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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1942)
Oregon 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 Hay Schrick, Managing Editor Jack Billings, News Editor Betty Jane Biggs, Advertising Manager Elizabeth Edmunds, National Advertising Manager Editorial board: Buck Buchwach, Chuck Boice, Betty Jane Biggs, Ray Schrick; Pro fessor George Turnbull, adviser. _ UPPER BUSINESS STAFF Helen Rayburn, Layout Manager Helen Flynn, Office Manager Jim ± nayer, rromotion .unnagcr Lois Clause, Circulation Manager Connie Fullmer, Classified Manager UPPER NEWS STAFF Lee Flatberg, Sports Editor Erling Erlandson, Assistant Sports Editor Fred Treadgold, Assistant Sports Editor Corrine Nelson, Mildred Wilson Co-Women’s Editors Herb Penny, Assistant Managing Editor Joanne .\icnois, executive secretary Mary Wolf. Exchange Editor Duncan Wimpress. Chief Desk Editor Ted Bush, Chief Night Editor John Mathews, Promotion Editor Lop Amreles—San Francisco—Portland and Seattle. _ Represented for national advertising by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, INC., college publishers’ representative, 420 Madison Ave.. New York—Chicago—Boston 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. Class Cards Are Out... 'T'lIE abolition of the class card system by the ASUO execu tive committee will not do away with campus politics. But the action taken at Monday night’s bombastic session to make voting a free privilege for every student in the University is the most significant step in the direction of democratic stu dent government since the 1939-40 exec committee voted uni versal suffrage in ASUO elections. It means tbe abolition of the policy of house politicians buying class cards in wholesale lots from house funds or re quiring them to be purchased, and then using them as purely a means of political strength. It means the elimination of campus sympathy for the inde pendent “persecution complex.” Under the class card sys tem, there has always been an unconscious support of Inde pendents by impartial observers because of their lack of funds 1 o finance wholesale card buying or power to compel mem bers to buy them. It means the creation of a democratic voting system for the University of Oregon student body, in which there is no “poll tax” on the right of any individual to vote for the man he wants in office. It means that reform-conscious collegians can move on from the age-old class card battle to other worthwhile im provement plans for campus life and student government. # # * ''p'lIE Emerald never lias pretended to lie neutral on the mat "*■ ter of class cards. For years, editors pleaded with the student leaders for ASUO suffrage. When that was attained, the next step was for removal of the class card bugaboo in elections. A free vote for all is an absolute necessity if there is to be any semblance of fairness or equality among men in the student government on the campus. This executive committee, unlike previous groups, has shown a realization of that absolute need. The ASUO govern ors have shown that their first loyally is to the student body which elected them and to its welfare, rather than to political ties. ASIJO President Lou Torgeson and his 12 lawmakers have made a worthwhile, a far-reaching contribution to the University of Oregon's development. There were ties that bound each of those members. They rose above them. They have shown once more a real sense of responsibility for the pledge which they took last spring—to work for the good of (‘very student in the University. JT1VIC FOOT FOUR of originality and competence left the editor eliair of the Oregana Monday night and six foot three of the same brand of originality and competence took over the directorship of the 1942-43 Oregon yearbook. Wes Sullivan’s past work in various campus activities, his enthusiasm, his cleverness and ability evidently convinced the educational activities board that Wes was the man to try to equal the high mark of his predecessor. Sullivan's path on the campus has not been a smooth one—there have been many ups-and-downs. But from the first time his name appeared in the Emerald masthead October f>. 1939, both faculty and students could foresee that he would have a role of campus leader in the journalistic field. # * # "y^^KLL-KNOWN by many through Ins daily front-page Em erald '‘pomes,” Wes has gained friends and followers, inviting everyone to laugh at his humorous poetic obser vations on everything from the weather to the 57-varieties of queens. In his position as managing editor and staff photographer of the book this year, Wes has proven himself. Ex-editor Wil bur Bishop after two record-breaking years may leave his office confident that Wes is the man to “carry on.”—BJB Nothing Sacred I By J. SPENCER MILLER | Song of the Week ... to be sung to the tune of the Beta “Lov ing Cup.” O, pass the peroxide jug around And let its spray fall free For you must be a bottle blonde To be an Alpha Fee For you ’n’ I will ne’er grow dark Thanks to chemistry So pass the peroxide jug around And bleach for Alpha Fee (For Fee-e) The above ditty was turned in by — well, they’re good friends of the Fees, too. MORE RAMBLINGS — In spring a Fiji’s fancy turns light ly to tho’ts of the Kappa house. Two more Kappa queens picked up the diamond over the week end. Bal'dy Bill McKevitt ended all doubts as to who Jean Hoo ver’s choice is by planting his brass on her, and Bob McGill slipped his to Margaret DeCou. There are also some Fiji-Kappa combines that are getting mighty serious about each other, to wit, Nancy Davis and Gale Felthouse, Bill Farrell' and Bev Jacob, Bob Wilson and Sally Childs, and A1 Foster with Shirley Neal . . . Say, those vboys do all right, don't they? Siam of the Week -— To the pride of the Sigma Kappa house, Pat Howard. This little girl has gone and done it again—she’s got TWO pins—one she picked up Sunday at a picnic from some Thetaki (name withheld upon re quest). The other poor sucker we don't know, but it’s a typical Howard trick. Last term she went steady with Bob Weston and was ENGAGED to an out-of town lad. She ought to wake up to herself, but quick. . . . We've decided to shelve the Blackest Man on Campus contest. There wouldn’t be any contestants outside of Harry Prongas, Morrie Stein, and myself. But never fear, we’ve got another one cookin' . . . This time we’re going to look for a BDMOC—Best Dressed Man on Campus. The winner will get his picture in the paper with the caption over it—“Smooth Dog,’’ courtesy of Ep Hoyt . . . Men's houses should begin to look their boys over, because candidates from each will be picked pretty soon. And we hear that Ted Harmon has been made “Sweetheart of Pi Beta Phi.” Which gives us hope that some day the Awful Fees will throw garlands at our feet and sing, “For he is the Alpha Phi Man.” Sco'ie.! . . . The Allies Put Stock in 'Faith' — And Hope for a Turn of Wind . . . AxiA. Still fUli#utin<j By BILL HAIGHT “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen,” according to St. Paul, and during the past year the Allies seemed to be existing in their fight against the Axis primarily on faith. For surely supplies, and the word is used with its fullest meaning, has been the Achilles heel of our conduct of the war. There are heartening straws in the wind that indicate tlm supply situation is changing and as soon as the balance starts' weighing on our side the Axis na tions are doomed. Help for Allies President Roosevelt has an nounced that “heavy supplies” are flowing to our Allies. Donald M. Nelson, WPB chief, in a speech stated over two and one-half bil lion dollars of defense money has been spent recently. Nelson’s statement is important because in the past most of our stories were dealing with the allocation of funds. There are other signs such as Great Britain’s growing offen sive against Germany to relieve the pressure on Russia. In one raid alone this week, 300 planes roared over the enemy's territory dropping new high explosives, causing real destruction to fac tories, cities and military ob jectives. The day of raids being insignificant in Axis territory seems to be finished. Still Winning Despite these encouraging signs the Axis are still winning the war. Japanese forces have leached a new fury against the embattled defenders of Bataan causing them to withdraw their lines, and the island of Colombo which holds an Allied sea base has been undergoing heavy raids. A warning has been sounded by the Dutch government in exile to their island possessions off the coast of Panama that they may expect military action from the enemy. Does this mean the Allies have definite information the Japanese are planning to strike soon against the Panama canal ? The developments on the island of Aruba will tell the first part of the story as we wait and watch for the next blow. The American government has again entered the diplomatic scene with pressure and is mak ing pointed suggestions to the In dian leaders. The results of the negotiations will be announced today and since the British fore cast is gloomy we may expect a stalemate in the negotiations. A curious situation exists with the enemy fighting on the shores of India—even bombing the island of Colombo which guards the sea routes, and still they bicker. It would seem more realistic to lick the foe at hand and then fight for greater freedom. The Ratio Only The reports from Russia an nounce tremendous losses of Ger man planes. This type of report can be taken with a grain of salt because it most likely means that German planes by the hundreds are operating on the Russian front and although the losses seem large the ratio to the num ber in action may be considered from the German viewpoint nor- ~ mal. At least in the past account ing of German planes that line of reasoning has been found to have more substance than being happy over heavy losses. And so, as the Axis continue their fight around the middle sec tion of the world and the Allies speed up their supplies by utiliz ing the northern routes and fil tering southward, perhaps the faith of the past will be reward ed by definite victories for the Allies. i i • • By MARY WOLF “And how is your good wife, Sultan ?” “Oh, she's all right, but the other forty-five are more fun.” -—Utah Chronicle. * * * I withe I was a wittle bug a thitten on a high pus wug ^ I’d bee ez meen ex meen cud bee, an choo a hole so you cud see— That floor wight thru that wug Oh ... I with I was a wittle bug. “Yes, my wife gets more out of a novel than anybody.” “How do you mean?” “Well, she always starts in the middle, so she’s not only wonder ing how it will all end, but how it began.”—Ma-Hi Times. From Capital ta Gampul By JAY RICHTER ACP's Washington Correspondent Jobs There’s a job opportunity in Washington for-college girls that is underrated—that of house wife. The state of affairs here is better than it may seem. There are nine men for every ten wo men. a figure authenticateed by the Census Bureau. A more heart warming prospect than the one to-four ratio sometimes claimed. Most figures show the District of Columbia area has a low mar riage rate, but no lower than a number of others, including the states of Delaware, Massachu setts, Pennsylvania—and Califor nia, strongly enough. At any rate, Washington men are fair game. And not rationed —yet. The President's recent execu tive order to federal agencies has important implications for college students. Briefly, the pur pose is to convert government to war work—and that speedily— by loosening hiring requirements, and by facilitating transfers from agency to agency. This means greater efforts than ever will be made immediateely to put college people into jobs for which they are rtained. And if they find their jobs do not suit their talents, the order makes it unnecessary for them to get their superior’s permission to transfer tc another agency—so long as the agency to which they are go ing is considered more important to the war effort than the one they are leaving. Previously an agency could hold the employe who wanted to transfer. Some bureaucrats clung to the prerogative despite the ur gency of war work in other agen cies. The order also does away with almost all Civil Service commis sion examinations. Hiring will be done on the basis of training and experience. One thing about the order, in case you are interested in long term employment: new eemployes have no assurance their jobs will last once the war is at an end. War . . . The government is bringing the problem of shortages to the col lege students' door by way of con- ^ sumer conferences, co-sponsored by colleges and the Office of Price Administration. They are being taught to be cagey “conservers" (Please turn to page seven)