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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1942)
Modern Love Theory Bad, Speaker Says By MARJORIE MAJOR Particularly in times of stress, marriage requires “pretty cool, objective analysis,’’ Dr. Paul Popenoe declared in his opening address “Romance and Marriage in War Time,’’ for the love and marriage series yesterday. basis for most marriages and courtship today is what is called the “romantic platform.’’ This general theory, he contends, is misleading and incorrect. “The romanticists have six planks to their platform,” he con tinued. “First, they regard love as a mysterious visitation which comes unexpectedly at a psycho logical moment. Second, they think it important enough to sacrifice anything for it, even your present wife,” he said. Chain-Store Love They believe that it can go as unexpectedly as it came, that there ^are many opportunities for move, and they sometimes carry this idea to chain-store extremes, he stated. This noted author-lecturer con tinued by saying that common opinion has it that each love epi sode is as wonderful as the one which preceded it. Dr. Popenoe contended that this puts the en tire emphasis upon personal susceptibility with no concern for the other person’s future or past. He described the whole theory as “purely superficial.” In fact he believes that such, love is merely self-love, a reveling in one’s own sensations. "^From such attraction comes the “glamour girl” whom Dr. Popenoe described as “overex posed and mentally underdevel oped.” Rampant Theory Such a theory of love is ram pant, particularly during war time because of the follow the crowd tendency, a “live for the moment” attitude and a lack of responsibility in one’s private life, he said. Young people, he af firmed, are having their lives run for them and they do not feel as responsible. spite of these factors which are to be shunned, Dr. Popenoe stated that “people should be gov erned by the certainties, not by the uncertainties. If they have planned marriage and there is no immediate difficulty, they should continue their plans despite the war. Trainers Fly In Back Seats “Back-seat driving” is taught at the “West Point of the Air.” Of course, this is hardly the kind that your mother-in-law in dulges in. Each of these “back seaters” is in a basic training plane and has a act of controls and instruments for his very own, to say nothing of a telephone. Newly-commissioned second lieutenants, who did all their fly ing from the front cockpit during cadet training, have now turned flight instructors and must give up the front seat to their pupils. Before they begin to teach, however, each new instructor must spencj 30 hours in the air adapting himself anew to the basic training planes and to the strange sensation of piloting from the rear cockpit, Stovall Reveals Spots Open to CPT Aspirants Room for* five new students has been made in the local pri mary civilian pilot training pro gram, due to certain changes in the set-up, J. C. Stovall, CPT co ordinator, announced Thursday. He requested that all men inter ested in starting CPT in the class which began this week should contact him at his office imme diately. Major change in the require ments is the lowering of the age limits so anyone from 18 to 26 years of age may participate in the program. A special meeting of primary students has been called in room 101 Condon hall this afternoon. Mr. Stovall issued a special call for the following men to contact him as soon as possible: Marshall Hays, Warren Treece, W. Dean McArthur, Bob Ballard, and Charles Nelson. “The right girl and really ma ture emotions are the prime requi sites,” he emphasized. Dr. Popenoe stated his opinion that mental age is much more important than chronological age. “Some people are never old enough to marry,” he said. He believes that both partners lose more than they gain by a war-time desperation marriage. “Marriage,” he continued, “should not be an army camp tragedy— a mockery.” “You can’t afford anything but the best,” he concluded, “and the best marriage includes the bio logical impulse, affection and ten derness, intellectual comradeship, division of labor, and a mutual love of home and children.” Welcome Dads ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND Relax and have a pood time. Let our ser vices increase the pleasure of your visit. .— Municipal Electric and Water Utilities Oregon Traffic Deaths Show Slight Increase While the nation’s traffic death toll for 1941 threatened to show an increase of from 16 to 20 per cent, Oregon’s toll was placed at 393 deaths, barely ten per cent above the 1940 total, Earl Snell, secretary of state, has disclosed. Pedestrian fatalities in 1941 totaled 106, or 26 per cent of the traffic toll for the year. In 1940, the pedestrian fatalities consti tuted 37 per cent of tne year’s toll. Pedestrian deaths for 1941 were 20 per cent under the total for 1940. Worst traffic death days in 1941 were August 9 and Novem ber 2 each with seven deaths from traffic accidents. Three oth er days, January 11, August 31 and September 3 each had six deaths reported. The longest deathless days periods during the year were the two five-day pe riods, February 24-28 and Novem ber 8-12. Complete analysis of the 1941 accident situation is not yet avail able since many reports have not yet been received at the office of the secretary of state, it was said. When all reports for the year have been received and tabulated, complete summaries of the 1941 accident picture will be available. At the end of the first eleven months, only 12 states in the na tion had a better record than Ore gon, whereas at the end of the same period in 1940, 23 states topped Oregon. Faculty Women Give Tea in Gerlinger Hall Members of the University Wo men’s Faculty club attended the organization’s February tea Wed nesday, February 11, in the Alumni room, Gerlinger hall. Mrs. Robert D. Horn was chair man for the event. Mrs. Wayne L. Morse, Mrs. Earl M. Pallett, Mrs. Chandler Beall, and Mrs. Franklin D. Walker poured. The table was arranged by Mrs. Blanche Rorer and Mrs. Elizabeth Talbert. Aide Reveals (Continued from page one) C. L. Sampson, recent addition to the staff and formerly sta tioned at the Presidio in San Francisco, said that there had been some talk of discontinuing ROTC in order to make those officers engaged in training ca dets available for active duty. Plan Discredited The proposal to do away with ROTC in colleges and univer sities had received little support, however, Colonel Sampson said. Colonel R. M. Lyon, head of the. department, stated early this .veek that no changes had been made in the plan to graduate this vear’s class of seniors in June and that unless the war depart ment sent an order to the con trary. University ROTC work would proceed according to schedule. Pre-Med Grads (Continued from page one) To the University school in Portland: Arthur W. Berg, Frank Robert Berghan, Gerald R. Clark, Ber nard Copple, Stanley Durkin, Winifred Ebbert, Roger Flana gan, Daniel Halferty, William D. Holst, Tyra Hutchins, Arne Jen sen, Harry A. Kethering, Clinton McGill, Ward McMakin, Rolland C. Merrifield1, Robert Payne. Vic Pieetrak, John Powers, Robert Range, Eugene M. Ride out, William Snell, Duane Taylor, Vance Terrall, Olive Young, Rob ert Young, Frank Hardy has been admit ted to George Washington uni versity. Gerald Huestis and Ed Storli have been admitted to the University of Washington. Oregon WEmerald Reporters: Jack Billing'! Elsie Brownell Elaine Dahl Margaret Deane Joanne Dolph Bob Edwards Bob Fowells Ted Goodwin Carol Greening Ruth Jordan A1 Larsen Marjorie Major John Mathews Hette Miller Roy Nelson Edith Newton Margie Robinson Jean Spcarow Hetty Ann Stevens Janet Wagstaff Mildred Wilson Niglxt Staff: Ted Bush, night editoi’ Margaret Deane Marjorie Young Marjorie Pierce Jack Billings George Copy Desk Staff: Jim Banks, city editor Herb Penny Ted Hallock Betsy Wooton Margie Robinson Charles Politz Janet Wagstaff George Thursday Office Staff: Penny Mullen Susan Stater Leslie Brockelbank Frankie Cecil Thursday Layout Staff: Norma Trevarrow Don Dill Friday Advertising Staff: Anita Simons, manager Barbara Thompson Charlene Pelly Edith Newton Executive council meeting to day at 3, ASUO room in McAr thur court. Wesley house will sponsor an open house at 8 p.m. Friday. An open house will be held by Westminster house at 8 p.m. this evening. Oregon Alumnus Killed In Battle of Par East Capt. Earl C. 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