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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1942)
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 mrvter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. HELEN ANGELL. Editor FRED O. MAY, Business Manager 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 fessor George Turnbull, adviser. UPPER NEWS STAFF Lee Flatberg, Sports Editor Erling Erlandson, Assistant Sports Editor Fred Treadgold, Assistant Sports Editor Corrine Nelson, Mildred Wilsotv Co-Women’s Editors Herb Penny, Assistant Managing Editor Joanne mcnois, executive ^ecreiary Mary Wolf, Exchange Editor Duncan Wimpress, Chief Desk Editor Ted Bush, Chief Night Editor John Mathews, Promotion Editor Joanne Dolph, Assistant News Editor UPPER BUSINESS STArr Helen Rayburn, Layout Manager Lois Clause, Circulation Manager Helen Flynn, Office Manager Connie Fullmer, Classified Manager Represented for national advertising by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, INC., college publishers’ representative, 420 Madison Ave., New York—Chicago— Boston— Los Angeles—Sam Francisco—Portland and Seattle. 1941 Member 1942 Associated Col!e6»ate Press QetfUtrUtUf o]j 31 At. . . J^T EARLY a third of a century lias passed since Eric W. Allen, then a young newspaperman, came to the University of Oregon to inaugurate one of those “new-fangled” journal ism schools in which hard-bitten newspapermen didn’t put much stock. Tonight Nigma Delta Chi, national journalism fra ternity for men, honors Dean Allen on the beginning of his thirty-first year as head of that school. it was in 1912 that Dean Allen lay the framework for the school that was destined to acquire, in the ensuing 80 years, a reputation for turning out consistently fine journalists, for encouraging one of the highest-rated oollego dailies in the nation, for offering one of the best journalism courses west of the Mississippi. JN those 80 years lie watched men and women who were to become well-known Americans in their own right, come into the University as green freshmen, go out with a diploma and three of his required-for-graduation “editing theses” under their arms . . . Palmer Hoyt, Ernest Haycox, Nancy Wilson Ross, Ruel Moore, Robert Ormond Case, Edison Marshall. To them all he has imparted a philosophy of education and of life, and his office is crowded from morning until closing time with students waiting for personal conference with the dean. To them all he gives the same goal for journalism: that il is a profession designed for thinking, reasoning men and women. Dean Allen, whose reading of contemporary literature in every field appalls his students by its quantity, is a living example of his creed for the journalist, “an awareness of life.” 9ft the Mail Ba^ To the Editor: May I extend my deepest sym pathy to you over the shortage of news from which you are ap parently suffering. Why a college “paper” has to assume the responsibility of act ing as mouthpiece for the Japan ese foreign office, I fail to see. A short time ago, the Emer ald in the same edition carried a story telling about the Jap, "Lord Haw Haw,” and an editorial pleading for toleration toward the Japs. Today the students are hon ored by two stories and a pic ture on the front page about our “true American" friends. Why doesn’t the editorial staff stop dishing out this continual dish of propaganda about the wonderful merits of our yellow brethren ? If they’re as good as you say. they don’t need a pub licity department. In any case, let them prove their worth; it's not the Emerald's responsibility. I'm in hope you decide to be a college newspaper editor for awhile instead of being a human itarian and a second Dr. Goebbels. Very tralv yours, —Mark Howard. I Editor’s note; The editorial pulley of this year's Emerald has been, and will continue to be, d.reeted toward creating in the Minds of college students a rea soning attitude toward the Jap anese evacuation. The Emerald will stand on its policy of Amer icanism ... an Americanism that is marked by tolerance and free expression, not the pseudo Americanism indicated in this letter's demand for witch-hunt ing. The Emerald copyeditor who used the term “true Americans" to caption a picture of the Jap anese erred, because that was an editorial opinion not for use on objective news pages. But the Emerald offers no apologies for editorially picturing the mass Japanese evacuation as being a precautionary measure only. Any thinking American, we believe, sees the evacuation move not as a condemnation of all Japanese, but an attempt to remove the very few real enemies in their midst. I believe you overlook. Mr. Howard, that these Japanese now leaving the coast are for the most part American citizens, not pris oners of war.) Remember the legendary paint ing of a bunch of grapes that looked so natural the birds pecked at it ? Well, listen to this one: On ex hibit at James Milliken univer sity, Decatur, 111., were several paintings, including one called "The Nude Back." Art department heads insist they found two mosquitoes perched on the “back" feverishly boring away. Man Behind the Scenes - - Versatile Horace Robinson JF the 3200 people who attended the Junior Weekend musical, “Of Thee I Sing,” en joyed themselves, they can thank one man for practically every feature of the evening’s entertainment. That man is Director Horace Robinson, or just “Horace” as all the cast learned to call him. Looking down the lengthy list of cast mem bers, committee men, assistants to committee men, a member of the audience probably was impressed by the mass effort appearance of the show, but this was far from the ease. Hundreds were involved, but most of the effort came from the amiable Horace. From the very beginning the herculean feat was a one-man effort. Committees were chosen by the Junior Weekend heads, far too many of them, appointments were made, and jobs assigned, but always it was Horace who had to iron out the red tape, clear away the debris, and see the job through. More times than when the aides were willing, but inexperi enced, the job still had to be done. Vil^IIlLE sleejfy cast members dozed through most of the morning hours, Horace had already donned his overalls, taken up his hammer and started a full day’s work on the settings. The night before the performance most of the people concerned were dancing away their cares at the Junior prom. Mr. Robinson was there, but he was up above the canopy in back of the stage, ami in his over alls, not a tux. There were times when the lack of coopera tion must have been acute. Some of the music school faculty who might have been of great benefit decided they did not like Gershwin “jazz,’’ and as a result many talented stu dents were discouraged from participatiifg. All during casting and even after practices began, drop-outs by irresponsible students were frequent. After the rehearsals were, under way it was hard to convince many of the inexperienced players that there was any necessity of learning lines or appearing at more than a small percentage of the re hearsals. Then the ungainly McArthur court was not available at once, and the playing conditions there were not as good as they might have been. But through it all no one heard any complaints from Horace. # * * * J-TE merely worked harder, and more than one participant expressed his amazement"’ at the manner in which he maintained his composure through it all, and got the most out of tile players “the pleasant way.” And when the big opening night came, it was democratic Horace Robinson who was carrying one of those “Wintergreen for President ” banners in the mob scene.—C.B. Nothing Sacred By J. SPENCER MILLER There were lots of old, famil iar faces around the campus last weekend. The Fees led with plen ty of alums back, including Shirley Sullivan, with a brand NEW platinum hair-do, Sue Cun ningham, and Jean Frinke Feas i'ey. DeeGee Edie Bush was hang ing around the Side drinking it all in. The campus looked almost normal from the number in at tendance. The way that the draft scourge is hitting the campus has inspired us to write a song called “The Last Time I Saw Oregon.” That's how the place looked Junior Weekend. DUCK-POURRI . . . Loren Mc Kinley, one of the most popular Kappa Sigs, has left us for the army. But he and Elaine Sessions are getting married before his induction . . . Theta Dottie Case has had Dick Sheehan's Beta “oven door” for over a week, but she just now admitted that it was his and not Paul Beard’s, who she claimed it was . . . DeeGee Margaret Ann Jackson wears two Kappa Sig pins now. One is in the army; the other she is keep ing safe for Joe Montag . . . Don Dill was just about the smooth est-looking male at the JP with his pearl-gray dress coat . . . Al pha Fee Dottie Engle has picked up the pin of ATO Chuck Pow ers . . . She hasn't been getting any by-lines, but AOFi Barbara has been writing Side Pat ter for the last few issues. . . . IDEAL DATE GIRL . . . The facial beauty of Kappa Dot Wal thers or Theta Annabelle Dow; the figure of Norma Trevorrow; the friendliness of Kappa Nancy !>u\ is or Sigma Kappa Mary Mer rier; the laffs of BeeLoo Brug man; the sophistication of Gam mafi Roziry Morrill; the stateli ness of TriDelt Stephanie Peter son, the smile of DeeGee Bertie Stephens, the cheek-flo-cheek dancing of Chi O Lois Hafeie; the personality of Kay Jenkins; the—boy, what a gal! IDEAL DATE-MAN . . . The (Please turn to paye seven) CROOK %WEEK i AT THE END OF THE YEAR, SEN IORS AT ALABAMA COLLEGE HIDE AN ANCIENT CROOKED STICK ONI THE CAMPUS. JUNIORS CAN NOT GAIN SENIOR PRIVILEGES UN TIL THEY FIND THE CR©K. CoMIBEAR. FIRST U. OF WASHINGTON CREW QOACH AND DEVELOPER OF THE CON I BEAR JTROKE. /WADE OUTSTANDING OARSMEN BUT NEVER. PULLED AN OAR / Oklahoma AandM college hasan EXPERIMENTAL WHEAT FIELD THAT HAS BEEN PLANTED OONTINUOSLY TO THAT • • - CROP FOR 48 YEARS 1 1 1 ALEX FIDLER. s COE COLLEGE TRAINER, HAS REFEREED 6000 BOXING MATCHES / '£+tap.r fjudatnesit By DON DILL. Cameras and Campus Lunch eon. Together with the whole weekend of sunshine and show ers, mothers and mayhem, enough film footage was exposed to hang Hitler. And all to the good. It is a good sign and although it is too late in the year to do anything about it now, it has oc curred to this department that it is a crime that all the good pho tobugs don't have a place that they could take their favorite photos and have a salon showing — say at the end of each term. This would bring out many a good picture which would other wise go unknown except to the few friends of the photographer. An Incentive Such an exhibit would create more interest in good photogra phy among the amateurs and would provide an incentive to others to take up the interesting hobby. Perhaps those who will be here next year will keep the idea in mind and some arrangement with a local finisher be made so that the cost would not be prohibitive to those unable to do their own enlarging and finishing. Little Time There are but a few days left in this term and this school year and those days will be busy ones while the erstwhile students do their term’s work. But summer is coming and even though the war does impose limitations and reg ulations, we still have the right and joy of taking pictures when and where we please—with dis cretion—without somebody run (Please turn to page seven)
