman is needed
and a committee to plan the Sat
urday night dance.
Other committees on various
events will be announced as soon
as definite decisions are made,
said Ep Hoyt, Homecoming pro
motion chairman.
Two Big Features
Lew Ayres and
Lionel Barrymore in
'People vs.
Dr. Kildare'
— also —
Bill Elliot in
'Return of
Daniel Boone'
M'IIONAI.lt
Two Exciting Shows;
'A Yank in the
R.A.F/
with Tyrone Power and
Betty Grable
Sidney Toler and
Marybeth Hughes in
Charlie Chan in Bio
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