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EDITORIAL BOARD
Norris Yates, Edith Newton, Carol Sibulski
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final examination periods by the Associated Students. University of Oregon.
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon.
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Thinking in America is running on a new track. People arc
turning more and more to internationalistic philosophies in
place of the old nationalism. A new day in the whole atti
tude of the American people is dawning.
Don't you believe it!
Optimistically we are trying to tell ourselves that overnight
people can change their whole mode of thought. We tend to
congratulate ourselves by saying that this time we won't revert
to isolationism; the people are so desirous of peace and an
international organization to insure a peaceful world that they
will wholeheartedly support some form of an international
governing body.
But a closer scrutiny reveals that most of us still have our
old nationalistic thoughts with only a thin veneer of inter
nationalism spread over the top. Often, it is true, when pinned
down we find our attitudes to be one of internationalism. But
we include the qualification that there are certain matters the
U. S. must attend to in order to safeguard our future existence.
For instance, while there must be a strong international organ
ization, with an international army, the United States should
also have a strong army and navy to guard against further
aggression by the “robber” nations. Or we agree that all inter
national disputes should he taken before the United Nations or
the International Court of Justice, but we maintain that those
directly affecting our "national honor” or position in the
western hemisphere should be handled by this country, without
the outside aid of a world organization.
This type of thinking can only lead us backwards. While
priding ourselves in thinking along the new popular lines, we
really have retained too much of the outmoded ideas which
were responsible for the present world war.
Let’s examine our thoughts a little more closely. Let's find
out if we really believe in a strong international organization
which would have the power to secure peace or whether we are
just giving lip service to an idea.
We should realize that a revolution in thought will have to
take place before an effective organization will work. We
cannot retain the old ideas while striving to assimilate the new.
JWe cannot demand a peaceful world if we are not ready to give
up a few inches of our sovereignty in exchange for security.
The question is: Are we really ready to do our part in insur
ing this better world we are all looking forward to?—M.A.C.
SametUin<f ta A/uxut
Out of the boundless depths of the activity minds on the
campus that are persistently and consistently struggling with
our war diseases—lack of men—another idea has blossomed
into probability. It is a good idea. It will probably answer a
lot of headaches that have been weighing on the social chair
men of the various houses, and might even initiate a new
tradition among future students.
Those houses which have not been able to line up a Wednes
day exchange dessert with men, now have another choice of
entertainment for the girls. The social chairman simply divides
by two and sends each group to a house for dessert and gets
a houseful in exchange. It is a simple and efficient plan. It
also will afford opportunity for a more informal, rowdy get
together than the usual men desserts have done. For those
houses that desire to do so, skits, shows, and other forms of
entertainment will be in order and the exchange students can
let down their hair and really have a good time over their
meal.
l'lie only prerequisite required will be that house members
realize the responsibility attached to the exchange desserts.
Not having men one \\ednesday should not result in an attitude
of indifference towards those girls coining, for despite the fact
that the average coed is in continuous mourning for those
absent boys, there is slill a “whale of a good time" to be had
at the University. Now is the time to prove, that all by their
“lonesome." a group of girls can have just as much society life,
perhaps not as glamorous but certainly a great deal more
relaxing, as in the pre-war davs.
Probably, when the war is over, and our wandering boys
return, and pin plants come back into campus commonplace,
these exchanges will pass into oblivion. Perhaps they will have
won a special niche of their own by that time, and the girls
will not be willing to relinquish their weekly pow-wows. Any
way, it’s a good idea and worth trying.—P.I'.O.
Jletie/iA
To the Editor
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Recently I have been approached
by a number of students here on
the campus who have asked me
what my reasons are for support
ing the Roosevelt administration.
I will attempt to set forth in brief,
a few matters which I think should
be of primary importance to all.
First of all, I have heard con
siderable comment during and be
fore this campaign, and have heard
used, a certain over-worked group
of words; namely, “freedom of
enterprise.” There are certain peo
ple, who in their play upon words,
have seen fit to condemn and
crucify the Roosevelt administra
tion, falsely claiming and accusing
that administration of having dis
couraged business. If they mean
the curtailing by legislation and
control through regulation of such
disgraceful practices as pyramid
ing, the selling of watered stock
by public utilities, the operation of
large holding companies by these
same utilities, and the monopolis
tic control of the prices of goods
by large combinations and interna
tional cartels, I agree that this sort
of business has been stopped, and
rightly so. Business has been given
a helping and guiding hand through
such legislation as the Wheeler
Rayburn Public Utilities Act of
1935, the Transportation Act of
1940, and the Securities and Ex
change Act of 1934. Much has been
gained and much has been learned
through such legislation and new
understanding between such busi
ness organizations and their gov
ernment has been reached. Coop
eration and understanding of com
mon problems of related industries
under this administration has been
reached, resulting in economic effi
ciency, low-cost production, and a
higher profit ratio to management.
Freedom of enterprise is indeed
a wonderful economic institution,
but this freedom of enterprise must
not be restricted to a limited few
or doled out in a diluted fashion to
to those less fortunate, but must
go hand in hand with equality of
opportunity, available to all.
Some people, too, brand this ad
ministration as a reckless spending
agency, having spent, it is claimed,
some fifty-eight billions of dollars
during its peacetime holding of
office. If this money were used as
stated in the wasteful sense, I
would agree that such a charge
would be justified. However, there
is a difference from an economic
standpoint, between wasting and
investing. This administration did
spend vast sums of money in the
development of our nation. Such
projects as Grand Coulee, TVA,
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Well here we are again, people, alter a sngnr misnap last
week. Hope yo’ all didn’t miss us all too much. But anyway,
during said absence we had a golden opportunity to scrape
together a little knowledge of the “goings on” in the world
of licorice sticks and slip horns; and this is it, kids.
Victor’s got a new pop release this week that’s a double
header presenting T. Dorsey and
“the voice” together on a single
disc. “Whispering” and “Two In
Love” are the tunes and on both
T. D. is heard in some brilliant
trombone work. On “Whispering,”
the tune featured in “Greenwich
Village,” the Pied Pipers add then
vocal harmonies to Sinatra’s solo,
while on “Two In Love,” Frankie
carries the vocal alone.
Another new Victor disc from
the Ellington files couples “I Don't
Mind” and “What Am I Here For.”
Ivie Anderson, for many years the
unusual femme vocalist with
Duke’s band sings the lyrics on “I
Don’t Mind.” As usual, however,
the solo instrumentalists are well
represented throughout the ar
rangement. The tune was written
by Ellington and his very capable
arranger, Billy Strayhorn. The
flipover features Rex Stewart,
Johnny Hodges, and the Duke in
one of the band's unique instru
mental arrangements.
Third one on the bill in this
week’s column is a new cutting by
Hal McIntyre’s young orch. There
are few bands capable of following
the excellent Ellington fare, but
one of these is definitely Mc
Intyre’s. Hal has great enthus
iasm for the Ellington brand of
music and, as a consequence, is
constantly striving to achieve ia.
teresting harmonic effects and un
usual instrumental voicings with
his band. Hal’s latest Victor record
is a coupling of a new Cole Porter
ballad, "It Might Have Been,” and
the instrumental "Daisy May.”
Jerry Stuart and the Four Lyttle
Sisters handle the vocal assign
ment on "It Might Have Been.”
The "strictly vocal” department
this week is handled by the Four
King Sisters who, with male chorus
accompaniment, sing the “Trolly
Song” from the MGM film “Meet
Me In St. Louis” and “My Heart
Sings.” Their arrangement of the
“Trolly ■ Song” features rhythlli
harmonies, while "My Heart Sings”
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