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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1945)
Oregon Emerald ANNE CRAVEN Editor A.IN IN AlviArlj VVliNonir Business Manager ELIZABETH HAUGEN Managing' Editor PATSY MALONEY Advertising Manager MARGUERITE WITTWER News Editor LOUISE MONTAG, PEGGY OVERLAND Associate Editors Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and holidays and final examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. “The resurrection of democratic ideology, not only on paper, hut in the soul of the young generation . . . spiritual mobiliza tion all over the world for defense of essential ideals of free dom.” Those few quotes from vflexander Kerensky’s opening talk Tuesday morning pretty nearly sum up what we are fight ing for. We Americans do not want territorial gains or special ad vantages such as reparations as a reward for our part in the victory. We want a world based on the Four Freedoms. Becom ing more and more realistic as various world problems have come to a head, we realize that a perfect world will not and cannot be built. But we arc striving for the closest possible realization of our ideal. As Kerensky pointed out, it is important for each individual to be “dynamic ... to defend the ideals of freedom . . .” to fight not only with arms, but spiritually, the “people who tend to glorify the totalitarian ideology.” It does not necessarily follow that the close of the war will end all totalitarianism. There are many more,battles to be won even on the home front. Much has been said about vigilance and awareness of the responsibilities of living in a democracy. That vigilance is necessary to maintain our ideals and protect our social', economic, political, and spiritual institutions from being bitten by the totalitarian bug. For totalitarian ideas thrive on inaction and loss of interest. Kerensky summed up the whole problem very well when he said, unless an active world-wide fight to defend free ideals is carried on, “our democratic world is doomed.” * • /I Jiittle Ma'ie. . . In (he 1850’s Henri Dunant, a Swiss businessman, went to Solfcrino, Italy, to confer with Louis Napoleon on business matters. A bloody battle was being fought, and Henri Dunant helped with the evacuation of wounded. ( hit of this experience grew the idea of an international or ganization to provide volunteer medical workers and form rules for treatment of prisoners during wartime and to give aid to areas devastated by flood, fire, earthquake, or famine. Mr. Dunant’s writings about the horrors of Solfcrino aroused inter est, and he soon started a series of conferences to put the plan into action. The organization he started is known now as the Inter national Red Cross. We recognize the great work that tire Red Cross has done in the past and is doing now. Through its agencies we receive information about prisoners of war. The Red Cross supervises prison camps, handles mail for prisoners, and conducts other 'humanitarian projects. This week the campus is asked to contribute its share to the American Red Cross organization. Membership consists of a contribution of $1. Racli student is asked to donate as much as he can. The campus goal is $1200. As students, our direct contribution to the war effort right now is very small. We may help with volunteer work, buy bonds, take summer jobs in \ ital industries, and prepare our selves for useful careers after graduation. But whatever we do now cannot compare with the sacrifices of our fighting men. By giving to the Red Cross we can help a little more. Atn&iican ^baily . . . Journalism is the professional result of man’s curiosity about the affairs of his world and his hope to keep those affairs in their proper perspective and operation. We in America who are as accustomed to our dailv paper as we are to our morning- cup of coffee often fail to realize the difficulty with which other peoples get their information about the world's affairs. We are accustomed to sleek-appearing pages, with easy to-read type, well inked, and printed with ease and grace. \\ e would scorn small sheets, so poorly inked that they were nearly unreadable, with old-fashioned tvpe and in distinct pictures. Yet, all over the world people are getting such papers and treasuring them. Modern American journalism, even with its faults, is one more measure of American initiative and discrimination. ' (t) ESQUIRE, INC., 194 5 | Clips and j Comments ( By JANE ELLSWORTH and BETTY BUSHMAN Things Are Tough All Over A poll conducted this month for Time magazine has revealed some statistics concerning Montana State university coeds. Of about 377 women on the campus who were questioned, 90 are engaged, and ten are married. Scattered replies were given to the question: What is your opinion of men on the campus now? “Too young!” said 25 per cent of the girls. “Too old!” said 8.5 per cent; “Too conceited!” said 9 per cent. A survey of dating showed that of the 37 per cent who are going out, most “rate a date” about once a month, 10 per cent date once a week, and 9 per cent date oftener. * * * ‘Our Stay-yate Dear’ “Hail Minnesota,” the University of Minnesota's official song, will be come the official state anthem if a proposed resolution is passed by the Minnesota state legislature. The resolution suggests that “our college dear” be changed to “our state dear,” reports the Minnesota Daily. It looks as though an amend ment will have to be made to the resolution unless they can find an other syllable. * * * It Took the Long Way Home The dean of the commerce school at Northwestern received a book the other day that he had ordered from Copenhagen, Denmark, in February, 1940, and he’s wonder ing where it has been for the past four years. A bill dated April 10, 1940, one day after the Germans invaded Denmark, was enclosed, and the wrapping showed no stamps of foreign countries and no signs of censorship. Class Distinction A faculty and course evaluation survey is being conducted at the University of Kansas. Students will fill out blanks that will tell professors how their teaching methods and classes are liked in no uncertain terms. The civilian who buys bonds gen erously, even sacrificially, is for that reason more deserving of the new world that is being purchased for him by the serviceman’s sweat and blood. AFTER CLASS TODAY COME IN FOR REFRESHMENTS at Robinson's 550 E. 13th Ave. 'Round Quild <Jicull By JEAN LAWRENCE “The Legend” has returned. __ Capt. Gerald Thornton Smith, ’38, known in the drama de partment as “The Legend” for some now obscure reason, is back from bomber piloting in China. Now stationed in Pueblo, Colorado, he writes that he is using his “out-house variety of Chinese” to teach Chinese pilots how they do bomber flying “over there. “Heaven Can Wait” is trans ferring bag and baggage, via a University truck, to Westfir, Thursday for a performance there for the public school and citizens. Only cast member not going is Kai Lo who has tail wagged it to San Francisco. Thither his fan mail follows. Members of the cast are warned to dress warmly. (With that cast ?) G. F. (Jeff) Smith, ’37’ recently stationed at Shephard field, Texas, has had a reoccurence of malaria which he picked up in the South Pacific and is relaxing at present in the hospital at the field. Helmets. Shields. Spears and daggers. The “Trojan Women’’ is getting warlike in plywood. Stage design student Dolly Manville was found at the drama shack paint ing green snakes on "rounds of fiber board which she claims are shields. We’ll take her word for it. Memory: of the time Robinson bet anybody in the cast 8 to 1 odds that they couldn't get through “Heaven Can Wait” a single night without a blow. Quote Robinson: “So far, I haven't been able to get ’em to pay off.” To obtain white-haired dignity for Mr. Jordan, Ed Lyons uti lized some white clown paint when the makeup box ran low on white mascara. The paint had white lead in it. Result: The Eugene hotel bartender asked • Lost GOLD and brown Schaeffer Ever sharp. Pat Warring, ext. 270." Reward. PAIR pigskin gloves. Reward. Call Ann Stevenson, 2900. Ed if that “child” (23, says Ed) he had with him was of age. Purred the undefeated Ed: “l'es, she’s my daughter.” Why don’t you try white clown paint. 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