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Oregon Emerald
RAY SCHRICK, Editor; BETTY BIGGS SCHRICK, Business Mgr.
G. Duncan Wimpress, Managing Editor; Marjorie Young, News Editor;
John J. Mathews, Associate Editor
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Dwayne Heathman . ing Manager.
Connie Fullmer, Circulation Manager.
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_ # . i it v*i Fred Beckwith, Co-Sports Editor
Pbsocicned CoUe&iate Press R°yNelson,Art Editor ^
Marjorie Major, Women s Editor
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Nickel Jlap, and Poiitici...
rJ>HE Emerald has been asked why it did not attack the Inde
pendents for political maneuvers which brought Hilyard
house first place in the Nickel Hop. These Greek critics ques
tion the fairness of Independent men who danced the evening
at Hilyard to guarantee its title as “most popular woman’s
house.” These Greek critics point also to the open Emerald
stand against Greek “political bosses” who opposed a prefer
ential ballot.
The fact that Nickel Hop drifted from its real purpose is a
situation which requires remedy. The Hop was set up to de
cide by individual choice the most popular woman's house on
the campus. It should not develop into a Greek vs. Independ
ent bloc choice.
* * *
rJvHE political effect, however, should not obscure certain
causes: First, the political “deal” was not an ISA move.
It was the creation of several Independent organizations. Sec
ond, the move was a spontaneous outcome of Thursday night
elections—elections which discarded the preferential ballot.
The preferential ballot had been placed in the proposed
frshman constitution by a joint Greek-Independent commit
tee. Independents hoped that even as a minority they could
elect one or two class officers. A solid Greek majority refused
this right to representation. The Nickel Hop “deal” was an
outgrowth of political defeat of the preferential system. Such
a trend in campus politics must be curbed.
* * *
J.JAD the solid Greek majority allowed one or two Independ
ent class officers, had the Independents received a just
minority representation, the chances of a Nickel Hop “scan
dal” would have been very, very remote. The fact that there
was such a “scandal” is even more reason why the executive
council when it meets today must consider the political con
sequences of approving the straight vote for future class elec
tions. Council members, elected by the same preferential bal
lot proposed for class elections, have found none of the dog
cat-dog Greek vs. Independent fights in their business sessions.
There is no reason to prophesy a directly opposite situation
in similar class organization.
Council vote today can extend the ASUO preference sys
tem to future class elections. The Council can also curb future
spite deals and more Nickel Hop “scandals”.
@2>A {o* AU? . . .
£jU('>AK rationing, tire rationing, gas rationing, and now what
seems to some the ultimate, date rationing.
Originated in a bull session at the Sig Ep house as a
means of enforcing study rules, tire idea of an ‘‘Office of Date
Administration” has grown with unbelievable rapidity. Re
quests for pictures, stories, and particulars have come from
United Press, International News Service, and Newsweek
magazine.
The ODA is admittedly a satire on the nation’s OPA, but
too it is doing a great deal of good.
Through it men are limited in their dating activities by their
class standing and their grade point. The former group of ‘‘un
touchables,” or upper classmen, find themselves ensnared in
its clutches as well as the errant freshman who falls below the
prescribed grade level.
Contrary to the fate of most "stunts,” date rationing has
worked. Sig Ep house leaders are well satisfied with the results
obtained thus far.
With conscientious supervision it is quite possible that it
could be adapted to campus-wide use. With the general decline
in grades, and with the imminent threat of induction into the
armed forces when the grades fall below the level prescribed
for reservists, it might be wise to give it a try. It worked one
place, why not in all?
—T. J. B.
WHAT PRICE GPA?
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Forty-five University students
have been removed from reserves
for low scholastic standing and
are eligible for immediate active
duty. This action was taken by
the University under no direct
compulsion from the armed forc
es. It signifies two things:
One, that the University in
tends to keep faith with armed
forces by keeping in school only
those students who prove scho
lastically that they should re
main here in war time.
Two, that repeated fall term
warnings that students will be
removed if they do not study are
being fully executed.
Removal of the 45 may be only
the beginning—if borderline stu
dents do not take the warning.
University officials are leaving
the decision to the students
themselves. If they do study, they
will remain in school until their
particular reserve is called out,
they have that much greater
chance for returning to some
university for further technical
training.
Dr. Carl Kossack, campus rep
resentative for the armed forces,
has talked to each of the 45 stu
dents removed from reserves, and
to each borderline student, per
sonally. At midterm, grades for
each student on the borderline
will be checked. If these grades
have not improved, the student
will automatically become eligi
ble for immediate active duty.
Grade requirements to remain
in a reserve are not excessive.
Each student can make his own
choice. Either low grades go up,
or the student goes out. If a
student goes out, he loses in the
two ways: He loses University
technical training for war plus
University general training for a
diploma. He also loses the chance,
once he is in service, to return
for more technical training. Dr.
Kossack declared Tuesday, “Ev
ery officer I have talked to, eith
er in army or navy, emphasibed
the importance of this term’s
grades in deciding whether or
not the student is worthy of this
further instruction.”
A few hours put to study are
small sacrifice compared to a
few hours of active combat J^ir
greatest worries at home are
cutting bread straight which no
longer comes sliced, and keeping
our grades above the scholastic
minimum. If students do not
make their grades now, they lose
the only possible war-time excuse
for remaining in school.
AdJdib
By JOHN J. MATHEWS
Whether it’s Gene Tunney on
the evils of nicotine or OSC on
the un-patriotism of the Country
Club, somebody in the public eye
feels, every so often, the urge to
pop off raucously and unguard
edly—and is usually suicidally
careless about what he says.
Latest recruit (or volunteer')
to the ranks of the we - go - off -
half - cocked club is band leader
Phil Spitalny. Or else he doesn’t
know what his publicity agent is
writing about him. Phil, or his
bull boy, is now quoted as saying
that the fairer sex are naturally
superior musicians, that they
read easier, memorize faster, are
more loyal, and interpret with
greater feeling than men. That
last jewell is the one that gags
me.
Ever since the advent of jazz
and the popularization of the ad
lib, there has been a reckless
murder of the term “expression.”
Too many have assumed that
there is no difference between
conveying a mood or idea and
expressing the way you feel
when you have it. For this rea
son, if you want to get scientific,
Spitalny's notion that women,
simply because they are emotion
ally more unstable, are more
passionate jazzists is so much
baloney.
X’ VI CACHnpiv, wutu «, uauj
cries, it is expressing itself, but
he won’t jerk half as many tears
as Edna Ferber in two syllable
words on a printed page.
The idea I’m trying to get
across is that the re-creation of
one’s feelings in another is not
so much a matter of how strong
those feelings are, but, more,
how able is his technique in pre
senting them. If you don't agree,
next time you check a frowzy
curl crying in her lager at the
corner pub, just try to visualize
her cutting the Hawk or Wilson
or Benny.
Tuesday at noon Mutual called
cn Bud Freeman for ten minutes
of ride-out from the Windy City.
It seems that Brother Bud is
now with the armed forces and
the Tuesday air shot was his
farewell to one of the most fam
ous tenor saxes in the kingdom
of swing.
A lot of people don’t know
that it was Freeman who first
conceived the sax as a potential
ly’ powerful jazz instrument. Up
to his time it had been chiefly
limited to work of torchy or
dreamy nature, and was beconr
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I Cover the Campus I
By FRED BECKWITH
. . . Well, well. I was wondering how long it could last.
My favorite informant, Quisling by name, yesterday relayed
the news that two unknown fraternity men have been plotting
a dire fate for yours truly. If the assumption is correct, p'ur
innocent reporter is in for an experience somewhat similar to
the one enjoyed by the columnist who previously knocked out
SPIKE JONES
Problem Solved
Allan Bush, superintendent of
grounds on the University of Ha
waii campus, refuses to let un
sightly bomb shelters detract
from the beauty of the campus.
He has solved the problem by
planting morning glory vines on
the shelters. Good camouflage
too.
•—Ka Leo O Hawaii
Goal—1,000
Oregon State coeds that are
doing Red Cross work are trying
to reach their quota of 1,000 band
ages a day. Approximately 80
girls are turning out 800 surgical
dressings a day at the present
time.
Last Laugh
One University of Southern
California freshman thought a
tragedy had befallen him when
his fraternity brothers decided
to give him a G-I haircut. How
ever, this turned into big divi
dends and almost a movie con
tract when the student received
a movie call to be a marine pri
vate in a Paramount picture. The
director wanted someone with a
short haircut for a clcseup, the
lucky freshman was the only one
that qualified.
—Daily Ti'ojan
this stuff . . . That’s life . . .
C'mon, you two, we know who
you are. It’s the truth that hurts!
. . . Ouch! ... To start the scan
dal ball rolling, John Bergman
has been escorting a bevy of
beautiful Tri-Delts out, one at a
time, of course . . . Seems he’s
throwing out the same line, too.
. . . What’s the mystery sur
rounding Lt. George Archibald
Kengsberry and Tri-Delt Betty
Childs ? . . . Sigma Nu Bud Wat
son gave his pin to Gamma Phi
pledge Peggy Kernell. . . .
Patty Van H. of the Fee gang
hits the news jackpot for the
second straight day—this time
she was drawing the attraction
of on-lookers in front of th^-Ji
teach a little boy how to roller
skate! . . . Gamma Phi Sally
Spiess wishes her profs would
call her “Mrs.” instead of “Miss”
. . . Incidentally, two of our three
selections for the top three hous
es at Nickel Hop were correct:
Pi Phi and Alpha Phi . . . Fiji
Francis Thorne is making a big
bid for lovely KKG Ellie Jacobs’
affections . . . Lotsa luck, Mr.
T . . .
brary where she was
Cute Emmy Lou Fargo has an
infected foot this week. Looks
like smilin’ Frank Sardam will
have to sit the dances out. What
a horrible fate! . . .
Good to see Bud Cote around
again after a Ion gsiege in the
hospital following his operation.
AOPi Kay Lloyd, that ^tc
freshman, has been going ar^pd
rather regularly with a Theta Chi
whose name is Vince Cardinale.
. . . Allison Aya of the same house
has also been palsy-walsy with
Sig Ep Newell Cornish ... A red
headed activity man has asked
us to predict a silver thaw for
Friday . . . Pat Perry is very
nappy cuz her Phi Psi is back on
campus . . . Dee-Gee Cec Noren
is one of the cutest freshmen on
campus . . . and there’s more
than one lad who shares this
opinion . . .
Tonight the Hendricks hall
girls who are going steady, are
having their boy friends over to
dinner in a special celebre^i
. . . Ginney Lees, whose heart
still belongs to Babb trophy win
ner Bill Carney, demanded a
sailor-suit picture of that young
gentleman who is taking anutical
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