Prayers of Thanks Theme 'Deliverance9
And Preservation 'The American Way *
J 521 One year previous, the Pilgrims, phys
ically weary but inwardly content
and hopeful, had first heard the waves at
Plymouth tumble up onto the yellow sand, had
felt the waters caress their aching feet, then
had listened as each spent wave slid back into
the ocean with sighs that seemed echoes of
their own of relief. One year ago they had
attacked the near-sterile New England soil
and squeezed from it enough for a plentiful
harvest.
1621, and after their first year in America,
the Pilgrims gathered up the fruits of their
harvest and in a public festival gave thanks to
God for his benevolence. This was the first
Thanksgiving, and observance soon became
general around New' England. After the
revolution the custom gradully extended to
embrace the middle states and later the west.
To the south it crept more slowly. Since 1863
its observance has been annually recommend
ed by the President.
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JN 1621 the Pilgrims had much to be thankful
for, and more significant, their blessings
were held in vivid relief when backed against
the shadows of their previous existance. The
effects of their tormented life in England
- were still etched clearly in their minds. Just
a year ago they had bolted from under the
heel of religious intolerance. After a year in
America, they had reason to eye the future
hopefully. They could exercise, unhindered,
those freedoms which, to them, constituted a
new and glorious experience.
Then America began to develop. Progress
seemed limitless. In the throes of this develop
ment the freedoms that were guarded zealous
ly and jealously by the Pilgrims Avere coming
to be taken for granted by Americans—along
with every element in the country’s material
progress. America was elevated to a world
power. The country seemed unassailable,
secure.
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’’^''OUAY, however, those freedoms are being
waved before the public. They are being
threatened, severely threatened, from without.
Young men are being recruited for possible
shedding of blood in their defense. Today we
don’t feel too secure. We are girding for war.
This year Thanksgiving takes on an added
significance. For the first time since 1621
those freedoms so cherished by the Pilgrims
are being clasped with determination to the
collective hearts of America. This year we’ll
celebrate with grim foreboding. Our prayers
of thanks will be cloyed with pleas for deliv
erance from this danger and for the preserva
tion of all that is America . . . “The American
Way.”—J.K.
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Progress Without Subsidy...
JN spite of the fact that they receive no actual financial grant
from student funds, the campus organizations of the YMCA
and YWCA have become two of Oregon's most outstanding
student activities.
Their attempt for University recognition as an accredited
student activity is one that ha.s ended in failure, but the result
ing refusal of funds by the educational activities board was
not based on a lack of enthusiasm for the work being done by
both sections of the “Y.” It was rather a decision based on
treatment of “basically religious” organizations in other
schools and colleges in the west.
The story of the V presidents’ request for aid is a long one.
It was last spring, just after the new executive committee came
into existence, that these two leaders asked for official recogni
ion as AKUO activities, to be placed on a par with WAA,
service honoraries, and other similar activity groups. Their
request was granted, but no money alloted.
npiis fall they asked the educational activities board, which
on this campus controls ASUO funds, for active support.
Previous to this request, they were (and are) provided build
ings for headquarters, lights, water, heat, repairs, janitors, and
insurance.
A detailed survey of the treatment of these two groups on
other western campuses showed a unanimous agreement that
colleges and universities do not subsidize YWCA and YMCA
work as a regular student activity.
It was logical that the activities board, never particularly
free with funds, should declare itself unable to fulfill the
request for backing beyond that of a place to live.
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JT goes without saying, however, that the campus work of the
YWCA and the YMCA is a valuable contribution to the
campus, both juhls provision for activities and its development
of the religious aspect.
The Y WGA'H>U claims nearly 500 campus women, and pro
vides a well-organized system of activity sponsorship. The
YMCA, although „ocji*paratively smaller group, serves as a
center for nuuffiliated men as well as carrying on its usual
functions. nJtjglthi'ff they provide a cultural and educational
element in student life that could not be replaced. And it is
especially commendable because they manage such an extensive
program almost entirely “on their own." So few student activ
ities are left to their own government today, that the YWCA
and the YMCA are in reality strongholds of the idea that
individual effort is still the essence of real progress.
White Lies
By WHITELY
What a week . . . the water
has finally drained out of the Sig
ma Chi basement, and Butch
Thompson doesn’t have to pour
gallon after gallon of petrol to
try and keep his pledges from
freezing to death. The Kappa
Sigs brought out the crying tow
el when their basebent flooded,
and they couldn’t have their
“Love Tunnel” at their house
dance . . . ’Tis just as well . . .
Everyone last week was scared
to death about their house dance
for fear the high authorities of
this campae would misinterpret
the slightest shinnannigans.
Big Theta blowoff last week.
Janice Gifford took Fiji Bob
Berman’s pin. They’re both study
ing medicine, and will probably
wind up at Johns Hopkins to
gether. AOPi’s Barbara Rampe
joined the exclusive “pin of the
week” club the Phi Sigs inaugur
ated when Jerry Thompson hung
his brass. What I can’t figger out
is what happened to the Delts
... no score for this week.
Seen lots these wintry days
huddling to keep warm . . . Kap
pa Sig’s Norm F. Foster and
DG’s “de gal wid de eyes” Marge
Turner. Alpha Phi’s Jane Baker
and Rod Taylor, Phidelt pledge.
Can’t figger out all the swains
that Gaynor Thompson has . . .
My edding machine broke, but
the Gammaphi house is swamped
these days. Oh yeah . . . Betty
Kincaid is out on the loose again
and F. Pat Sutton has Stan Skilli
corn’s Sigmanoo joolry . . . Maybe
pin planting is against campus
regulations for them now, and
will be housed in the Lane county
jail for this awful deed. The Betas
really had a tea party in the
place of their usual whingding
fall house dance. Jim Newquist,
Koch and the rest of the boys
who tried to get back via Spring
field darned near drowned before
they got home. Everyone who
went to Seymour’s up the river
had to come back by way of Har
risburg and didn’t show up for
their dances till after 11.
Everyone’s going to Seattle for
the Washington game. Some of
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lAjnitesi PneJUcti
It’s Hari-Kari for Japan -
By WILLIAM HAIGHT
The concensus of multiple observers seems to be that the suave,
sophosticated Saburo Kurusu, envoy extraordinary for Japan, will
fail in his mission of negotiation with the United States.
The demands of the Japanese government could not be met by
any self-respecting government. Japan could not withdraw from her
commitments and remain a world power, or for that matter retain
the type of government she now has.
For some time the Japanese
government has been conducting
a terrific campaign amongst the
Japanese people -against Great
Britain, and the United States.
Today they are saying their inci
dent in China has been in reality
a war with the United States and
Great Britain.
ABC Strongle Hold
All over the Nippon land huge
billboards are picturing a map of
Japan completely surrounded by
a rope. The rope is labeled the
ABC encirclement powers, and
inside is a sharpened shear, ready
to cut the rope. By pictures, by
word, and by the dramatic flight
of Kurusu the Japanese govern
ment is preparing the people for
war with the United States and
Great Britain.
As we fail to understand their
respected individual hari-kari
process so the average American
may fail to understand why they
would perform hari-kari on a na
tional scale.
Our position seems somewhat
more tenable. President Roose
velt has committed this nation to
the task of eliminating Hitler and
the type of government Hitler
symbolizes.
A Carbon Copy
Basically the Japanese govern
ment is the same in purpose and
intent. The totalitarian contempt
and cruelty to minorities is as
much a part of the Japanese ex
pansive program as it has been
a part of Germany’s plan.
The rape of Nanking will go
down in military history as one
of the outstanding pages in hu
man bestiality. The ruthless elim
ination of Chinese has been going
on for Japan says four years.
Most of the undesirable quali
ties evidenced in the European
totalitarian powers may be found
in the Japanese governmental or
ganization. Our president has
committed this nation to the de
struction of that type of govern
ment. We could not continue
waging an undeclared war
against Germany and then ap
pease the same forces in the Pa
cific.
We will fight. We will destroy
the Japanese military machine.
Japan might well note the gen
eral apathy of the public towards
a war with Japan is no sign of
the strength and determination
of our more than ready navy.
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By MARY WOLF
To an Old Love
I'm glad that I’m invited
To watch as you are wed.
Of course, I am delighted,
And I’m glad it’s he instead.
—Skiff.
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Michigan State College—Phi
Delta Theta men are looking for
a real estate agent, and they
don't want to sell or buy a house.
For some unknown entrepreneur
of land and houses mistakenly
listed the telephone number or
address of the Phi Delt house un
der a house for sale ad the other
day with the description “House
for sale—$2,000—$-75 a month.”
Prospective buyers kept the fra
ternity men busy all day answer
the telephone. The standard sales
patter Phi Delt men dished out
was “It has two bedrooms and
sleeps 42 persons,’’ which stopped
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By ROY METZLER
Movie of the week: "It started
With Eve” starring Deanna Dur
bin and Charles Laughton. Ev
ery Deanna Durbin picture has
been a hit and this one proves to
be no exception. Deanna has out
grown her “little girl” parts and
emerges with a role that provides
greater acting abilities. The sSBJy
is cleverly woven around the old
inheritance plot with a few more
twists. Laughton is very good, in
fact the picture all the way
through is excellent.
Technique of the week: The
entire film, “Destiny” will be
shot with a wide-angle lens. This
is the first time that it has ever
been tried. The reason for the
large lens on the camera is that
“Destiny” is a horror picture and
it picks up 40 per cent more
background than other lenses.
The background with massive in
teriors, fog and other effects is
important to the mood of
yarn and only the wide-angle l<ms
can capture enough of it.
New business of the week:
Walt Disney is not content with
just making animated cartoons.
He plans to open his studio com
missary to the public. The plan
was tried out last week when he
opened the restaurant to nearby
Lockheed employees. Disney
hopes to put the place on a pay
ing basis with this new policy.
Radio news of the week: The
music of Fred Waring has not
been very soothing to Amos ’n’
Andy for the past few radio sur
veys. The crew that is too^ssg
its horns for Chesterfield in the
NBC red spot opposite the burnt
cork comics five times a week
has been Waring on the nerves of
the opposition to the extent that
the double A’s went out and for
the first time in their long ca
reers decided to muscle a little
publicity space via press agent
hand-outs.
Artist of the week: Salvador
Dali, the most famous of the sur
realists whose fantastic paintings
have stirred more controversies
in art circles than any in years,
has been hired to prepare and ex
ecute a “nightmare sequence” for
the film “Moon Tide.”
Dali will present on the scre'eff
his conception of what goes on
through a man’s mind when he
has leached the first stages of
inebriation. Mark Hellinger,
famed columnist, will produce the
picture.
Re-issue of the week: “The
Gold Rush,” starring Charlie
Chaplin, was one of the first films
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