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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1942)
Defense Men Act on Draft For Students By JACK BILLINGS Resolved: That colleges and uni versities urge governmental au thorities to continue the policy of having local draft hoards give most serious consideration to in dividual occupational deferment of students in courses listed by Gllneral Hershey as necessary to the national defense. This was one of 16 resolutions passed by the executive commit tee of the Ninth Corps Area com mission of college and university war problems at its meeting Mon day, December 29. The coastwide meeting was held at Stanford university. Stanford’s president, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, is also president of the commission. Dr. Earl M. Pallett, executive secretary of the University of Oregon, is vice-president of the group, which is composed of rep resentatives from colleges and \©4y«rsities in Oregon, Washing ton, Idaho, Nevada, and Califor i nia. Dr. Pallett reports that the I commission was organized early last year especially for an emer gency of this kind. Four Points According to Dr. Pallett, the executive committee of the com mission recognized four condi tions that call for immediate ac tion by institutions of higher learning and the national govern ment. These were: 1. That unless forceful action is now taken, the nation is in danger of losing a college gen eration, the training of which is essential for effective modern warfare ^nd for solving the prob lems that are bound to arise with cessation of hostilities. 2. That the change in the Se lective Service act reducing to 20 the age at which youths are eligible for selection will make a heavy drain upon men now en rolled in college and unless proper safeguards are set up we are like ly to find ourselves with greater need for man-power in the high ly technical occupations than even now confronts us. Financial Aid 3. That with the reduction in students and with war expendi tures drawing more and more heavily upon the public treasury, some means must be devised for continuing to lend financial sup port to institutions of higher learning in order that their ef ficiency may be maintained and that the highly technical occupa tions will be properly manned. 4. That the equipment and staff of colleges and universities are highly valuable assets in winning a war and the peace that follows, and therefore must be maintained at as effective a level as possible. In view of these conditions, the eSfceutive committee representing the majority of the institutions of higher learning in the western states passed unanimously 16 res olutions pertaining to the place of college and university students n national defense. These 16 res jlutions will be explained and in erpreted in a series of articles 0 be written for the Emerald ,nd published in coming issues. Resolution No. 7, pertaining to eferment of students of military ge because of their courses of tudy which might be useful to he national defense, is printed t the first of this story. Included 1 this resolution, however, was a Lt of the courses which the exec iltive committee felt should'make he individual student eligible for iC^ipational deferment. These re: Biology and bacteriology, chem stry, engineering (which includes igricultural, civil, electrical hemical, mining and metallurgi Two BA Publications Released in Vacation Two publications carrying work by members of the University of Oregon business administration faculty were released during the vacation period. "Financing the Defense Pro gram" is the title of the booklet by Prof. Edward G. Daniel, pub lished by the business administra tion school. Professor Daniel also wrote an article for the Oregon Business Review. Assistant Professor L. M. Faust of the school of business admin istration, directed a research for the review. Yes, Says Kahananui (Continued from page two) lack of technique. Improve this technique, however, so that the demolition of civilians can be executed efficiently and methodi cally, and one must become rec onciled1 to the uncompromising fact that the process is no more horrible than the gamut of mass killing so prevalent in war. Natural Aversion There is a preponderance of American and British inspired aversion to the bombing of “ci vilians.” Why? Among other things, to my mind, this “brutal pursuit” evidently is incompatible with standards by which we exist, criteria which we, in our minds, have made universally applicable. That is, Britons and Americans, on the whole, having accepted the Christian doctrine, are steeped in concepts of meekness and pity, are laboring under ex aggerated illusions of piousness. Americans and Britons, on the whole, having adopted democrat ic principles, tend to lend pecu liar significance to a person merely because he was born. Ac cordingly, we endow him with “inalienable rights,” gaze upon him as a precious individual en tity, as a brilliant isolated quan tity, and refuse to view him as what lie also is—a stitch in a highly integrated fabric, impor tant because he embodies the properties of a stitch and as such is indispensable to the whole of the fabric, but, too, because he is part of that nondescript pat tern being spun into infinity by the horde of stitches being wo ven into the body. As a stitch in this fabric, every Axis civilian, by due process of reasoning, becomes a “military objective”—and vice versa. Terrifying Prospect How terrifying are the impli cations; how startling are the in ferences. Yes. But we ostensibly have pledged to “liberate all freedom-loving peoples” languish ing under the heel of Axis op pression, to make all adherents to the “democratic way” safe for ever from barbarism’s aggressive toe. Shorn of all beguiling raiment, we have actually vowed to de stroy the Axis powers—Germany, Japan, and Italy—and have pre saged a probable dedication of our intellect and physiques upon the altar of world conquest. In the prosecution of this gigantic task we must smash all Axis “military objectives,” obliteration of which will eventually force his capitulation. Axis “civilians,” as has been indicated, are among these “military objectives,” and therefore are subject to annihila tion. —Jonathan Kahananui. cal, mechanical, and sanitary), dentistry, geology (which in cludes geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, and cartography), operation and maintenance of air planes, osteopathy, pharmacy, physics, medicine, naval architec ture and marine engineering, and veterinary courses. Seventy-two per cent of stu dents interviewed in a recent col lege survey owned cameras. Campus Capers Unrestricted; Says Onthank Fears and rumors of social rc structions on the campus were quelled Tuesday by Karl W. On thank, dean of personnel admin istration, who reported on a re cent meeting of the student af fairs committee. "The committee feels,” said Dean Onthank, "that student so cial recreation should not be stopped or seriously interfered with. But—this is no time for ex travagance. The committee is col lectively opposed to social affairs which would require a great deal of time and preparation. They also think it would be a. mistake at this time to go to any unneces sary expense to promote dances or other social functions." Dean Onthank pointed out that every bit of spare time could be used, and much of it must be used, for campus defense. He showed that it is more important now than in ordinary times that a maximum effort be exerted in the academic part of college life. What is learned today may win the war, or the peace, tomorrow, he asserted. There will be no official ban on formal dances, exchange desserts, or other social activities, but moderation is expected. UO Men Get Naval Wings Two former Oregon students received commissions recently from the US naval air station at Corpus Christi, Texas. Leland Terry and Frank Hopper com pleted their flight training at the naval air base and have been as signed to active duty. A report from the air base states that Hopper has been as signed to duty as a second lieu tenant with the marines and Ter ry is an ensign in the naval re serve. While on the campus, Terry was a member of the rally com mittee and a varsity wrestler. He was graduated with the class of 1939. Hopper played frosh foot ball. Both were outstanding in their training courses. Hopper was a platoon commander in his cadet regiment and Terry was a com pany commander. Before entering the military service, Terry had been an in terior decorator in San Francisco. Hopper was a service station at tendant. Co-op Store Library Gains New Librarian The Co-op store library has a new librarian this term. Mrs. Lu cile Parsons will take the place of Mrs. Daisy Hamlin and Mrs. Ruth Franchere, librarians last term. No, Soys Tread gold (Continued from page two) we MUST have a record tq which the trampled, conquered peoples, the tiny, crushed nations, the im poverished East and the suffer ing West, can look and believe in us. We cannot afford to refrain from using the strongest military measures possible, and these are bound to hurt civilians. Neither can we afford to use the Axis methods of machine-gunning ref ugees, attacking “open” cities, or bombing civilians. The alterna tive to fighting a war and win ning a peace on these terms is war without end, for our chil dren's generation and forever. —Don Treadgold Question of Defense Aid For Women Answered Cries of "how can we do our hit" by Oregon co-eds were answ c cd by Eugene unit of Oregon Women's Ambulance corps. The three-months-old unit went through their paces late last term before a score or more University of Oregon women who were an> .10*19 to add their signatures to the SO names already on the roll-call. Four requirements are all that are demanded for joining the sec ond largest women's ambulance corps in Oregon (11 proof of citi zenship; (2) good health and character; (3) birth certificate; and (41 driver's license. Weekly Meetings Meetings are held in the armory weekly, Monday evenings, at 7:30. For one hour the women in their khaki-colored uniforms drill to CPT Reopens February First "Our local civilian pilot train ing will continue as usual despite rumors to the contrary," James C.* Stoyall, CPT coordinator, de clared Tuesday. He revealed that though the 60 students enrolled in the primary and advanced pro grams were grounded temporar ily, they will all be reinstated by January 8. Stovall explained that students were not allowed to fly until they had produced their birth certifi cate. Thrs is included as part 6f the airmen's identification cer tificate which has been required of all pilots since the declaration of war. The certificate includes the individual’s photograph, birth certificate, finger prints, and two letters of recommendation. The new CPT program is sched uled to begin February 1, accord ing to Stovall. He requested that all students interested in the spring1 primary or the programs for next summer and fall, see him at his 107 Condon hall office as soon as possible. Extension Journal Out; Winter Courses Listed The second General Extension Journal, printed quarterly for the 5,500 students of the general ex tension division of the Oregon state system of higher education, came off the press early this month. Winter courses now open are listed, and news of the Oregon extension work and courses is given in full. In the Portland ex tension work a number of classes pertaining to the civilian defense effort will be offered, the publi cation reveals. Eight Scholarships Presented to Girls Eight scholarships of $35 each were sent during Christmas vaca tions to girls chosen by the Pan hellenic committee. Those girls receiving a term’s tuition were: Phyllis Gray, Eliza beth Crites, Ruth Green, Louise Herring, Helen Holden, Nancy Ames, Mary Jane Dickson, and Frances Oram. The notices were sent in special delivery letters, and were re ceived on Christmas day. "right dress.” Classes in basic first aid, advance first aid, c om munication, fire fighting, and basic mechanics—the five com pulsory courses— are taught lor the remainder of the three-to,<r period. Commanding Officer Luctfle Py ott pointed out that the ambu lance corps work was not com pulsory and all services are vol untarily offered. Under State "Right now,” explained Ser geant Ann Diller, "we are mere ly under the state's jurisdiction. When Uncle Sam needs us v,e will be ready to go. "However,” she emphasised, “even if our unit is taken over by the national government, the women will not even then be compelled to go. Those who an not. leave their family, will con tinue in their frork and training new recruits. Only those who ol be transferred from Eugene." Peace time plans called for one year’s work on the five basic courses. Developments in the last five days caused the “lady offi cers” to think that lessons wcuOk be "shifted into high gear” and "graduation day” would be sooner than originally scheduled. Recruits may sign up with the commanding officer or the ser geant at 7 o'clock any Monday night in the Eugene armory and the girls will immediately be put in the "parade line,” declared Sergeant Diller. Group Headed By Cressman Appointment of Luther S. Cressman, head of the anthro pology department, as chairman cf a state committee to work out plans for the protection of . .vu seums, libraries, and works of art. Dr. Cressman's appointment came after a recommendation by President Roosevelt asked that he be named to the state post, A nation-wide program for the pro tection of state, local, and pri vately-owned cultural resoutres is being directed by the national resources planning board, winch requested the formation of the Oregon committee. Besides heading the anthropol ogy department, Dr. Cressman -a curator of the University .mu seum of natural history. When buying wooden sole KJoggers, insist upon the orig inal Oscar Auestad's. The name Oscar Auestad is --tamped on the bottom of ev ?ry sole. Many imitations b.»t none their equal. Let thf Smiling Associated Dealer at Danners Serve You Vcodol ‘ ‘ Safety ('beck Lubrication DANNER’S f Five Pickup ami Delivery Service Directly in back of Seymour’s