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Oregon M' Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald, published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and final examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon. Subscription rates: $1.25 per term and $3.00 per year. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. HELEN ANGELL, Editor FRED O. MAY, Business Manager Associate Editor.', Fritz Timmen Ray Schrick, Managing Editor Betty Jane Biggs, Advertising Manager Jack Billings, News Editor Elizabeth Edmunds, National Advertising Manager Editorial board: Buck Buchwach, Chuck Boice, Betty Jane Biggs, Ray Schrick; Pro lessor George Turnbull, adviser. UPPER BUSINESS STAFF Helen Rayburn, Layout Manager Helen Flynn, Office Manager Jim i nayer, rromotion .Manager Lois Clause, Circulation Manager Connie Fullmer, Classified Manager UPPER NEWS STAFF Fee Flatberg, Sports Editor Krling Erlandson, Assistant Sports Editor Fred Treadgold, Assistant Sports Editor Corrine Nelson, Mildred Wilsorv Co*Women’s Editors Herb Penny, Assistant Managing Editor Joanne Aichols, Executive secretary Mary Wolf. Exchange Editor Duncan Wimpress, Chief Desk Editor Ted Bush, Chief Night Editor John Mathews, Promotion Editor Editorial and Business Offices located on ground floor of Journalism building. Phones 3300 Extension: 382 Editor; 353 News Office; 359 Sports Office; and 354 Business Offices. A MONO the popular misconceptions evaporated by the cur rent war is one concerning the respective physical condi tion of American and Japanese youth. From the cradle upward, the present generation has been weaned on the idea that all Japs were puny little midgets; that they were all anemic and unable to lift more than a few good sized feathers; that any American could lick any five Japs, especially in any sports event or contest. Of course this Occidental feeling of superiority extended to most all fields—industrial, technical, professional, and so forth—but in the realm of physical fitness it was especially evident. XPERT ENCB is the best teacher, but the tuition in this ease has been extraordinarily high. Our army and navy have discovered that all the illusions we nurtured about the Weaknesses of the.Nips are nothing more than illusions. The sons-of-the-sun are tough, rugged, and resourceful fighters. Too, their weaknesses in some competitive sports do not extend to all-important ones . . . such as swimming, for in stance. It was crack Japanese swimmers that paved the way for the capture of Hongkong. It was the endurance of Japa nese swimmers that contributed to the fall of Singapore. Just like ski troops, the Nipponese aquatic forces perform tasks of a specialized nature . . . such as leading landing operations and performing fifth column duties. American swimmers, on 1he other hand, according to the Annapolis, physical education department and other author ities, sacrifice endurance for speed. Our swimmers can t stay in the water nearly as long, and therefore are not nearly as effective, say the Annapolis authorities. In fact, mbst, of our American youth can t swim worth a hoot. The extent of most of our skill has been a leisurely paddle across a sun-kissed lake. Even the thought of cold water makes most of us pack up our swim trunks and head for a nice warm hearth. # * * npl[E situation is a serious one. Naval authorities who are preparing to train 110,000 student pilots per year, have provided for a three-month preparatory course for all appli cants, consisting of nothing else but physical conditioning . . . not a textbook on flying will be consulted until each student has demonstrated clearly that he can take plenty of physical punishment . . . and that he can swim three or four miles with a small pack on his back and a rifle over his shoulder. Physical training is an absolute necessity. When 40 out of (it) husky looking Oregon males fail their primary physical test for the United States Marines, as they did on this campus tin' past five days, something is definitely wrong. It's not only here—at Oregon State only 18 men could qualify. And recruiting officials report much the same trouble elsewhere. Dreaming about the puny daps and our rugged physical condition is a thing of the past. Let's cpiit kidding ourselves.—B.R. Nothing Sacred By J. SPENCER MILLER Everybody and his dog were at the SDX dance. Even BUD SALINARDO, the Joisey Joik, who showed up with a plenty smooth date — Theta CAROL BOONE with one of the cam pus’ smoothest dancers, LEE SPITZER—HARRY, the Greek, with another THETA, Fran Col ton- EARLE, “I shall not run for another term”—RUSSELL digging Holman with DeeGee JEAN TALBOY—Chi Psi prexy JOHNNY BUSTERUD squired JEAN SCHULER—Phi Sig JACK JOSSE, who was supposed to be in the Navy or somewhere, do ing his own peculiar stomp with AOPi JEAN KABISIUS — All around it was a plenty good dance and some of the campus "shots” that considered it smart to stay away really missed some thing. WE WONDER ... If the Alpha Chi-Theta Chi dynasty is begin ning to tumble. Alpha Coo MARY ARKLEY labeled LARRY CEL SI’s pin “Return to owner,” and Saturday night she seemed mighty friendly at the Stone-Hut with PiKap TOMMY ROBLIN. If the Sigma Chis are ever go ing to find their lost picture of JANIE WILLIAMS. They sent some of their larger lads out looking for it the other night without much success. If Dee Gee MONA MACAULEjY (who gets too damn much publicity) and OX WILSON are going to quit fooling around and go steady. One night they’re nuts about each other. The next night they’re out with different dates. If Fee BETTY EDWARDS and FiDelt DICK BODWEDL are going to fool all the wiseacres who laff at their one-date pin-planting. After all, there are such things as love at first sight, and ANY THIN can happen spring term. . . EXPLOSIVES * * Handle with care . . . One of the bettah known Sigma Nus is rumored to be pulling a Jekyll-and-Hyde. He has one pin planted on a HEN hall gal and still another some where else and, what’s more the Hen hall girl knows it! Where’s BEELOO BRUMAN been lately? Didn’t see her at SDX. Suzie’s BETTY JO DAN IELS is re-e-eally okay. The dorm boys sit around her table in droves- HELEN McCLUNG, newest Pi Phi pledge and Marge’s younger sister, is a find — also the Alpha Chi’s MARILYN FISHER, and Sigma Kappa’s PAT CARSON—Henhall’s “cover gal,” MARCY HARTWICK, has lost steady BOB SMALL to the Army, and spends her evenings alone now, which could or couldn't be a hint to the boy^. Some one of these days we are going to get around to fin ishing our date-girl contest. Lat est contestant to show hustle is DeeGee PEGGY KEMP, who goes steady with some Phi Delt, too. We just got another hare-brained (Please turn to page seven) What Happens to the Pacific *■ If Russia Comes First ? Several days ago President Roosevelt issued an executive order to all departments of the government to the effect that aid to Russia must be given the ‘'rush” stamp. Monday evening Germany an nounced her forces had successfully attacked an Allied convoy in the Arctic. The ships, loaded with supplies for Russia, were due to dock in Murmansk. Many commentators are of the opinion the United States gov ernment has accepted the British viewpoint that the first foe to By BILL HAIGHT knock out is Germany. The exe cutive order and the announce ment that heavy supplies are be ing rushed to Russia would tend to bear out this opinion. What Happens Here ? If the United States govern ment has chosen to throw the major portion of her military might against Germany we on the Pacific coast are likely to suf fer somewhat from this policy. Perhaps Germany is the nation that should first be defeated. Cer tainly her military achievements and potentialities are much great er than those of Japan. The Ger man threat seems to be as fate ful to our shores as the Japan ese. The sea warfare in the At lantic waters has reaped a heavy toll of ships and from March 22 to March 28, 12 vessels were sunk off the eastern coasts of the United States and Canada. Held Off Japanese penetration of coast al waters has been up to this time rather slight, yet, to those of us in the combat zone the de cision seems to be one of great danger to our coast. Perhaps the facts that our productive facilities are not yet producing materials to fully equip and maintain the needs of all of our allies and all of our own armed forces and the multi ple dangers of the Germans forced the painful decision the President apparently has made. The fighting world has been brought a little more vividly into my own life by recent letters. The infant of the family, barely 21, is now a squadron command er in the RAF. Out of the 20 or so young men that crossed the Atlantic with him only three are left. Three of his roommates have “failed to return.” His letters are filled with a strange maturity and a sadness. He expects to be sent to Africa soon. Cheer on $300 Another chap that rather adop ted the family—at least he moved in and claims us as his own, sends an air mail letter from Honolulu. The world is wonderful to him, so recently commissioned in the air corps and earning $300 a month. His letters are a com plete contrast to the “infant’s." The letters are gay and hopeful, and mainly concerned with how to spend the $300. However, he did manage to forget to let his wheels down when he started to land and damaged a plane. The incident seems typical of him be cause when he was home he broke every vase in the house, three chairs, wrecked two cars, and generally kept us uneasy. Hal Olney wrote a short letter from the panhandle of Texas which he states all Texans say is “really a part of Oklahoma.” Ap parently the place is bad, for Hal is dour and' pessimistic about the climate and the food. At odd mo ments I mull around his com ments on the food because in a couple of paragraphs later he states he is gaining weight. 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Its pledges are considered buck privates and are assigned to KP duty before initiation, when they are commissioned as second lieu tenants. Decent vegetables Are in A perfect pepper jig At the scandalous, ^ Skimpy paper bags They are forced' To wear home from The very best markets These days. —Daily Bruin. It’s best to sacrifice a while Then be forever mumbling “Heil!” —Indiana Daily Student. * * * Act I. A Green little Chemist On a Green little day, Mixed some Green little Chem icals In a Green little way. Act II. BANG! ACT III. The Green little grasses Now tenderly wave, On the Green little Chemist’s Green little GRAVE! —Barometer. ^Ilte Gate. A<foUtit flciffi by Qalm Witliami (Editor's Note: An answer to Emerald Columnist Ted Hallock's article, “The Case for Jazz," in Sunday’s special edition, this ar ticle is written by Music Major John Williams.) In the beginning, let me say that it is not my purpose to pick, maliciously, a fight. Also I shall not try to present a case for the "classics”—though I could and gladly would do that, too. Let me also say that it is quite possible that 1 do not understand jazz: but I have heard plenty of it, and have honestly tried to comprehend. The Case Consider what Ted Hallock implied, in his Sunday supple ment article. A form of music— or a “scries of poems’’ in his words, springs "spontaneously’’ from a group of uncivilized, un educated people. Since any art form—and music certainly no ex ception—reflects the origin and the prevailing culture of the pe riod, then jazz, it would appear, reflects these qualities of ignor ance and primitive intelligence and emotion. Perhaps if it had remained in that wild, raw, unre strained state, it would have been far more worthy a form than it is today. But the white man got hold of it; in other words, it is spreading—fast—and spread ing with it those same qualities of ignorance and ugliness. There is enough ignorance and ugliness in the world today natur ally, without helping to increase these things by so powerful a propaganda device as a musical idiom—or in your terminology, a “series of poems." The Kesult But to continue. This form of a heritage passed on to the white man two personality types, two forms of emotionalism, two kinds of culture mixed. The marriage was not a happy one. The simple, ingenious, intensely emotional— yes, ignorant nature of the black I blended with the complex, ma terialistic, sometimes cynical and bitter personality of the big-city dweller. Those pulsating jungle rhythms, which would make some of the “beats” which send you yourself into sublime regions sound like the steady tick of a grandfather clock, were tamed. That wild, free savage emotion mixed with the less intense if more reserved feeling of the often bewildered white man; and the (Please turn to page seven)