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.
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