Oregon W Emerald
MARJORIE M. GOODWIN
EDITOR
ELIZABETH EDMUNDS
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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.
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After a brief weekend vacation at his Eugene ranch,
Wayne E. Morse, dean of the University of Oregon school of
law. public member of the national war labor board, and rum
ored candidate for the Republican nomination for United
State’s Senator, went back to work this week. Morse left Eugene
for Portland to review lumber problems before the west coast
lumber commission. Today lie goes to Seattle to hear cases be
fore the regional war labor board, and later in the week he will
return to Washington.
This busy, hurried trip is called a “vacation” in a story
in this week's Time magazine. Just how much of a vacation it
was is problematical, hut it is true that Dean Morse was back
on the campus and in his Kenton hall office after a long absence.
Wayne Lyman Morse made a fine record as dean of the
law school, and an equally line one as west coast labor arbiter,
j Lis firmness and unimpeachable honestly won the respect of
both labor atyl management. 11 is work as labor arbiter brought
him a place on the national war labor board, where he has con
tinued to win acclaim of the public and the press for his forth
right and courageous adherence to the convictions of his down
to-earth idealism.
Dean Morse’s arrival on the campus was preceded by a
bevy of ‘‘they-say” whispers about his possible candidacy in
the coming election. Some Washington gossipers declared that
.Morse would run against Rufus Holman in the Republican
primaries ; others were equally sure that lie would remain with
the war labor board.
The logical person to consult for authentic information as
to Dean Morse’s plans is Morse himself. But Morse, with the
political acumen of a veteran legislator, has declined to commit
himself as yet. Oregon students, who, like the rest of the nation,
have been wondering about Wayne Morse’s political plans,
were still wondering as the law dean left the campus this week.
But we know that whether he remains with the war labor
hoard or is nominated for Senator on the Republican ticket and
later, peihaps, elected Senator from Oregon, Wayne Lyman
Morse will continue to serve the state of Oregon and to repre
sent public interest with the same zeal, ability, and fighting
honesty which have always characterized him. J.X.
( Editors note: This editorial was contributed by a member
of the Emeralds news staff.)
Towards the end of last term there were about 30 men in
one of the two campus dorms \\ ho petitioned the dean s office to
move from the house.
It was only then that those in charge of dormitories on the
campus began to realize that the rumors which had filtered
in during the term must have had some basis of truth—rumors
about fights in the halls until early in the morning, rumors
about beer busts held at the house instead of far from the
campus as is the usual custom, rumors about house officers who
could not or would not exert the necessary control on ro
lxlisterous freshmen.
Jl was a natural situation. I he ireshmen were m the ma
jority on the campus for the first time this year since the last
AVorhl War. They took over the reins before they realized how
powerful the house was. The small amount of objection which
the five upperclassmen made went unheeded.
Several times during the term there were threats that a
majoritv of members of the house would stage a walkout, but
the threats did not materialize into action. The chief topic of
conversation became "Next year I'm going to live out . .
Near the end of the term questionnaires were sent out by
housing officials. That the results of the questionnaire were a
shock was obvious w hen members were summoned before the
dean of men. More questions were asked.
The answers were vague. Nobody wanted to incriminate
anyone else. They just wanted to move out.
But the University didn’t want them to mo\ out, and so
.oier more questions and more complaints tiny announced
Clips and
Comments
From the Bengal, University of
Idaho’s paper we extract the fol
lowing interesting items:
“Michigan State ASTP’s are
getting out their own paper now."
-—You don’t say!
And:
I like exams,
I think they're fun,
I never cram,
And I won't flunk one.
I’m the teacher.
Which choice bit of verse reminds
us of Dr. Krcmer's attitude when
the students drag into his elevei?
o’clock German I class for a quiz
and he says cheerfully, “Smile!”
Still in the poetic mood we pre
sent this from the Mills College
weekly:
My lady, he wary of Cupid
And list to the lines of this
verse—
To let a fool kiss you is stupid;
To let a kiss fool you is worse.
And from Ka Leo O, University
of Hawaii publication, comes a
fragment of island humor about
the three Chinese sisters who
were not married:
To-Young-Tu.
To-Dumb-Til.
No-yen-Tu.
Oh well, things are bad all over
. . . which just about sums up the
general post-holiday feeling
around here, eh ?
An 11-year-old war refugee
adopted last year by students of
Mills college who, through the war
service fund, sent $150 to pay her
expenses in a summer camp in
England, wrote tiie coeds an
answering letter of which ex
cerpts were:
“ . . . We had a Thanksgiving
service thanking God for keeping
us safe for three years. After
wards we had a tea party which
was very nice, and then wre danced
to the visitors .. . The crops on my
plot are coming up well now. Last
night we thinned our carrots until
they were two inches apart. We
also have lettuce, onions, and
beets and they are all growing
nicely . . .”
—Which leaves us weeping into
our beer.
The Little Cave Theater at the
University of Washington is the
unique protege of the campus po
liceman. It is beginning its 14th
annual Christmas season “run”
with a repeat performance of last
year’s play “The Herd Girl’s
Dream.”
In past years thousands of peo
ple have witnessed the unusual
production in the setting of the
basement of the officer's home.
This year a commodious new lo
cation has been built to accom
modate the large audience and the
performance is expected to be
continued for .another month. In
1942 1,300 persons from 31 states
and 14 foreign countries attended
the policeman’s Little Cave
Theater production. There is no
admission charge, only a wishing
well where visitors may toss coins
. . . Here’s to one cop with a lot
of imagination!
Paper hats, noise-makers, and
confetti helped make traditional
the New Year's Eve dance for all
students and ASTU members giv
en by the Union at Indiana Uni
versity. Music was provided by
t lie ASTU dance band. The stu
dent affairs committee extended
the usual hours of 12:30 a. m. to
1:80 a. m. realizing the importance
Up From UO
By PEGGY OVERLAND
Once again the University of Oregon Medical School bolsters its
record of brilliant alums with another equally able graduate Ralph ( .
Matson, ’02, physician, surgeon, and teacher. At present living in Port
land where his practice is located, Dr. Matson also teaches at the
Medical School.
Perhaps one or the strongest
reasons for Dr. Matson’s success
anil renown in the medical field
has been the broadness and
thoroughness of his study. The
latter part of his medical training
was acquired in many of the out
standing universities of the world.
In addition to the University of
Oregon he attended Cambridge
university; University of Vienna;
Dusseldorf Academy of Medicine;
University of Paris; and the Uni
versity of Berlin. Despite this
brilliant record, Dr. Matson has
never eeased to study and even
today is constantly seeking to add
to his knowledge of medicine and
surgery.
National recognition has been
accorded him for his work in the
field of tuberculosis in which he
has studied and specialized. His
researches have resulted in na
tional acceptance of him as an au
thority in the field of tuberculosis,
with much attention being' paid to
the numerous articles on the sub
ject which he has written.
He is a former vice-president of
the National Tuberculosis associ
ation and in 1939 was elected pres
ident of the American College of
Chest Physicians. In addition to
these honors, Dr. Matson has also
served as vice-president of the
Pan-Pacific Surgical association.
One would imagine, after scan
ning this impressive list of study,
that Dr. Matson’s gratitude would
be diverted to the European
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schools where most of his edu
cation was obtained. However,
shortly after his extensive travels
abroad as well as at home, he re
ported a few years ago that “the
University of Oregon’s medical
school while not the largest, is as
fine as exists anywhere.”
Doctor Matson is considered by
all who have ever known him to be
as fine a teacher as he was a gflrrT
student. His encouragement and
help have been justly appreciated
by the many young Oregon doc
tors who have graduated from the
medical school.
Something of this direct, square
jawed doctors “philosophy of
youth” is apparent in a statement
he wrote for the University med
ical students some years ago:
“Any semblance of advice,
cheer, or warning that I could off
er .. . would be that success for
you is in some still indeterminate
range ... It is not hard to re
member . . . how easily one’s vi
sions of the future may exceed the
actuality. The vision may be^fo
much larger than the capacity
for fulfillment. But . . . part of
them will surely come true. And
from the other part emerges the
variegated fabrics of your lives.”
With such counsel and judg
ment before them everyday, it is
no wonder that the students of
“the school on the hill” consider
Dr. Matson a man exceptionally
fit to prepare them for a future
career in medicine.
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Christmas brought a lot of the Oregon boys back to their various
homes on leave. Almost anywhere you went in Portland you would see
a group of Oregon boys comparing uniforms, camps, schools, and pro
motions. Of course, it was plain to see that they didn't spend all their
time with their boy friends.
Beta Kim Kaufman, Navy \ -
12er from Willamette, escorted
Alpha Phi Gene Loomis around
town quite a hit during the holi
days. Could it he love!
From Parkville, Missouri, came
Art Hosfelt, Chick Clialoupka,
Don Blair, Art Damchen, Frank
Sardam, Don Lonie—all home for
the holidays. Say, if you could but
hear the average G. P. A.s of those
boys.. They’re really doing all
right!
After graduating from a small
college in Missouri for navy train
ing, Sigma Nu John Bubalo was
in on leave. He is now going into
pre-med training.
Starting the new year out right
Wayne Atwood, V-12 from U. C.
L. A., placed a ring on third finger
of the occasion to morale . . . Oh,
tor more committees like that!
Housed in a store building
which was formerly a spaghetti
restaurant is the recreational cen
ter in one of Chicago's three worst
juvenile delinquency areas. Twen
ty students from Northwestern
University serve as volunteer as
sistants in the center and help
provide recreation for more than
30 children of mixed races, many
with prison records, every after
noon and evening.
that the situation would be corrected. On this basis they reject
ed many of the petitions to move out.
Xow the dorm is lull again, after consolidation with the
other hall, students whose applications were rejected are begin
ning to wonder whether or not the big promises will be fulfilled.
Unless some method is found to control the freshmen, they may
leave the University without ever having gained the sense of
good behavior and responsibility which is a heritage at Old
Oregon. B. L.
left hand of Pi Phi Phoebe Smith. ,
Also Dan Wessler—remember the
villain in “The Watch on the
Rhine”—did same for Alpha Chi
Jenelyn Gaston.
Marine Roy Paul Nelson finds
traveling- condition a little rojfcgh.
He hitchhiked to Sacramento
where thumbing came to no avail.
Prom there he took a bus to
Portland. He went through all this
to see Louise Brundage, Alpha
Chi pledge.
Delt Chuck Larson, now sta
tioned at Oakland supply depot
in the navy, will 'attend Harvard
starting January 14. He was home
on leave—could that have been the
reason for Liz Edmund's quick
voyage to Portland!
Sigma Chi Bob Tramp is now
attending aerial gunner’s school
at ShcjDherd field, Texas.
Did you all see Tau Bob Sell
down at the Side last weekjgjiiii
fiancee Alice Blodworth? They
both loked mighty happy as they
looked over the skeleton crew of
the old Oregon standbys. Bob
thought the school was “sure dif
ferent but its still the best one
of all.” After his leave Bob will go
on to midshipman’s school.
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