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Published daily during the oollege year except Sundays, Mondays, and holiday! 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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They have had their final warning. All seniors wishing to
enter the Failing-Beekman oratorical contest May 27 must
tile notice of their intention with W. A. Dahlberg, director oi
speech and dramatic arts.
Jt has been said that the art of oratory is dead. While it is
true that the United States Congress may no longer be swayed
by the utterances of a Daniel Webster or a Henry Clay, and
that important national issues may no longer be decided by
a single speech of a certain individual, it would be a categorical
overstatement to assert that oratory is no longer a living in
fluence in the world of today. In this country, hundreds of
facets of national, state, municipal, and other local policies arc
decided every noon and every night by men whose chief asset
is their ability to get up before an audience and not only talk
well, but sway them to their own way of thinking. It has been
said that national policy is only the reflection of local and
state policy.
The government of the United States supposedly has its
roots in town, county, and rural areas of the nation. It is in
the many opportunities for speechmaking found in government
of these small segments of the country, as well as in the meet
ing of business men's clubs, chambers of commerce, veterans'
organizations, women's clubs, and other societies and groups—
the list is infinite—that oratory exercises its often unseen, but
nonetheless powerful influence.
Further proof of the practicality of learning to speak may
be found in England, upon which the power of the influence,
both apparent and indirect, which is exercised both on govern
mental bodies and the people by a really capable orator, such
as Churchill, can hardly' be contested.
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But granted that all this is true, that still does not present
or imply any reason why students should go to the bother of
preparing a speech for such an extracurricular activity as the
Failing-Beekman contest beyond taking what they believe to
be a sufficiently practical number of hours in regular speech
and drama courses. But there is a reason, nevertheless, and an
excellent one. Merely to know how to speak in such a manner
as to sway a crowd is not enough. The true orator rises to an
occasion ; he is at his best when some important issue is at
stake, wlu-n the chips are down. The Failing-Beekman affords
a student the best chance he can possibly get while still in
college to speak under pressure, and the prestige of the contest,
as well as the competitive circumstances surrounding it, tend
to make that pressure reasonably severe.
Jt seems to be traditional at the University of Oregon, as
well as at most other schools, that nearly all of the really
■worthwhile upper-division courses wind up their year's pro
gram with a thesis, comprehensive term paper, or some other
such project. The preparation of a speech for entry into the
Failing-Beekman contest, the rehearsing for, and the giving ol
that speech probable furnish as useful and comprehensive r
project as the paper required in any other course.—N.Y.
"Our one aim is complete victory over our enemies and theii
wa\ of life. To that end we expect our students to choose work
yvhich w ill equip them for leadership and service at this time. W c
know that our students will want this training as quickly as
possible. Therefore, our entire program is planned to permit
year round attendance and a wide choice of necessary wartime
studies. \\'e shall cooperate with all students in their effort U
obtain the best possible training in the time at their disposal.
“We are determined in spite of changes from peacetime pol
icies, that standards of instruction and good learning shall not be
lowered. No educational values will be sacrificed.
"Our one goal for our students is that they become stalwart
understanding, and useful. That, we believe, is the heart of edu
cation, w hether in peace or in war.’’ At the start of its 1943-194
\ ear, the University of Miami, Florida, voices its academic aims
and, at the same time speaks for all colleges and universities ir
this nation at war.—"Quotable Quotes."
Nuf Sed
By CHAS. POLITZ
(This is the second installment of the third article in a series
on an interesting political system on the planet Margo.)
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The Baa-Baa system of nominating their candidate for presi
dent of the student body was called the “nose print methods.
Devised by a committee of experts shortly after the party loot
the nrst ail-campus election
through the indiscretion of nomin
ating a candidate who was later
revealed to be a former black
sheep from a family of dark gray
sheep who had dyed his hair for
the occasion, the system was sim
ple, logical, scientific, impartial,
and absolutely incorruptible.
The practicality of the method
was based upon the fact that every
student body card bore the nose
print of the student body president.
This did away with a lot of un
necessary handwriting it was un
animously agreed. The Baa-Baas
seized upon this fact to provide a
criteria for choosing their candi
dates. Every freshman ewe was
nose-printed immediately after
pledging. The ewe with the most
attractive and satisfying nose
print was automatically the Baa
Baa nominee. Salle-Smilee's nose
was ultra-cuite, an inverted ski
jump and her print looked darling
on a card, so her place had been
assured the three years past.
Hints Drop
While the premature announce
ment of the Baa-Baa candidate had
the campus in a hurlyfurl—this
was the state that both sides had
agreed to be in this year—the
Boo-Baa Committee for the Fur
therance of Henda Brijlt had their
hinting campaign in full motion.
Branching out like spiders from
the Central Hinting Operations
they circulated through all the
Boo-Baa houses and o’er the cam
pus hinting. The effort did not
prove successful however, as the
Boo-Baas had still not decided who
to nominate. So the Committee for
the Furtherance called a meeting
of all the Boo Baas and dropped
a hint. That was all that was
needed.
The publicity committees for
both Salee Smilee and Henda Bruit
were composed of specialist trained
since childhood by their alumna
and “us” parents by nightly mud
baths. The 2000 and 26 methods
I. ' =
used to publicize their candidates
cannot be included in this biief
survey. A few of the more ingen
ious schemes should be listed, how
ever:
Soup Proves Useful
The Baa-Baa’s use of croutons
with the name of their candidate
scratched into the burnt crust,
floating in every plate of cream
of tomato soup served at the Gap
ing Crag was countered when the
Henda Bruit forces bribed the
head wastress to scratch cream of
tomato soup from the menu and
substitute oyster stew to facilitate
the utilization of the oyster crack
ers they had prepared with the
initials H. B. sprayed on in an
chovy paste.
The blow-for-blow sign cam
paign was also spirit rousing. The
Boo-Baas started it with a huge
placard placed in the office win
dow of the president of the col
lege reading ’’Henda Should
Ascenda.” The Baa-Baas imme
diately wired Ogden Nash on earth
for aid and countered with “With
Henda You’ll Discenda.” The Baa
Baas started the second series with
“Sal, She Is a Pal” and “Be a Pal
to Sal —She’ll Be As Much, If
Not More, to You.” And the Boo
Baas came back with the terse and
thoughtful “What the Hell Does
One Do With a Pal Anyway?”
During these exigencies the presi
dent had obligingly removed his
personal effects, which included
his person, to the registrar’s of
fice.
(Continued and concluded Fri
day.)
Joe Tom, Chicago, Illinois, is the
only student who is attending
Hastings college on a scholarship
offered by a foreign country. Joe
obtained his scholarship from the
Chinese fund which was set aside
to educate Chinese students in
America.
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ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND
was never more enthusiastically received than the
SMART DRESS
ACCESSORIES
The Broadway is
showing this week
* Unusually-clever
costume jewelry
FREAL
* LEATHER
BAGS ...
* Frilly or Tail
ored neckwear
* Fashion wise
fabric or kid
gloves
* Enchanting Handkerchiefs
* Berkshire and Northmont Hosiery
* Jeweled Belts and Saddle Leather
All this and more too
at
* BROADWAY*
20 - 30 East Broadway
student Union Plans
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admitted the need of a central stu- *
dent organization and a place
where class reunions and other
alumni functions could be held.
The history of the campaign was
briefly outlined, and Mrs. Leo re
ported on the present financial
angle. The fund held by the Alum
ni Holding company totals $68,000.
This amount is divided into two
separate funds, furnishings and
construction. Pledges completed by
former Oregon students total at
least $17,000, and $10,000 has been
added by the receipt of the Lt.
Tom Taylor memorial gift.
The total collected from Co-op
rental receipts added to the fund
amounts to more than $10,000. This
addition has been approved by the
state board of higher education,
and there is an annual rental in
come of $2400 from the same
source. Conklin also mentioned the
fact that the Roseburg Oregon Mo
thers’ association w'as annually
contributing $10.
Wally Johnson, chairman of the
freshman committee, reported that
every living organization on the
campus had been contacted and
lists of features desired by the stu
dents had been turned in. Mary
Sherman, representing Dorothy
Rogers, chairman, reported for the
sophomore committee wihcli has
surveyed the lounge situation in ^
Gerlinger and said that all avail
able lounges were inadequate or
unused, therefore making the ne
cessity of several centrally-located
lounges for different purposes amj,
organizations apparent. It was also
agreed that ballroom facilities both
in the Gerlinger gymnasium and in
McArthur court were inadequate.
Florence Hamilton, chairman of
the junior committee, reported on
the more specific details upon
which they are conducting re
search.
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Tyrone Power
"Banjo on My Knee"
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
A GALAXY OF FUN!
"AROUND THE
WORLD"
KAY KYSER
MISCHA AUER
JOAN DAVIS