Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, holidays and final
examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon.
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene. Oregon.
RAY SCHRICK, Editor; BETTY BIGGS SCHRICK, Business Mgr.
Dune Wimpress, Managing Editor Jack Billings, News Editor
Ted Bush, Associate Editor John Mathews, Associate Editor
Member ^
Pissocided Golle&iate Press
ALL-AMERICAN 1942
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“Each of us knows that the path to a better world
lies through personal sacrifice and personal self-disci
pline ... In peace, no less than in war, we must live one
for all and all for one.”—Frances Perkins, Secretary of
Labor.
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nPI-IE other day we
A ’43.
bumped into Naval Cadet Gordy Hoy,
“The navy’s hard, but it’s fun,” Gordy lectured like a re
cruiting officer. “livery minute of your day is planned, hor
hardest subjects you are allowed one and a half hours at night
to study; for the easier ones, you memorize them in class . . .
or else.
“We learned codes in five days—five letters to the day. At
the end of that time we also knew them ... or else. We often
studied notebook in hand between five-minute waits to get
into the dining room.
<«P'VErYTHING you do, though you don’t know it, is put
on your record. Every minute you are watched and
judged for officers’ material.
“I took a little math at Oregon; now I wish I'd taken
more. It not only helps you in your studies, but often gives
you special privileges. I got to coach some of the other fellows
in physics because of the extra training 1 had in that line.
“There are no huts or ifs in the navy. Either you follow
orders or you are washed out. We are absolutely forbidden
to drink at lh.e school. One fellow had one cocktail while
ashore one day. Returning to quarters, an officer smelled his
breath. The man was ‘out.’
* * *
A lough griiul. If I was back in school now (at Ore
gon) I'd d-rcrj) gome course 1 was taking for three hours
of credit and take some math. Within one year, it's almost
certain we ll all be in it.
"Whatever you do, study now—and get your math. Don t
just ‘tip’ to get it; actually ‘get' it. Then you'll be prepared.
"The navy is real training for leading men. 1 had the for
tune to be a cadet officer at St. Mary’s Pre-Flight and know
what it is to keep 35 or 40 men happy. Of course you can't
keep them all happy, but at least you try to please the most
of them."
Gordv, now at Pasco, is digging in harder than ever. He
wants to make the navy a life career. There's room for lots
of other fellows like Gordy, too.
• • •
Rally Rally
PETITIONS filed for the four rally squad positions va
cated this fall mark a new high anti indicate a potential in
crease of 200 per cent in Oregon enthusiasm and interest.
ASUO president. Les Anderson, states that 70 petitions
were filed last spring, and 70 were filed this fall, while 12 po
sitions were open last spring, and four were vacant this fall.
Unless our math is even weaker than we think, this makes
an increase of 200 per cent in applications for rally offices.
While a 200 per cent increase in applicants doesn't neces
sarily lead to an equal growth in campus-wide interest or en
thusiasm, it does mean something.
* * *
'JT MEANS that there are 70 sophomores and juniors ready
to serve the University. There are 70 people who are avow
edly interested in campus athletics and activities. Each ap
plicant, if sincere, must have considered himself capable of
generating some rally spirit in some quarter of the campus.
The four who are finally selected will assume the actual
anil nominal responsibility for Oregon s 1942 rally fervor. 1 he
other Ob. if honest in their expressed desires, to boost campus
enthusiasm, will do their bit outside the limelight, will plug
events in their respective corners of the Duck roost, and co
operate in all rally activities.
In short, we should have four new rally squaders, but a
total of 70 new rally rousers. Oregon should expect a definite
flux of spirit this year.
By EDITH NEWTON
War-Path '42
The American Indians are on
the war-path again—but this"
time they’re cut to get the scalp
of only one “white man,”—Herr
Adolf Hitler. On the 27th of Sep
tember, National Indian day,
practically 9,000 of the 60,000
which are in the age groups 21
to 44 years had registered for
service with Uncle Sam.
■—Indiana Daily Student.
Pledge Project
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon chap
ter on the Drake university cam
pus has put its pledges on the
merit system instead of the age
old “swat” system. Each week
of no demerits earns the pledge a
blue star, with a red star award
ed for outstanding acts of merit'.
A red cross denotes minor de
merits, and a black cross is given
for infringement of pledge and
house rules.
-—Drake Times-Delphic.
Dirty Cords
That pair of cords that are
dirty enough to stand alone, so
beloved to college men, are actu
ally dangerous, according to
health authorities.
Dirty cords are a common
cause of skin infections. Sweat
ers without shirts also irritate
the skin. T-shirts are recom
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By TED HARMON
Repetition can develop
Lots of little habits;
Like smoking, coking,
Shows ’n’ stuff,
And even little rabbits.
Open House passed safely by without any physical fatal
ities, as it usually does, but more than one senior had his
heart-strings sprung with wistful, pledge-eyed freshmen,
wished he was young once again
while the frosh cutie wished she
were older.
For instance, there was the
frdsh-not-yet-a-man who was
homesick and chose the occasion
to ask each sorority he went to
to play Alvino Rey’s disk of
“Idaho.” We saw him last about
11:30 still waiting to hear the
record ... If the Phi Delts won
der why the Alpha Chis played
only one record when they burst
in, they have only to remember
Rush Week when the “strip Pol
ka” constantly drifted out of
their phonograph in the wee sma'
hours . . . Six Oregon State boys,
occupations unknown but guess
2i4xUaJde 2uot&i
“If the present struggle be
tween force and reason has any
lesson for educators, it is that
the development of personal free
dom must be accompanied by the
development of a sense of respon
sibility to and for those demo
cratic ideals and' institutions
which alone can give meaning to
freedom.” —Dr. I. L. Kandel of
Columbia Teachers college urges
greater emphasis on moral val
ues.
Oti 6un Wan
Qomiutl GowtelpatuHent
By NORMA TREVORROW
Somewhere in Oregon . . . Rohda Harkson receives a
healthy pat on the back for not just attending U.S.O. dances
but for teaching the soldiers how to dance at the George
White Service Center in Portland . . . Fred Lloyd, Kappa
Sig, transported supplies and food for the Japanese War Re
location Authorities at Camp Newell . . . Delts, Barry Bolde
man and Peter B. Hill, both
buzzed around in ambulances as
drivers for the Red Cross Motor
Corps in San Mateo and Long
Beach, respectively . . . Bobby
Edwards of ADPi, got in the
swim and gave out with Wiesmul
ler Crawl as swimming instruc
tor for the Red Cross during the
blessed months of vacation.
Feel low, grumpy, and through
with life? What you need is one
of Dr. Carolyn Holmes’ Heavenly
Halos. These spiritual halos may
be found in the home economics
department on Fridays from 2
to 5, and on Saturdays from 9
to 12. All you have to do is sew
a fine seam or fold some band
ages—and these halos are guar
anteed to fit perfectly. Remem
ber, it’s FREE!
Halos Free
More—Seriously, surgical sew
ing started with a bang last
week-end and it's still booming.
Lynn Campbell. Beverly Beals,
and Grace Williams were appoint
ed supervisors, and Arliss Boone
offers the added attraction of- a
candid camera, the pictures from
which may be used later. They
wish to make the point clear that
there is no work done on Satur
day afternoon. Incidentally, Ar
liss does more than clicking the
camera; she's working hard un
der Carolyn Holmes’ appointment
to make a success of this impor
tant war work. And all the things
made go straight to our own boys.
Pay no attention to that dirty
rumor about the only two lieu
tenants being married at the
Filter Center. There are plenty
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‘College Ales*
Disappearing
In surviving the years, travers
ing the Atlantic, and crossing
the North American continent,
education has undergone many
changes. “College ales," once
popular festivities, are now list
ed among vanishing institutions.
The “college ale” was a cele
bration for which in former
times schools brewed their own
ale, a liquor made with malt but
without hops, and somewhat
stronger than beer in alcoholic
content. The ales of Brasenose
Magdalen college at Oxford were
especially famous. Poems con
nected with these still remain
among the best of bibulous songs.
Although ales are not part of
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able, made the Open House
rounds by themselves, gathered
names and addresses and prom
ised to return on week-ends . . .
She must remain nameless fo-^.
obvious reasons, but one of th W
most interesting women we have
met for a long time was at the
Alpha Xi Deltas. Smiling and
friendly, she told of her soldier
husband, now a prisoner of the
Japanazis somewhere in Japan.
The wise Kappa seniors took
mid-evening breathers at the
Side, while Emerald-worker Ted
Bush phoned the Chi Os to ask a
freshman to work Monday night,
had a senior listen on another
line, interrupt the conversation,
which is something new in wire
tapping . . . Not even church bells
could wake up Thetaki-Prexy Joe
Wicks to take multidative Tri
Delt Betty McTavish to church
on Sunday morn. Dated for the
term, Betty’s eight o’clock date
with Joe was all she could spare.
. . . With "c’jnon, gals, let's spar
kle!” the Pi Phis tagged, flagge
Open Housers with amazing ap
petites.
GOSSIPATTER: Those who
had desserts last week are lucky,
for now they have been shortened
to 45 minutes and must remain
focdless . . . Ex-Ducks Gordy Hoy
and Bob Deverell, USN Cadets,
returned during- the weekend
looking healthier, wiser and' more
tanned . . . Sally Rand is playing
an engagement at the Polar
Bear on the Soundies machine;
only trouble is that one must
wait through 20 films ($2.00) to
see it. . . UO Ducks are luckier
than they think, for at Oregon
State ALL cars have been banned
from the students, except for
those who must drive to school
from outside Corvallis . . . Looks
like “Arsenic and Old Lace’’ may,
become a new production for th
excellent Very Little Theater
troupe . . . Best bet for today is
Jack Bellinger’s Sigma Delta Chi
luncheon date; should be tops in
information, entertainment . . ,
For those who doubt it, Bud Put
nam’s hair is NOT percxided; is
actually result of life-guarding
at Long Beach, California all
summer . . . Phi-Delt alum, Scott
Corbett, is now a captain in the
Marine Corps, stationed some
where in the Pacific . . . Bob
Gillen now handles all campus
broadcasts over KOAC with a
voice that must have been crossed
between Ted Husing and Milton
Cross; but good . . , The short
age cf chewing gum is due to two
things: crowded deliveries and
lack of chicle.
MAGAZINE SECTION:
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Dear Ray:
Just a note to request that, if
possible, please arrange a sub
scription to the Emerald for me.
Among the U. of O. men who
are here in N.Y. are Archie Mar
shik, also in Johnson hall, and
Dick Turner, Dick Clark, Elmer
Olson, and I believe a couple of
others in Furnall. They can be
reached there and I’m sure would
like to get a little more mail
from school. . .
Also a couple of blocks away
in a seminary is the one and only
Earl Holmer, and a very frequent
visitor is Dorothy Durkee, who is
doing very wrell in the Broadway
league.
Two-point-five, below 2.5 that
is, is flunking here. The “axe” is
being waved constantly, however,
and the course is so tough that
it’s little disgrace to “flunk out.”
If you're in V-7 my advice is:
(1) Save your money for the “big J]
town” ■— Midshipmen get $2.50
each week. (2) Learn to do twice
the work in one-third the time.
As ever,
Chuck Boiee, '42.