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Oregon® Emerald • The Oregon Daily Emerald, published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and rinal 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 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 NEWS STAFF i.ee 1- lather*?, .sports lumor Erling Erlandson, Assistant Sports Editor Fred Treadgold, Assistant Sports Editor Corrine Nelson, Mildred Wilson. Co-Women’s Editors Herb Penny, Assistant Managing Editor joanne niurus, 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. Ehones 33UU Extension: 382 Editor; 353 News Office; 359 Sports Office; and 354 Business Ofnces. Colonel Lyon ... J7R0M Bataan to Ireland, from Maine to Fort Lewis . . . there are scattered the more than 200 I niversity of Oregon army officers who received their preliminary training under Oregon ROTC’s retiring Colonel Robert M. Lyon. Colonel Lyon’s military career, scheduled to end with re tirement June 30, has been a long one. lie has participated in four major American wars, including World War 1 since his introduction into army life nearly a half century ago. A friend of the hundreds of students who have been under his tutelage in the last few years here on the University of Orgon campus, Colonel Lyon is indeed a campus personality, as well as a popular citizen of the University community of Eugene. Always he has upheld the dignity and prestige of the United States Army. It is his life. Military students/at the University last night paid tribute to the retiring colonel at an impressive banquet. It is fitting and right that Oregon should honor Colonel Lyon. For his life is an exemplification of devotion to the traditions of the Amer ican Army. 9t QauM. Me tf-u+uueA. . . . HAT Horace Robinson faces a major problem in eonnec A tion with the production of “Of Thee t Sing” is growing more evident day by day. The problem is that “Of Thee I Sing” is one of the funniest satires that has been written on polities, but, nevertheless, with Oregon’s ASUO elections com ing up but a few weeks before, the show may lose a great deal of its punch. Many of the gags may be too familiar foi lin' undergraduate audience. No sooner will the mock ‘mud sling ' and tin1 official “mud sling” have had their April fling than the Kaufman and Ryskind “takeoff” on politics will appear, complete with all the “characters” of the original play. That many of these will prove to be a very reasonable facsimile to sev eral Oregon politicos also gives tin* Junior Weekend commit tee the problem of worrying about lawsuits. A suggestion is now being considered to display a large sign before the open ing curtain stating that “Any resemblance ol characters! in this story to persons, Greek or Independent, is purely coin cidental. " While tin1 New York audience may have received many a laugh from the revelation of the pompous, self-important members of the campaign committee, a large part of the audi ence' here will be well acquainted with this over-zealous po litico-type from observing the inner workings of TNE, INS, TNT, or the like. ■^yniRN it is learned that Mr. Wintergreen’s party is Re publican in most states but Democratic in the South, no one will even smile. Likewise', when it is discovered that Rhoele Island has been “sold down the river.” most living organiza tions will probably, with some justification, consider it to be a reenactment of their own case at one time or another. And near the conclusion of the musical it will be' it masterful job of elire'ction on the part of Mr. Robinson if lie can liolel his audience through the scene in which Wintergrei'n has his “throat cut” by the “inside group” of political bigwigs because their gravy is threatemed. SAKE observation is that most Oregon students will roar at the antics in “Of Thee 1 Sing.” but that ASl’O elec tions w ill run a close second for laughs. The viewpoints of those over-serious campus politicians who cry “unity,” “up with this,” “down with that,” are usually greeteel with more laughing than cheering. Oregon’s politicians could probably learn a great deal from Kaufman and Ryskind. at least as far as method is concerned. For instance there is the party platform of love, the beauty contest, and the use of plenty of music. However, it would probably work vice versa just as well. In other words. Kauf man and Ryskind could get an even funnier show out of Ore gon ’s polit ics.—OR. * * # * * « Nothing Sacred By J. SPENCER MILLER Received in the Mail Box: Dere Joe Roses are red Violets are blue If anyone reads your column You're all thru Luff, Susie. Where are our pants ? Divested of them after Sherry Ross’ dis astrous swim “meet” with Susie Campbell (not to be confused with the author of that little dit ty) by the traitorous members of my team we tracked them to SC where they were reported to be with our little chums, the Gamma Phis—from there the Sigma Kap pas were reported to possess them—Flash—A late press re port reveals that the Fees are cutting them up to be Bundles for Bataan—If you see some guy go ing around the campus tomorrow in a barrel you’ll know who it is. . . , Killing More False Rumors . . . Good friends Jim Frost and Lyle Nelson have decided not see each other until the political season is over-Reason? Wednesday night they were in the Bird mere ly having a coke—15 minutes lat er the entire campus was buzzing with the news that the Independ ents were being lined up for Bus terud by said politicos. Believe it or not, we’ve got some well deserved PLUGS to hand out ... 1. To the ADS Mud Sling Swing tomorrow night. This deal may blow the cover off some thing—at least we’ll see some of our candidates in a ridiculous light . . . And what a thrill! See ing “Leg Art” Montag in his shorts again . . . And it’s ru mored Les Anderson is going to do a strip tease. l. To the independent itany dance in Gerlinger, tonight— This shouldn’t be like most inde pendent deals, a couple of 1936 vintage records and a lousy pho nograph. Instead they’ve got a swell band, refreshments and dec orations. Cumonup, whether you be Independent or Greek, ’cause it’s a good deal—free. 3. To the Pi Phis and the Dee Gees with a few Sigma Kappas tossed in . . . these gals show up consistently to work on the Em erald, stay late, putting grimy type together, and get precious little thanks for it. And they're not gals just looking for activity points, they WORK . . . There hasn’t been a Kappa or Theta working on the Emerald for many a term . . . What's the matter, are the afraid they’ll get their hands dirty? Or maybe they’re too busy dating? FROM OUR NOTES , . . Dee Gee Phyliss Horstman is wonder ing when Phi Delt “Slow Tho’ ’’ Thoburn is going to “thaw out a little.” — ADPi Hath Itodda cap tured Cecil Hunt’s SAE pin and from the houses of the same name, Orabelle Vulgamore was married to Marsh Hayes.—There are signs of coming marriages in the AOPi house, too. Phi Psi Don Barker gave Yvonne Torgler a hope chest for a birthday pres ent (we hear houseboy Bunny Potts had a rather rough time getting it upstairs) . . . And Kay Schrlck gave BeeJay Biggs a cook book just for no reason at all. The tremendous desire to "do something” finds a natural out let in working on activities. Freshmen usually want to get their names up in lights and the upperclassmen want something to fill in between classes. Activi ties are a boon to the leisure-time problem. But this great amount of work usually doesn't produce anything that is worth the time spent.—Daily Northwestern. The Miracle Did Not Corns Rocky Bataan Has Fallen . . . cMe.wiU,co*ne.AacJz By BILL IIAIGIIT The miracle prayed for by some and hoped for by many to relieve the valiant defenders of the rocky Bataan was not wrought and the factual bitter truth of defeat must be accept ed—for a while. Let us not forget during these days the words of the intrepid General MasArtlmr to his men on that island— “I will come back.” The General has a remarkable record^pf keeping his word. | i I\o Softness Here From this gallant fight and from the Marine’s splendid re sistance on Wake island we may find a repudiation in the Axis assertions that we are soft and weak. However, the gallantry of those men failed to stem the tide of Japanese forces because they lacked machines, ships for food, and reinforcements. The responsibility of supply be longs on the shoulders of the ad ministrative heads of our gov ernment and the civilians. There is a possibility of much truth in the Axis assertion we are weak and soft on the home front. Our president and Donald M. Nelson, WPB chief, have insisted sup plies are going to the hotspots but as yet we have not seen the evi dence of theif promise. If we be hind the lines are to repudiate the Axis claim with the same vigor as the men on Bataan and Wake, supplies must be produced and transported immediately. If we win there must be more than plans and promises for next year. A Busy Spring On all fronts throughout the world there is increased activity. The Germans are thrusting and skirmishing on the North African positions and observers believe it to be a prelude to a strong of fensive. Malta suffered one of the heaviest raids of the war yes terday which would tend to sub stantiate the belief of violent bat tles in Africa. In Russia air activity has been stepped up and though the Rus sians announce heavy losses in German planes the assertion of fers little hope. The reports carry the item that the planes shot down are shortly off the assem bly line which may hold a mean ing. What Next? With the dark fall of Bataan and the increased tempo against India and Burma we may expect decisive actions on that front. The Japanese will be better able to concentrate their forces. Wednesday evening, Los Ange les had a blackout, although this time there were no artillery dis plays. Blackout of Pacific coast cities will most likely become a commonplace practice within the coming spring and summer months. Harry Elmer Barnes has writ ten a book that might offer an interested person some solace. Mr. Barnes has lectured here and I believe the last time was about this time last year. His book, re vised edition: ‘An Intellectual and Cultural History of The Western World.” Department of understatement: “Mrs. Armstrong wore an Igor ote costume and told of the quaint customs of the natives, quaintest of which is the belief, for a while outlawed but now more prevalent than ever, that a boy could not become a man in Japan until he had taken a head.” Quaint! Yesterday upon this stair, I saw a man who had no hair. He had no hair on again today— Hmmm—he must be bald. -Pacific Index. Clemson college physical plant has risen in value from $250,000 to $6,000,000. Qam fj&i By TED HALX.OCK Hal Hardin’s band is reet. Johnny Mathews debuts for the “springtime at the U” audience on tubs. Fred McKinney likewise, but not for oldsters, who know his stuff is tremendous. Hal on fine bass, vibes, trumpet, and vo-~ cal. (no he doesn't work the switches and shut up). Stu Lay kills himself et al on chest or gan and rhythm git. Richard Barton plays like Charlie on juiced box (he gets all my volts). And sister Barton is fine on Til tonish vocals. Get ready to stab. I believe you are all associated with the band to play for Satur day night’s little beau geste. So? Be prepared for the same chaaaming performance that you have all grown to know and love over a period of the last seven years. They won’t even draft Art. It just isn't done, you know. NoS^' cricket end all thet sawt of theeng. We apologize herein to Glenn Macy and the Frosh, both with glee and without, for the insult laid at their door. Said JFB, “lb@rb$$@: ST$Ib,” concerning prospective ork King. So seeing as how King is no longer pros pective, being it, we withdraw same to re-utter “Congratula tions all. For your valorous ef forts under fire; for refusing even against lighted cigarettes between the toes to hire Art Hol man, we present you with tWte little token of our esteem, a lead medal for the Grove Point Bicy cle race of 1935. And god-speed.” To get away from Eugene, far away, we enter now the teeming metropolis known to most of the world' as New York. The rest speak Greek. Hard to realize, isn’t it, that within this tiny is land, live several million people, and Pee Wee Russell. Let us then look at the most engrossing of all, Pee Wee Russell. Suppose we just stick our heads in at Nick’s to say hello. Now suppose we travel up village a slight to stick our heads in at the Village Vanguard and sa^. hello. Now suppose we get on 52nd street and Kelly’s Stables and a pitcher of beer for seventy five cents and stick our heads in, period. And this brings us to today’s topic of interest for housewives and anemic children of five. Jazz. Jazz is a very interesting subject we find. Just as interesting as life and almost as so as Univer sal. Jazz is where you talk and listen, but mostly talk. And ev eryone else talks cause if every one says enough then no one has to listen cause they will know all about everything and everyone. Bores you doesn’t it. And so we leave New York to its lights, and Pee Wee to his dark glasses and gin, and Muggsy^ to a pint of Guernsey grade A milk each and every day. But ev ery night. Man, that's different. Hiram Brock, Jr., 24, U.K., is member of that state's legislature.