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News Editor
Norris Yates, Joanne Nichols
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EDITORIAL BOARD
BeWy Ann Stevens Edith Newton Mary Jo Geiser
Shirley Stearns, Executive Secretary
Warren Miller, Army Editor
Bob Stiles, Sports Editor
Mary Jo Geiser, Staff Photographer
Carol Greening, Betty Ann Stevens
Co-Women’s Editors
Betty French Robertson, Chief Night Editor
Elizabeth Haugen, Assistant Managing Editor
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Among the traditions which surround the University of Ore
gon’s commencement period, none lias established itself more
solidly or gained greater prestige throughout the years than
the Failing-Bcekman-Jcwett oratorical contest for graduating
seniors.
The prizes total $300. Henry Failing, of Portland, and C. C.
Beckman, of Jacksonville, were the donors in the original Fail
ing-Beekman contest. In 1943 they were combined with the
Jewett prizes, donated to to th University by Mary Jewett
in memory of her husband, the late W. H. Jewett, hirst prize
is $150, second, $100, and third, $50.
Throughout the history of America we have been fighting
for the right to speak our minds. The orations submitted to
this contest are likely to deal with a wide variety of sub
jects. Some of them will undoubtedly deal with social, political,
or racial questions. A few, we hope, will be definitely radical
in tone. A sharp, healthy opposition is one of the few things
that a democracy, no matter how 'well run, cannot afford to
dispense with.
The actual influence of oratory in public affairs has declined
greatly, aided in part by the advent of radio. The day is past
when the affairs of the country could be swayed, and history
be made, by a single flowery speech on the floor of the Senate
or House of Representatives. But the impending contest is not
important because of the dying art which it nourishes. It is,
rather, significant in that its existence is a living symbol of the
health of free speech in America today, and a promise of its
continuance for some time to come.—N.Y.
Globally Speaking
By BILL S1NNOTT
The recent meetings in Stockholm between Juhu Paaskivi
and Mine. Alexandra Kollontay, the aged “glamour girl” of
the October Revolution, may be the prelude to the immediate
withdrawal of Finland from the war. King Gustaf of Sweden
has advised the Finns that they must cast off their Axis tie,
or face annihilation at the hands of the Red army.
c imanu a present pugm. is one ui
the great tragedies of the war. The
Finns have been Russophobes since
3809 when power politics detached
them from Sweden and handed
them over to the inefficient bureau
cratic rule of the Tsars.
I1 util the reign of Alexander III,
Finland was an autonomous grand
duchy. Tsar Alexander desired the
Russification of his polyglot em
pire in order to stamp out any
democratic, tendencies that might
have filtered in from the west.
The Finnish Diet lost its power
to legislate. Russian officials oust
ed Finns from government jobs,
attempts were made to foist the
Orthodox church upon the Luth
eran Finns.
The Finns passively resisted ev
ery measure of Russification. They
took advantage of the 1905 revo
lution to win back their autonomy.
The country declared its indepen
dence from Russia in 1917 after
the March revolution.
The Hermans, under von der
Holt/, aided .Marshal Mannerhciin
in putting down the Red terror
that ensued in the country after
the Bolshevik revolution in Octo
ber, 1917.
Russia recognized Finnish inde
pendence in 3920 by the Treaty of
Riga. In the ensuing years Finland
became a model state. A cultural
renaissance made Finnish music
and architecture world-famous.
Sibelius is one of the great com
posers. Soorinen has shown that
modern architecture can be func
tional yet beautiful.
Finnish cooperatives were as
highly developed as those of Swed
en. The country evolved into a
pure democracy where there were
no poor or rich—where illiteracy
had vanished. In America, we knew
her as the only country that paid
her debt to us.
In 1939 the Social Democratic
party was in power.The sympathy
of the world went out to the little
country that had “invaded” Rus
sia. Both England and France were
ready in February, 1940, to send
troops to the aid of the Finns.
Only the refusal of Sweden and
Norway to give them passage pre
vented this. One trembles to think
of our position today if Russia had
been forced actively into the war
on the German side.
With the forcing of the Manner
heim line the Finns were com
pelled to sue for peace in March,
1910. Baron Mannerhetm then said,
“Finland has paid her debt to the
West in full.”
In June, 1941, Finland again
Nuf Sed
By CHAS. POLITZ
The nearly 100 young women who, motivated by a desire to
supplement academic classroom theory by practicality,
crammed every corner of 207 Chapman hall Thursday night,
were greatly disappointed to discover that the French movie
whose linguistic aspects they had come to study had as its
leaturea player—one jean uauui.
Dejection and unhappiness was
reflected in every face. “If we had
known we never would have come,1'
one group of seven lavender sweat
ers chorused.
“And to think I left Demos
thenes for this,” the slightly tall
girl with one brown and one amber
eyebrow, lamented.
A Blow
In short it was a telling blow to
the intellectual element in all of
them. They had sacrificed the
thrill of study table to devote an
evening to the study of French as
it is spoken by the natives. They
had come prepared to enjoy the
stimulation of peasant chatter as
the common people of the “land of
50 million” bent over hoes in the
fields, waiting for the angelus to
ring and Millet to finish the paint
ing.
And what did they get ? — a
flaming tale of love and earthy
passion. Positively aesthetically
disgusting, they all agreed.
Small wonder that a great deep
lunged sigh of dissatisfaction was
emitted from the nearly 100 pair
of Hunting Red lips as Monsieur
Cabin’s name was flashed on the
screen.
It Took Stamina
But the girls were broad-minded
and condescended to sit the movie <
out. It was very tolerant of them, ;
for events soon proved they would
be forced to suffer almost con
stantly. Torture No. 1: M. Gabin
was featured in almost every :
scene. He never left the screen even
for a glass of water. (This was due, <
perhaps, to the fact that early in ;
the first reel he had a glass of
milk.)
And looking at M. Gabin’s face
was more than even the untainted
eyes of girls of freshman standing
should be subjected. It was good
looking in its pugilistic rugged
ness. The one bright and one sad
eye were dangerous. The nose that
wandered unrestrained over the
rest of the fact could be construed
as capable of provoking sensuous
stimulation. Not to mention the
lips.
It was tough on the girls, but
they stayed.
Love-Hero Revolting
The love scenes were even harder
to bear. . . They were tender, sen
sitive, and replete with unclocked
kisses. In the midst of the most
moving scene in the rear of the
florist’s shop during which M.
3abin demonstrated he knew his
way around one girl could bear up
:io longer. She let out a high
pitched scream of horror.
But the worst was yet to come:
;he melodramatic murder of the
ival in his checkered double
ireasted topcoat, the delirium of
;he broken-hearted girl, and to top
t all off, the suicide of the melan
choly, disillusioned hero—M. Gabin
limself. And the girls weathered
every clinch and kiss and sigh of
jassion. It is with sheer admira
;ion that our heart goes out to
chose brave young women who
colerantly and courageously re
named to suffer through an exhi
rition of actions and incidents so
liametrically opposed to the ideals
tnd standards they hold dear.
I Miss Mars
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By MARY JO GEISER
You say it can’t be done? It can
be done by American girls and
women. They can aid in winning
the war. What could be nicer than
being an Air Wac?
Very recently it was made pos
sible for young women to specific
ally join the AAF as such. You can
be an air lane inspector, bombshell
mechanice, parachute rigger, or
Link trainer instructor.
entered into war against her
hereditary foe. The Russians were
driven back across the boundaries
of pre-1940 Finland. For the past
two years there has been a stale
mate on the Finno-Russian front.
The Finnish people are tired of
the war. They wish for allied vic
tory. Two great obstacles prevent
an immediate peace: What shall
be done with the German army of
Colonel-General Dietl that occu
pies the northern part of the coun
try, and how can Finnish economy
function when she is forced to be
come independent of the German
imports which hitherto have been
her economic mainstay ?
Russia is thought to have of
fered the 1940 peace terms with
the added proviso that the Red
army may drive the Germans out
of the country if the Finns are
unable to intern them.
It has been suggested that the
ideal solution would be for Amer
ican troops to occupy the country.
The Finns would then be sure of
their independence after the war.
It is their present fear of Russian
rule that keeps them waging a war
that is already lost.
Flying fortresses returning home
are guided in by Air Wacs on
duty at air bases throughout the
world. Air Wacs operate mobile
radio units important in the train
ing of cadet pilots. Highly tech
nical laboratory work as dental
technician at an air field is one of
the jobs available. Lastly, photog
raphy has now been turned over
to the Army Air Force Wacs.
Here is what a couple of Amer
ican generals think of the work
assigned to the Air Waces: *1
have been highly gratified with
the record of the members of the
Women’s Army Corps, now on
duty with the AAF. Not only have
members of the Women’s Army
Corps made an enviable record at
Air Force installations in this
country, but splendid reports have
come to me on the work of the
corps with the Eighth Air Force
in the European theater of opera
tions,” was the first remark by
Commanding General of the AAF,
General H. fH. Arnold.
Lieutenant General B. K. Yount,
commanding general, AAFTC.
“After seeing at first hand how
British women served during the
1940 blitz, I was a strong advocate
of a women’s corps in our army,
and the Wacs have more than ful
filled my expectations. They have
maintained highest standards in
performance of their duties and in
their conduct as soldiers and in
dividuals. Air Wacs are vital to
proper functioning of the train
ing command, and we need many
thousands more.”
When a general calls, it seems
rather imperative to answer, does
it not?
Service Pin Awarded
Miss Rogndahl at Party
Marie Rogndahl was given a
“bon voyage’’ party in the form of
a gift shower in the music build
ing lounge Thursday afternoon.
The shower was sponsored by Phi
Eeta, music honorary, of which
Miss Rogndahl has been president
this year.
Highlight of the afternoon was
the first presentation of the pearl
pin service award to Miss Rogn
dahl by the Phi Beta patroness
group. This award, sponsored by
Mrs. James Radman, is to be made
annually.
Chinese cooking has been ele
vated to the dignity of a plaeS^m
the Stanford university curriculum.
Members of classes taking the
courses under Miss Ling-fu-Yang,
Chinese food researchist, turn out
such delicacies as chrysanthemum
pie, tiger skin eggs, and Buddhist
rice soup. Food economics are also
taught so that 10 people can be
fed on Chinese delicacies for 50
cents.
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