Emerald
JACK L. BILLINGS,
Editor
BETTY BIGGS SCHRICK,
Business Manager
Marjorie Young, Managing Editor
Bill Lindley, News Editor
Dwayne Heathman
Advertising- Manager
Zoa Quisenberry
National Advertising Manager
ASSISTANTS TO THE EDITOR
Marjorie Major, Editorial Page Assistant Betsy Wootton, Chief Night Editor
Shirley Stearns, Executive Secretary
Fred Treadgold, Fred Beckwith, Co-Sports Editors
Edith Newton, Assistant News Editor
Day City Editors :
Fred Weber. Bill L
June Taylor, Edith
Betty Lti Siegman
.? ml ley
Newton
Tsight Editors :
John Gurley, Roger Tetlow,
Marian Schaefer, Betsy Wootton,
Carol Cook
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. —
/1 Matt ta . . .
J ABOR is having trouble. In fact, for the last month there
has been more talk than ever before on labor’s position in
Avar production, and its rights under war government.
On the war labor board as a public member is the law
school’s Wayne Lyman Morse—what he has to say in the cur
rent fracas and confusion is important. Dean Morse, in the
editorial section of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for March 18,
sets forth the middle ground philosophy by which he has been
guided on the board where he has had a large share in formu
lating the present national policy governing capital-labor rela
tions.
He sees labor’s interests as “identical with the war inter
ests of the nation,” and since this is true, it is the responsi
bility of labor, as on all groups of the population, to sacrifice
toward the goal of total victory.
It is interesting, in view of the coal mine disputes being
led by John L. Lewis, who is at present an enigmatic force
on the Washington scene, that Dean Morse insists that any
regulation on labor unions “should flow from the halls of con
gress and not from a Avar emergency agency such as the na
tional war labor board, which was set up for the specific pur
pose of settling labor disputes and not for the purpose of de
termining legislative policy.”
ALL sides there are two misconceptions which his state
ment clears, at least partially. Opponents of labor are de
manding' more action by the war labor board, and the adher
ents of labor are afraid of more power in the hands of the
same body. Both feelings are mistakes, according to Dean
Morse, since the board arbitrates, but does not legislate.
Proving his “middle-man” stand, he has this to say about
the working man, and thus about the whole of the union mass
es: "Labor has often been accused of being a radical group
consumed by selfish desires not always consistent with the na
tional welfare. However, the average union man is basically
conservative.”
Such an opinion is liberal, not fanatic, and it instills trust
in his judgment. —M. M.
QcmAide/i the JlilieA . . .
rjpiIKRK are some things that have not changed. It's spring
again—and the flowers are blooming. Daphne, hyacinths,
lilacs, narcissus, a few are showing pink and flame. One of
the accepted ways of “courting” is still the bringing of flowers
—and coeds, as in previous years, like to pin a blossom in
their hair.
It seems such a little thing to break a camellia off the
art school bushes, to pick one of those scarlet tulips from the
house next door, or pull some daphne from the hedge on Hil
yurd street. The lilacs, daffodils and quince in the cemetery
seem so wasted.
r|'\l 1A I', still, secms-the sentiment of too many University stud
ents. \\ hat they don’t take into consideration is the fact
that if camellias are not cut at the correct place—the growth
for the next spring is gone. That the tulip bulbs, planted so
laboriously by the little lady in the house next door, bloom but
once a spring—and are not inexpensive. That the “borrow
ing" of a single blossom may be a little thing—but after 20 or
40 people have casually helped themselves—the whole expres
sion and plan of a garden may be lost ... a plant ruined for
years.
It is not, perhaps, a criminal thing to steal blossoms—but,
more undignified, an inconsiderate act. One could hardly blame
people, living near the campus—being irritated at the thought
less despoiling of many hours of work. The time and money
that go into the labor of making the campus grounds lovely
in the spring—should not be disregarded.
There may be some dispute concerning whether a pansv on
the plant is as pretty as one in the hair—there is contradict
ing that theft of the pansy is immature and unthoughtful.
—M. W.
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By PEG HEITSCHMIDT
Although running stiff and un
wanted competition with one Bert
Moore—we all figured that the
feminine viewpoint would be just
as, if not more, intriguing than
the masculine angle.
Spring term at the U. is noth
ing but terrific! (to quote the
Betas). Among the recent lovie
dovies are: Jack Havens, Fiji
boy, who planted his lone-star on
Ruth Chappell, Theta; and Sig
Ep’s Bob Henderson went whole
hog with a ring for Alpha Phi’s
Joyce Wright; and Theta Chi
Don “Aggie” Bennett who plant
ed his pin on ADPi’s Amy Pru
den; also news is SAE’s Fred
Vedder who planted his triangle
on Susie Campbell's Betty Law
rence.
An unusual situation is created
around Don Fox (Phi Delt) and
his ideas about planting a pin,
property of his mother, on a
Kappa—hmmm ? ? ?
Unfettered
Would be anyone be interested
in the newly freed Chi Psi Don
“Stench” Stephens who is cele
brating his escape in a prison
jacket sans the ball and chain?
What little Theta would be
mighty disturbed if she knew her
Delt fiance David, now in service,
has written to four of his ex-es,
in another sorority, in the last
week ?
Say, how about that “What’s
Cookin’ on the Back Burner
Blues?”—really rockin’ ■— al^o
hitting in the wrong direction,
what about the Four Knights and
a Scream—oops, I mean Dream.
Bets Open
What is this fantastic baseball
game between the Tri-Deltas and
the Theta Chis to be played in
the next few days ? Should be a
riot, please place all bets with
your nearest PE major.
Watch out for the wild flow
ers, you kids, the poison oak en
twined around them isn’t just
kidding! The tans look luscious
and Californianish, but check for
horror those gruesome RED
DISH-PINK wigged Sigma Nus—
Puzzle of the week; what hap
pened to the Betas who just
couldn't find some of their bro
thers last Friday night?
Easter is coming up and with
it new nicknames appropriate for
the Holy Week. It seems at a
certain KWAMA meeting recent
ly, Audrey Holliday was nomin
ated as the most representative
of the spirit of the season. She
is now—Ohdrey Hohlyday, with
the accent on the long O’s.
The weather is improving since
the fog at the Side has lifted
since 160 of the ERC’s have gone.
Wires have been humming what
with numerous long-distance
phone calls from Eugene to Fort
Lewis and back.
Miss Ostby, English comp,
teacher, gives this difference be
tween journalism and literature.
Journalism: unreadable, and lit
erature : unread.
And then there's the one about
the man who wanted to get his
sheep to the other side of the
river but didn't have a boat. This
ingenious fellow waiter for win
ter till the river was frozen over
and thus easily transported them
to the other side. This is known
as pulling the wool over the ice!!
Lost: One Pin
Did you notice Helen Crawford
practically scraping the floor of
McArthur court at the Frosh
Glee ? Hope the little Alpha Phi
found her Sigma Nu pin—
More fun than a picnic was the
recent “war” at the SAE do
main. Clint Childs and Dutch
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“DOUBLE, DOUBLE
” (cross?)
A New tyn&eit
By BERNIECE DAVIDSON
Radio, largely a young man’s industry, has been greatly af
fected by the war. Of the 5,500 qualified radio engineers 1,000
have already been drafted into the service. As a result of this
situation many women’s colleges have begun training women
radio technicians.
Men, radio operators enlisted in the Army Air forces will
be replaced by WAACs trained as radio operators and radio
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By PAT E. PERKY
DeGaulle, leader of the fight
ing French, has issued a “call”
to his people for a new structure
of government under a new po
litical and social system, accord
ing to a London report.
The leader gave a new system
of government no name, but said
that it must be born out of a re
turn lo “the laws she chose her
self in the past.” He declared
that the new government would
have no dealings with Vichy col
laborationists.
Hard Row
With France still in the hands
of these collaborationists, the
path to such a form of govern
ment is a rocky way into the fu
ture. However, there is no doubt
that such a form of government
will eventually evolve in France.
De Gaulle and Giraud have been
discussing a plan of mutual
agreement for the past several
weeks, and De Gaulle’s “call” to
his people is undoubtedly part of
this plan. Since the Darlan inci
dent in North Africa, political
relations with the French nation
have been a Serious problem to
British and American leaders.
The strained relationship between
De Gaulle and Giraud, which they
have been attempting to ease
^with their discussions, have pre
vented any solid planning for the
future actions of France.
A Question
There has been a certain
amount of question about the
way in which France would re
act to an invasion through her
southern territory. It is assumed
that the Allies will receive the
fullest cooperation to any ac
tions which they take to crush
the Nazi power in Europe from
the Free French, but if De Gaulle
and Giraud succeed in coming to
an unqualified agreement upon
future actions, it will undoubted
ly be a great relief to Allied
leaders.
The post-war necessity of a
united form of government in
France is of even more impor
tance than at present. France,
until the present period, has al
ways been an important world
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mechanics in a course given £r~'r
the army signal corps. ®
Now Training
The first group began their
training on November 30 and
three other training classes will
begin the course in one month in
tervals.
Girls receiving this training
were picked from the WAAC's
ranks during basic training and
sent to Kansas City, Missouri. To
qualify for this course you must
be able to type, pass the army’s
classification test, have high
school training in physics, must
be mechanically inclined and pass
the signal corps aptitude test
which measures the speed and ac
curacy with which you can dis
tinguish sound.
Needed
in a recent survey conducted
by George W. Bailey, chairn^
of the radio section, office of sci
entific research anij-development,
he found that woihen are need
ed for other radio jobs in the
service.
The following positions are
open to women who have some
knowledge of code and theory
and can pass an amateur radio
operator’s examination.
The civil aeronautics adminis
tration needs junior aircraft com
municators. Applications are han
dled through the civil service. A
six months course is offered by
the CAA for instruction in this
work. During the training, stu
dents are paid $1,440 a year
with a $180 advance in salary at
the end of the training.
Money Involved
Women student instructors
the army air forces can make
$1,620 and experienced instruc
tors get $2000 at four schools—
Scott Field, Illinois; Chicago;
Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and
Madison, Wisconsin. Applications
may be obtained through the civil
service.
Application for a six months
training course in the signal corps
general development laboratory
may be submitted to Lieut. John
T. Freeman, General Develop
ment Laboratory, signal corps.
Fort Monmouth, Red Bank, New
Jersey.
Women Wanted
Trained women are wanted
the navy for the radio section,
bureau of ships. Lieut. L. B.
Wheeler, room 2N-21, navy de
partment, Washington, D. C., is
handling applications.
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