Afai Thursday night the boys were oriented— just ask ’em. They were oriented via a speech by Carveth Wells, “explorer, engineer, author, lecturer, geographer.” Mr. Wells’ speech, part of the army’s orientation program, was heard by some 2,000 ASTP men, faculty members, students, and Eugene townspeople. His ad dress was ambiguously entitled “Countries Behind the Battlefronts”—a title purposely vague, according to Mr. Wells, “so that I can talk about anything I want to.” He certainly did. ves, he certainly did. * * * Mr. Wells discussed the Federated Malay States, China, India, Japan, the Star-Spangled Banner, the war in the Pacific, and Mr. Wells. A traveler by profession and by preference, Mr. Wells has seen most of the world. The record of his wanderings is a condensed trav eler’s guide, and his conversation is a fascinat ing vocal transcript of the National Geo graphic, without statistics, footnotes, or pho tographs. Mr. Wells has the distinguished, handsome good looks of a career diplomat, al though he’s a bit less dashing and a bit more portly than we like our explorers to be. His manners are charming, and no more interest ing" a dinner companion could be asked. Fie surveyed the Grand Trunk Railway in Can ada and the Fast Coast railway to Singapore, has led sundry expeditions, has lectured in the United States, Great Britain, Norway, and Sweden, has produced several motion picture travelogues, and is the author of 14 books. That is the Carveth Wells who appeared in newspaper articles and on book-jacket bio graphies. The Carveth Wells who spoke in McArthur court is even more interesting, in many respects. * * * * Wells spoke under the army’s orientation program. His address was supposed to de scribe die bchind-the-headlines story of the in tlie headlines countries. This lie should be well-fitted to do, for he certainly has lived and traveled in the countries of which he spoke, llis lecture should have been a highly factual, informative, and entertaining back ground picture of Asia. Why, then, did those in the audience leave frowning slightly? Why was there a nagging little doubt in their minds? Why did some of them mutter, “Propaganda,” and others say, “Too flashy,” and still others dismiss the whole speech with ‘‘Glib.” Mr. Wells said many things we know are true, many that we think are true, and many that we do not believe at all. But his proof al ways consisted only of “I’ve been there my self, and I know. I talked to him personally, and I know. I’ve seen it with my own eyes, and I know.” Some of the things he said we would like to believe, some of the things we are will ing to believe, although we don’t like to. But we cannot believe on faith alone, for Carveth Wells did not inspire such faith. There is no Indian problem, if we are to believe Carveth Wells. India, he says, is not really a British colony at all. (What is it then, Mr. Wells ? You didn’t say.) Gandhi is “merely an agitator.” Unity for India? No, says Mr. Wells, there are too many religions there. (No melting pot in Asia, Mr. Wells?) As Mr. Wells himself kindly pointed out, most of the public information on India is greatly erron eous. Mr. Wells is very greatly interested in China. We must be friendly with China, he says, and we agree with him. He says, “Friend ship with China is essential for victory over Japan,” and we agree with him. But then he goes on to explain why wc must be friendly: “If China, India, and Japan ever unite it will be goodby to the white race.” (We’ve got to watch the yellow menace, huh, Mr. Wells ? We Aryans have to stick together, don't we, old chap?) Postwar planning has no friend in Mr. Wells. “The ‘Peace Now’ movement is rotten,” he charges. “We must be as ruthless as the Germans would be. We must win the war before we start any postwar planning, other wise there may not be any necessity for post war planning.” (We all want to win the war, Mr. \Veils, lint we also want to win that part of the war we lost last time—the peace. Does that hurt the war effort. Mr. Wells? Doesn't it make us better fighters it we know what we're fighting for?) We are glad you came here, Mr. Wells. We thank j-ou for a stimulating, thought-provok ing lecture. But it will take more than a per sonality smile to make us swallow everything you said. AYe’re sorry, but we can’t do that. Not quite, Mr. Wells. —J. N. aniwfflRiHUfliniinjHinaBimijnnflm!; :|||IWII!ll1llltllllll1(11lllllinillllllllllllllllll1lllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinnnil!llllllll!lllllll!llllllllllll!llllllllllllll!!ltlll!l!lll!l!ll!l NufSed By CHAS. POL.ITZ £l!!llllllllll!ill!lllliiillll!IIHU!l!ll!!!!!l!!llll!!!II We were very pleased to note announcement on the event proclaiming signs in the libe that Drs. Huestis, Bee, and Ja cobsen will be assisted in their discussion of the biological, psychological, and spiritual phases of love and marriage by the army swing band. We feel sure that the band will do much to create the restive, contemplative mood demanded by a dis cussion of this nature. A White-boy White drum solo with cymbals and tom-tomical emphasis is perhaps, together with Moussorgsky’s "Night on Bald Mountain," the best non- vo cal expression of that period in man’s life when he is irrecover ably entwined with the most vocal of all God’s many works. We will never forget, ns long as we are eonstanlly reminded, of the I,ove and Marriage series of our freshman year. Then the af fair was one of the major events of the school curriculum. Petitions were filed and chairmen were chosen, and there were lengthy and loquacious arguments over who should have charge of the J.ove and who would be left hold ing the Marriage. The chairman who lost and was designated Mar riage always felt she had been robbed naturally and how times have changed. The general chairman that year was Theta Janet Morris who is now married which would undoubt erly prove something to the psy chology department. The speaker was Dr. Paul Popenoe, nationally known L. & M. expert and con sultant tributary to Mr. Anthony's overflow. He lectured in McArthur court without the swing band, and scheduled two question and an swer forums for the following evening—one for girls and one for boys, which he considered was probably the best way to divide them up. So we went to find out what our mother had always delegated to our father and our father was either too bashful or too well-in formed to tell us. There seemed to be quite a few others who had similarly reluct ant parents because the place was full, and mostly with football play ers. Everybody sat very composed and all-knowing in the dark, rich Rajah throne room atmosphere of Gerlinger’s upper hall, every one about to go, except Dr. Popenoe. When he finally clicked off the electric exercise horse he seemed to be standing on, he asked us to write out any questions we had on little scraps of paper he passed around “and please don’t sign your names.” This we did and he gath ered them up and very democrat ically drew them out of a hat that some local merchant with a flair for advertising had provided for the purpose. Then he answered all those many things, except that he sub stituted rabbits for stork, which we thought was very practical. Hope they do that this year, too. First woman to receive a mas ter’s degree in astronomy at Case School of Applied Science, Cleve land, is Miss Virginia Burger, a graduate of Swarthmore college. Miss Burger is the second woman to receive a master of science de gree in sixty graduations at Case. Breaking all local and Red Cross mobile unit records, the A.S.T. unit at Indiana university recently exceeded its quota of 700 pints of blood and had another 100 potential soldier donors awaiting when time and blood containers ran out. Globally Speaking By BILL SINNOTT The appeasement policy of our state department towards Spain seems at last to have borne fruit. Franco has switched from being a pro-Axis non-belligerent to one who is a neutral, with a slight United Nations bias. Before the 1931 revolution, the monarchy rested on three suports: the army, the Church, and the nobility. After King Alfonso’s flight, Spain became a republic with a very liberal constitution. The Church and state were separated—the great estates of the grandees were expropriated—at least on paper. But the Spaniards had had no experience in self-govern ment. They are the great individualists of Europe. Parliament ary government was soon a farce, due to the partisanship ofthej Spanish and the excesses of the left and right factions. The ad vent of the Popular Front govern ment in February, 1936, led to a military rebellion engineered by the rightists in July 1936. The revolt could not have suc ceeded, however, if both Hitler and Mussolini had not supported Franco with men and war supplies from the very beginning. Russia, in retaliation, aided the loyalists. For a time the Spanish civil war threatened to develop into a gen eral European conflict. Franco’s government was re cognized by us on April 1, 1939. He ruthlessly jailed the loyalists by the hundreds of thousands. His power rested in the army, sup ported by the Church, the Mon archists, the Carlists, and the Falangists. Since Franco had no program, he appropriated that of the Falange. His brother-in-law, Ser rano Suner, became head of the Falange and also foreign minister. Suner was the real ruler of Spain until his love affair caused Franco to dismiss him. Franco was called the “best known brother-in-law in Spain’’ while Suner was in power. His un accustomed life of ease made him lazy. He became too busy enjoy ing the luxurious prerequisites of his office to bother about running the country. Franco brought Spain into the war on the Axis side in everything but name. His speeches praised the “new order.” German tourists were as thick in Spain as the med als on Goering’s chest. After Hitler’s invasion of Rus sia, Franco sent a token division to aid them. Spanish economy was dependent on imports from abroad. These the axis could not supply. Our state department adopted the policy of sending Franco the bare minimum of raw materials which would keep Spanish industry functioning. Our liberals were furious at the administration’s policy of aiding the fascists. However, it has fin ally been vindicated. Spain’s neu trality permitted our North Afri can invasion. We have bought up all Spanish raw materials that are vital to our war efort. Franco at present is making desperate efforts to trim his sails. The “Blue Division” has been withdrawn from Russia. Allied war news and propaganda are al lowed to appear in the controlled press. The generalissimo is also seek ing some way to perpetuate his regime. The Falange is unpopular with his chief supporters, the army, Church, and the nobjes. Consequently he is toying with the idea of restoring the monarchy. Don Juan, whose mother was Brit* ish, would be the ruler. It is in conceivable that his regime can outlast the victory of the United Nations. Oregon If Emerald MARJORIE M. 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Somebody knew. \\ e quote—“Mountbatten is a hill in Italy recently taktyj by the allied forces at great cost.” ]■ 1 here’s a new prerequisite for admission to Croatian uni versities, according to the Xazi-controlled sZagreb newspaper, llrvatski Narod. No girl student will be admitted to any uni versity unless she can offer proof of 12 months service in the Nazi female labor service. -- f Monticello college, Alton, Illinois, opens its 106th academic year with the largest enrollment in history . 1 he University of Texas library, largest in the South, has doubled in size during the past seventeen years. Largest in history is this 3-ear's freshman class at Georgian Court college, Lakewood, New Jersey. On October 25 Oregon State college celebrated its sev enty-fifth anniversar)-. t 1 '