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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1943)
Oregon W Emerald MARJORIE MAJOR EDITOR ELIZABETH EDMUNDS BUSINESS MANAGER MARJORIE YOUNG Managing Editor ARLISS BOONE Advertising Manager Charles Politz, Joanne Nichols Associate Editors Shirley Stearns, Executive Secretary Anne Craven, Assistant Managing Editor Pvt. Bob Stephensen, Warren Miller, Army Co-editors Bill Lindley, Staff Photographer Carol Greening, Betty Ann Stevens, Co-Women’s Editor’s Carol Cook, Chief Night Editor Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and holidays and final examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. .... Words mean different things to different people. The emo tional riot which followed the publication of the editorial Not Oregon G. I.” proves this definitely. When an editor goes to sleep at night with malice toward none and gets up peacefully, only to discover a miniature vol cano ready to blast her from her typewriter the quicker the explanations the better. This bit of writing, sent hopefully out to point to several MINOR violations of courtesy, of a very FEW soldier students caused indignation in those who were not involved in even the smallest infractions. And since the editorial was misunderstood, since it was taken at first to mean that army students were heels, lower than low, beyond the pale—a definite statement is in order. And then some mass sighs of relief. * * * * The editorial, while touching on something trivial, brought out the suppressed doubts and uncertainties concerning dates hich are still not settled. In other words, army students don’t know what to expect from civilians and vice versa. And so that bit of writing sounded so wrong, and so blind t» everything but a certain female’s own ideas, that army students decided to say something. They did. Out of it, right at the start, can come a real basis for understanding. know that at present the social set-up for this year is so embryonic that the dates and the dances and the fun ahead doesn’t help the situation now. In a short time the social calen dar will be arranged. This is to include all the fun and social gatherings that tight-packed schedules will permit. Kids are kids. After the first few weeks no help or comment will be needed. That’s one of the troubles knocked for a loop. * * * * As this is written', a long afternoon filled with conferences is over. The army students stated their case, and they did it fairly. Those few out of the great numbers involved under stand, as does the editor, more about the situation. This has been the greatest opportunity for serious, bull sessions yet. Counter-attacks are healthy, and enlightening. Army students did not understand why army whistling should be more terrible than civilian whistling. Neither did the editor. Army students felt the article to be condescending and unfair. In the general interpretation it was. And so, it should be stated that such interpretations were not anticipated. We are sorry they were not. —M.M. Q See 'Ifou. <lo*U(fld 'l'he assembly tonight ought to be a pretty good deal, to put in campus slang the general opinion of those who have studied the program. Soldier students will predominate in the enter tainment, with a few speeches by University officials. Soldier students have been excused from nightly study halls for the assembly, and will attend en masse. This will be one of the few big, all-campus assemblies of the vear, since class schedules of soldier students are full, and they will have few opportunities to participate in assemblies of this nature. But the swing band is what people are really raving about —people that have heard it anyway. Players from big name bands all over the nation will compose the band, and this is its first debut on the campus. Previously it had been thought that the band might play at the Hello dance last Saturday night, but the boys decided they’d rather have a little more practice and give the campus a real thrill. Skits featuring soldiers and a few civilians will also be an attraction in the forty-five minute program. Donald Dittman authored the skits and they promise to be plenty good. Civilians on the campus should be urged to attend the meet ing to get better acquainted with the soldiers, and to make them feel a true part of the campus. —M.Y. JleiteAA, to the ocut&l Dear M. M.: A lot of this “khaki-clad por tion of our student body” has “gone to a university before” too. In fact some of us have gone to universities a lot longer than almost any Webfoot on this cam pus. A goodly share of us are either upper classmen or gradu ates of some college or univer sity. “Meeting and talking over our milkshakes and cokes is nothing new” to us either for we’ve been doing it “for a very great (sic!) many years” on al most every campus in America and some in Europe. “Some girls may have their own special projects” and some of us may have ours. “But it is by no means general or the thing to expect.” We admit that we are fre quently blunt (we call it common sense) but we deny that we are mixed up on this score. If girls could be less “subtle” and a bit more honest with themselves they would not be so easily mixed up over obvious attempts of lone some young men to strike up ac quaintance with young women, who, while they may not be lone some yet, might soon become so if we G.I.s were to become dis gusted with affectation, smug ness, provincialism, and puritan - irm. We have gone without femi nine companionship before and we can do it again. Some of us haven’t had a “date” for over a year. We beseech your indulgence of our enthusiasm. It will wear off. Some of us are bored al ieady. Our whistles are compliments, our stares flattery. But don’t let them throw vou. Pvt. H. I. M. Students: As to the editdrial in the paper Thursday morning.—In the first place we are not here for the purpose of social life or because we want to be. We are here in behalf of your own defense, and it is about time that you all are realizing it. The fact that we go c'own to the “Side” is also no fau’t of ours, and also if some girls want to be social to us while we are there doesn’t give anyone the right to make an is sue of it. There are a good many of the girls on the campus that are nice enough to go with the boys. Then there are a few snobs who think that a soldier is just leading her on and is nothng but a “here today gone tomorrow” factor. Girls, we do like to go with you, but not bow down to you, the game to be played by two. So if you don't want to go with us boys, let us know and we’ll not molest you in any way. So to better social understand ing between khaki and lace this is dedicated.—Let’s all be friends —Huh ? Apologies for the whistling. Pvt. J. D. Mulvehill Hendricks hall. My Dear M. M.: Spurred by your most compli mentary editorial of “what the soldier shouldn't,” I have no bounded feelings. Such pleasant tries are not always expected. Perhaps you hold no real mal ice in your heart for us, and I assure you we have none for you. But striking as you did, at such time-endowed habits, which have almost become military pre rogatives, you have flushed our cheeks. Truly so, in spite of the conditions attendant to war, gen tlemanly conduct should never be compromised . . . But we have been restrained for quite some time and subjected to a new en vironment, featuring much poor conduct. Is it not feasible to as sume that somewhere in past months we, individually, have ac /I Slip &l the Jiip .By PEG HEITSCHM3DT and BOBBI BEALER First of all, we would like to put in a good word for that noth ing but smooth Army band, and those fascinating characters that compose it. The vocalist is cutie Alpha Fee pledge Sue V^felch, and she is really a bit of all reet, too. And check for fun, the mad man of the Friday ASTU assem bly. Mert Haynes is the name, and he’s quite a sender. Seen in Taylor’s last Sunday afternoon, was the former dream boy of the Kappa Sig house, Bob Prowelle, now stationed at Wil lamette. Now It Can Be Told: For the benefit of all who inquired, that uniformed cutie Helen Crawford has been trucking around the campus with, is none other than Dave Gibson. isany s Mouaoir Novel Room of the Week: Phyl Evans’ “baby” room at the Theta house—a nursery, complete with high-chair, rattl)e, and mighty cute. Why, Phyl!! Outstanding couple on the cam pus for the past few days has been tall, tan, and terrific Tri Delt pledge Heidi DeRose and Ensign Paul Weinberger, 6 foot 9-inch hunk of man. Together, they’re really hard to top. Ho, Hum—down to engage ments again. This time it’s Jean ette “Shorty” Tucker who sports a ring. Lucky guy is Dave Ash roe,—luckier yet ’cause he’s still on the campus. Cheez, We Apologize! Sigma Chis Please Note: This department hereby extends sin cere condolences to Hal Martin for our defamation of character— a mere miss of the mental fac tory, because he’s not a Beta, but a Sigma Chi—so Solly!! Things are coming to a pretty pass when a gal can’t even do her bit for her country any more. After arriving at the local blood bank, prepared to offer their ser vices, Tri-Delts Lynn Ortman, Dorothy Boiler, Jill Ames, Bar bara Lesher, and Jean FitzGerald were turned down flat. Reason given: the veins in their arms weren’t large enough!! quired habits not conventional, and perhaps a bit antagonizing to those of sheltered back grounds? Fortunate we are that have gained so few. But, M. M., are you in a posi tion to citicize? to take us under your wing? Perhaps it is, instead, sympathy that you owe us. Did any one of our group choose to attend the University of Oregon when he had free choice? How many of us jumped joyfully when informed of our destination? But army time has strange ways of making men less “choosey” and more easily acclimated to condi tions. It is remarkable how men stop “griping” about the desert after a week or two and merely accustom themselves to the pres ence of lizards and other pests whose home they have “invaded.” Then, too, we do have much The Cutting Room By BILL BUELL Although “The Youngest Pro fession” is a story about adoles cents of high school age, the pic ture is better suited to the men tality of much younger children. —perhaps those in the upper levels of kindergarden. There were evidently some kin dergarden-minded adults in ihe audience. Every once in a while a loud guffaw, occasionally even a mass belly laugh, would arouse us from our otherwise peaceful slumber. Virginia Weidler plays the leading role, a high school girl foaming at the mouth in her frenzy for scribbled fragments, of film stars’ penmanship. Perhaps Virginia is a very clever kid. But we do not like to hear any very clever kid show off her limited histrionic abilities for the full length of a feature picture. Good Gusher The aforesaid histrionic abili ties include: (1) using big words and flowery phrases in an At tempt to appear dramatic and so phisticated; (2) mimicking; (3) gushing. Virginia is particularly good at gushing. The second feature is a typi cal, fourth-rate, “who-done-it” ? epic. The story is fully as original as the title—“Murder on the Wa terfront.” Also on the same bill at “Mac” is a “March of T. short. “. . . And Then Japan." It is well worth sitting through the two feature pictures to see this first rate film essay on Tojo’s Far Eastern empire. Japan Is Growing Fat . Japan is already growing nit on her conquests, according to the editors of the film. Shiploads of oil, rubber, and strategic met als from the subjugated coun tries steam into Nipponese har bors daily. Business and indus try are booming. Propaganda films and Shinto rites keep the people contented with their lot and proud of their army’s victor ies. Nippon is positiv the war, and is keep fighting for a to defend her new empire. Her army and navy are still first ra|£, She will never surrender until an all-out offensive against the is land homeland crushes her power completely. “. . . And Then Japan” should have a sobering effect upon hap py little optimists who flit about saying that the war will be al most over as soon as Adolf pats the canvas. e she will! prepared'^o hundred years d^o work here and little time for play. And any kind of a smile from a pretty girl is a wonder ful help to a man. Our presence here is obligatory and designed to promote a better post-war world for yon, M. M., as well as a fRv others. I sincerely hope that end is gained . . . and soon ... So please, “Get down off your broom” and return those smiles sometime. . . . Signed, George Douglas Noble, Jr. Susan Campbell hall. ST, MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 13th and Pearl Sunday Services—Stoll jt Student Canterbury Club, 6 to 7, Parish House Wednesday—7 a.m., Communion, Gerlinger Hall Rev. E. S. Bartlam, Rector Phone 4606 or 4808 Miss Caroline Hines, Student Adviser Ph. 4605-J or 4808