Oregon W Emerald
ANNE CRAVEN
Editor
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Managing Editor
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MARGUERITE WITTWER
News Editor
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Jane Richardson, Phyllis Perkins, Viriginia
Scholl, Mary Margaret Ellsworth, Norris
Yates, City Desk Editors
Bjorg Hansen, Executive Secretary
Flora Furrow, Women’s Editor
Jeanne Simmonds, Assistant Managing Editor
Winifred Romtvedt, Assistant News Editor
Darrell Boone, Photographer
Betty Bennett, Music Editor _
Phyllis Amacher, World News Editor
Gloria Campbell, Mary K. Minor
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Wally Adams, Sports Editor
EDITORIAL BOARD
Norris Yates, Edith Newton
Published daily during the college year except 5undays, Mondays, and holidays and
£inal examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon.
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon.
Ruled, of the Qame * . .
The Little Civil War will come alive again tor students
Saturday when the Oregon team meets OSC at McArthur
court. For most of us it will be the most exciting game of the
season because the visiting team will have a rooting section
with just as much interest in the outcome as Oregon students.
The Ducks beat the Beavers on their home floor in January.
\Ve were the visitors then. As far as we know, good sports
manship was displayed by both sides.
Time was when this couldn't be said of a UO-OSC game.
In 1942, a free-for-all brawl followed the game when Oregon
was defeated in an overtime period. Players and spectators
slugged each other vigorously. The band had to play "The Star
Spangled Banner” to remind the crowd that there was a much
bigger struggle going on in the world.
Both Oregon and Oregon State were put on probation by the
conference officials. Students at both schools were ashamed
that they had done anything so childish in a world at war. But
they had.
We don’t anticipate a fight after Saturday’s game. We think
that the Ducks and the Beavers know enough of sportsmanship
to prevent any such happening.
But sportsmanship is involved in smaller things, too. It
frowns on booing and yells like "Poor Beavers.” It means
allowing the visiting college adequate space for a rooting sec
tion. It means letting the other side lead an occasional yell
without competition from the Oregon section. It even means
standing up when the visiting team’s alma mater song is
played or sung.
Oregon Staters will be critical when they come to the game.
Their impression of us will be formed by the way they are
treated while they are guests. The old rivalry will always be
present, but we hope Oregon students keep it a friendly rivalry.
fju&iice jp*. All. . .
Tuesday morning’s Oregonian carried a story about an army
private who has been sentenced to hang because he refused
to drill as ordered. He is not a conscientious objector but bases
Jus refusal on personal convictions against killing.
The reason for action against such a refusal is obvious.
Millions of men in the armed forces of the United States have
just as deep a revulsion for destroying their fellow men. They
have accepted it as a necessary job to protect their way of life.
But the sentence is very severe. Other objectors have been
placed in work camps or imprisoned. Why should he be given
a death sentence merely because his convictions are not based
on religious faith? If religious beliefs are to be considered an
excuse for objection, why shouldn't a man's other firm beliefs
be honored?
The verdict will be reviewed. If the sentence is carried out,
“equality for all ' can be tossed aside as an outworn concept in
justice in America.
Odeast. . .
It’s the most unusual thing to ever hit this campus and is
equalled by few colleges over the nation. What makes it so
unique in the somewhat shabby annals of college activities
is that it is the sole outcome of student creative thought and
has been originated along principles remarkable for their ad
herence to the purpose of liberal arts. The name of it is Odeon
(o-day-on) and it has been in operation for the past two years.
Activities always have their place upon any campus—both
•■sides of the fence only serve to discriminate to the extent and
to the purpose of those activities. But it is surprising when
the student considers objectively the various events and or
ganizations with which he is familiar, just how minor their
contribution is to the individual himself—either to the expres
sion of his own abilities or to the development of any qualities
j Clips and I
I Comments |
By JANE ELLSWORTH and
BETTY BUSHMAN
No Dates?
A Stanford U official, pointing
out the frequency of flu cases on
the campus, recommended that
“students care for colds; keep out
of circulation when ill.”
Bet this stirred up more than
circulation.
Busy Line
“Hold that line,” or a more adult
version of blind man’s buff, was
featured at an all-campus blind
date party last week at the Uni
versity of Minnesota. Coeds talked
to unseen men on a partitioned
stage and chose a date for the re
mainder of the evening on the
basis of the best “line.”
Taking the Wrap
One of the most formal social
affairs of the season was held at
the University of Kansas recently.
The Phi Psis invited some sorority
girls for luncheon, and right away
the girls were taken to the kitchen
and set to work peeling potatoes.
While this was going on, the fel
lows snitched the girls’ coats.
After a comparatively quiet
lunch, the girls discovered that
their wraps were missing and, un
dismayed, donned their hosts’ over
coats and dashed off to class.
Things Are Looking Up
The closest thing to Paul Bun
yan that the University of Wash
ington students have ever seen
visited their campus last week m
the person of seven-foot Warren
Jackson.
This 20-year-old rugged speci
men of manhood has a story-book
past which includes fighting with
two cougars and other adventures
ot outdoor life that would make a
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ON THE CLASSICAL SIDE
By BETTY JANE BENNETT
Students who wish to become
acquainted with the most popular
movements of symphonies should
hear the Victor album “Heart of
the Symphony.’’ Condensed ver
sions of each movement are pre
sented by the Victor symphony or
chestra under the direction of
Charles O'Connell. Included in the
album are: first movement from
“Symphony No. 5“ of Beethoven;
first movement from Schubert’s
“Unfinished Symphony;’’ the sec
ond . and third movements from
Tschaikovsky’s “Symphonies No.
4 and 5;’’ the fourth movement
from Brahm’s “Symphony No. 1;”
the second movement from “Sym
phony in D minor’’ by Cesar
Franck; and “Festival at Bagdad1’
from “Scheherazade’’ by Rimsky
Korsokoff.
Debussy’s music always serves
to refresh tired minds, especially
his album entitled “Nocturnes”
which includes “Clouds,” “Festiv
als,” and “Sirens.” Leopold Sto
kowski conducts the Philadelphia
orchestra as well as women’s
chorus which does background
work. Mr. Stokowski’s interpreta
tion of this work is beautiful, the
string section of his orchestra de
serving special mention for its
delicacy and purity of tone.
Not altogether musical in na
ture, but attracting attention as
an interesting release is Decca’s
album: “Liberte, Egalite, Frater
nite,” a collection of French writ
ings on the principles of democ
racy, spoken by Charles Boyer,
with a musical background com
posed and directed by Victor
Young. This anthology includes
writings by Voltaire, Rousseau, La
Fayette, Danton, Michelot, Hugo,
Gambetta, Peguy, Clemenceau,
and De Gaulle, and is edited by
Jean Benoit-Levy.
BooJz Review.
By JOHN J. CRAIG
American troops shouting “On
to Tokyo!” as they free Manila
stands as a grim reminder of a
recent statement, made by “Vine
gar Joe” Stilwell, which had as its
essence the prophecy of a war in
the Orient that will last a long
time. A war in the Orient spells
but one word and that is “China,”
for Gen. Douglas MacArthur has
made suggestions in his reports
that an invasion of Formosa and
the eventual invasion of China
proper is already past the blue
print stage. With such an under
taking in the air, many armchair
strategists will be throwing their
books and maps on the Philippines
in the ash can and will be jam
ming the book stores looking for
something to read which will give
a brief, but good thumbnail sketch
of China.
Of all the books which have
been written to date on China, her
history, politics, economics, and
general background, none will meet
the all-around requirements as
well as Carl Crow's latest book,
"China Takes Her Place.”
Carl Crow should know much
about what he writes, for he has
spent more than 35 years in the
Orient. Mr. Crow first went to
China as correspondent for the
United Press. After his press
assignment, he became business
manager for the Japan Advertiser
and America’s Far Eastern repre
sentative of the committee on pub
lic information. All during this
time he had been in close touch
with Oriental affairs and in the
last 25 years of his stay in the Far
East, Crow was the head of an ad
vertising and merchandising agen
cy in Shanghai.
Out of Crow's activities in the
Orient have come four books
which have enjoyed and deserved
universal popularity: “The Chinese
Are Like That,’’ “400 Million Cus
tomers,” “I Speak for the Chinese,”
and “Master Kung: The Story of
Confucius.” Together with his new
book. Crow's works afford a very
thorough and complete picture of a
country and people whose import
ance in the contemporary world
begs everyone’s understanding.
Crow’s new book, informally
written with an introduction and
many autobiographical anecdotes,
is a survey of Chinese history and
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m him beyond the questionable ones of leadership and personal
initiative.
That -is partly why Odeon was begun by a few who were
capable of viewing with a somewhat broader and more com
prehensive understanding the range of campus activities. It
was developed so that all students might have the opportunity
of presenting their creative work for critical judgment and
public appreciation. Now, after two years, it is the biggest
all-student show on the campus and although still in the some
what awkward process of developing along more efficient and
expressive lines, it draws from the off-campus public numerous
expressions of approval. Odeon, with student support and
enthusiasm, is capable of surviving. Now is the time for those
with cieati\e ability, either along the lines of music, art, modern
dance, or rhetoric, to come forward and take part in it.
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ON THE JAZZ SIDE
By JIM YVINDUS
I think that this week’s column
will be devoted to what’s doing
with jazz. When one speaks of
jazz, he doesn’t mean just Dixie
land, but Chicago style, Kansas
City style, and even one that isn’t
well recognized, New York style.
One may say that he can't recog
nize these different styles, and I
say that this isn’t necessary. Jazz,
and swing, which is an offspring
of jazz, is very definitely recog
nized as contemporary American
music. It is not a by-product of
some European form, but wholly
a native product. And as such it
is different, has a new set of
standards and a new outlook.-"ft
is free from old restrictions, youth
ful, full of spontaneity. You don’t
have to play a certain note one
way, and just that way only. One’s
life is hot bound to a certain defi
nite traditions; you become what
you want to. Thus this music has
become a way of life. Jazz has
taken its place among the arts.
For a further discussion of the
qualities and limitations of jazz,
read Chapter 3 of Esquire’s 1945
jazz book. The book also contains
some fine pictures of jazzmen and
good articles about jazz and jazz
recordings. No schmaltz allowed^
Went to Portland last weekend
and visited the . Madrona record
shop, the only place in Portland
where jazz and hard-to-get popular
records are found in any quantity.
Dorothy Garrett, the owner, really
has a large stock of records. Came
back with some fine disks: Hamp
ton’s, Spanier’s, Edmond Hall's*
and two Dwight Eiske’s. He does
do the risque songs, eh girls ?
While looking through records,
Dot introduced me to Lyn Glied,
who M.C.’s the collectors’ jazz
classics program on KGW e'~40f
Tuesday eve, 12:15 to 1:15. For
those that study that late, give a
listen. It is good, and Lyn knows
her jazz. It is nice to find a woman
that appreciates good jazz. She is
angling for an earlier evening
show, and I hope she gets it. It
takes people like her and Ted Hal
lock to further the cause of fine
jazz.
If someone doesn’t tell me
what “It” is, I’ll kill myself.
Signed,
Professor Igor Shmaltz
McDonald
"HOLLYWOOD
CANTEEN"
with
JOAN LESLIE
"Youth on Trial"
— and —
"Saddle Leather
"MUSIC IN
MANHATTAN"
with
ANNE SHIRLEY