Oregon® Emerald LOUISE MONTAG Editor ANNAMAE WINSHIP Business Manager MARGUERITE WITTWER Managing Editor GLORIA GRENFELL Advertising Manager JEANNE SIMMONDS News Editor MARILYN SAGE, WINIFRED ROMTVEDT Associate Editors Bill Walkenshaw, Leonard Turnbull Co-Sports Editors MARYAN HOWARD Assistant Managing Editor MARYANN THIELEN Assistant News Editor JANET WHELAN Executive Secretary ROBBIEBURR WARRENS Chief Night Editor ANITA YOUNG Women’s Page Editor JACK CRAIG World News Editor BETTY BENNETT Music Editor Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and holidays raid final exam periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Pin-Plx*utUuf SrxJAxzosidinxASuf When somfc of the old boys return to the campus, they're very likely to “pass a brother by” without knowing it. Ac cording to current rumor, fraternity men at Oregon have been carrying on secret rushing and pledging in violation of their agreement made January 13, 1944. At that time, the Interfraternity council decided to “post pone pledging indefinitely.’ 1 he decision was to remain in ef fect until a new council was formed. Furthermore, the Student Affairs committee of the University defined conditions and ways by which the chapters of national fraternities may aagin become active at Oregon. They are, as follows: 1. The chapter of any fraternity will be considered competent to transact fraternity business when it can show a membership of four or more initiated members who were initiated prior to January 13, 1944 and whose initiation is on record in the dean of men’s office. In addition, a state ment from one of the national officers of the fraternity that they approve this group as a representative chapter of the fraternity must lie filed in the dean of men’s office. 2. When 12 national fraternities have active chapters competent to do business on the University of Oregon campus, the Student Affairs committee, will, upon proper representation, authorize the formation of an Interfratern ity council. ~ 3. When the Interfraternity council is qualified to trans act business it may set up rules and regulations for the pledging of men and the initiating of new members. It is obvious, then, that the fraternity men who are indulg ing in "dirty rushing" tactics are breaking their pledge made in 1944. Aside from the ethical considerations, such secret pledging is not to the benefit of either the present fraternity men or the boys who carry the pins in the pockets. Prospective pledges form their opinions on the various fra ternities from the salestulk given them by a few members of one, two, or possibly more. 1 he picture given them is very limited because, most likely, they are most influenced by a couple of the boys from the “old gang" who are friends of theirs. Since the, activities are undercover and are not organized, the future “nuggets” do not have the opportunity to consider all the houses or to meet a really representative group from any of them. The members of the ('.reek letter organizations are creating bad feeling in their ranks by taking part in such practices. Their actions now may not he approved by other members who re turn in the near future, and the situation may prove very em barassing for the illicit pledges and for the organization. Those who have carried on secret pledging will he condemned by the others who stood by their promise. The National Interfraternity conference has outlined the principles on which it is basing its postwar plans. The second principle states, “Tli*.' college fraternity must regard itself as an integral part of the institution in which it is situated. It not only must be amenable to the rules and regulations of the col lege institution, but must also share in all the college responsi bilities of the undergraduates,” Some of the Oregon chapters of national fraternities are mak 'ing a very poor start in their postwar life. WciAf Rook When . . . Lowerclassman Spanked For Smoking By TRUDI CHERNIS and DORRIE HABEL 30 Years Ago Scandal! Lowerclassman George Colton, forgetting himself, sat on the libe steps, grabbed his pipe, and started smoking. “Now smok ing is not such a sin, if on the street you see—but is a forbidden thing- on our fair campustry.’’ Three seniors, sniffing the famil iar odor, nabbed Colton and pre sented him with a sound spanking, causing him to resolve that smok ing on the campus doesn’t pay. Any Pins Today ? “Do you not need some new hat pins, bar pins, cuff buttons, sash pins, brooches, veil pins, chatelaine pins, hardy pins, waist sets, tie clasps, scarf pins, or some necessary articles in jewelry?” an ad from Seth Laraway, salesman of jewelry and pianos, inquired. Five for a Quarter Winners of the professonal dan cing contest at the San Francisco exposition held in July, Mr. and Mrs. A. van Roosendael, returned to Eugene and made plans for forming private classes for Uni versity students in the latest standardized dances. These in cluded the one-step, fox trot, canter waltz, and Balboa. One set of five lessons cost 25 cents. Union Then “You can feel their difference! You don’t have to pick a Richmond Closed Crotch union suit to pieces to note its various points of ex cellence. You can feel their dif ference! You can feel it in the smooth, non-irritating seams, a characteristic of tailored Rich mond finish. Finally, you can feel it in the new sense of boundless comfort which the patented Rich mond Closed Crotch allows. That’s why the Richmond has made thou sands of union suit converts.” And in the Emerald! 20 Years Ago Latest style around the campus was the use of bright sayings and decorations on the back of sweat shirts and slickers. ‘‘Not to flaunt a cartoon, emblem, or a spicy bon mot on your back is to be sartor ially decadent and depressed.” Favored emblems were ducks, mules, roosters, lions, and comic cartoons. Considered “ultra smart” was to parade a sign, in cluding “If you can read this you are too darn close,” “It looks like rain,” and “How dry I am.” That younger generation . . . Pepping Up Profs Physical department heads de clared that no longer would the listless voices of faculty members spread dreamy atmospheres over classes, because male professors were organizing a. club for further ing the athletic activities of mem bers. The chairman was respon sible to bring other members of the faculty into contact with the various methods of exercise. Thir ty-five had already signed to play volleyball. Limerick Lulu One of the winners of the Seven Seers’ limerick-writing contest: There was a monk in Siberia, Whose life got wearia and wearia, With a hell of a yell, He jumped from his cell, And eloped with the sister superia. Editorial Expression The Reed College Quest was suppressed last week by a groirp of students when its first literary edition appeared with a short story highly spiced with barrack room profanity. The Quest editor, who was also author of the story, resigned. 10 Years Ago A definite decision that Sigma Nu was withdrawing from the inter-fraternity council was an nounced. Unusual Weather Winter tightened its grip on Oregon, with unprecedented blasts of wind, snow, and rain. A full inch of snow was recorded in Eugene, the first in all history for October. Fighting John “John Lewis, president of the United Mine workers, threw the recent A.F. of L. convention at Atlantic City, New Jersey, into an uproar, when he and William Hutcheson, president of the penters’ union, became embroild in a fist fight on the convention floor.” “Hell on Wheels” The column “Hell on Wheels” came out with its current selec tions in the motor industry. Number one is the Cord, dor mant for a few years but remem bered fondly by the curve-blister ers. Cord’s cutest trick is its head lamps, hidden under trap-doors in the fenders, popping up at the touch of a lever. Number two is Lincoln Zepher. Costing about $1300, F.O.B. De troit, rumors say it performs like nothing human. !i:illllllllllllllllllllllllll!lllllllillllllll!ll!l!!II!!ll!lllllllllllllllllllllilllllllll!llllllill!lllll!llllllll> Powder Burns iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinraiiiiniiiimmiiiiinuiiiu. By REX GUNN There were two clots of dirt under the fingernail of the third and fourth finger on the left hand. “How long you been here?” said the first clot. “Two days.” “What’s the password?” “Kamikaze.” The first clot shuddered, “It’s tough to go out this way.” “Good as any,” shrugged clot number two. The Good Old Days The first clot thought wistfully of the days when, as a little speck, he had roamed the backyard of a farmhouse. There had been hens, it was true, pecking and threatening him and the other specks, but it wasn’t like this, this awful certainty—. “Look out!” He dodged and barely cleared the huge teeth as they bit off the fingrnail just behind him. mis grams U'emoiea, ne snooK in every atom. “I can’t stand it,” he thought. “I won't go through with it.” But sense of duty rose strong, and he secured a germ from force of habit as his shelter scratched behind a cat’s ear. "Hey, buddy.” He looked over at germ number two. “Are you ready?” He forced back the words and nodded. Slowly the fingers bent, fumbled a moment, picked up the napkin. “Geronimo,” screamed clot num ber two and swung to the napkin and disappeared into the mashed potatoes. The whiteness came closer, it 1 covered the nail. He took one last deep breath and launched a power dive at the asparagus tips. Out across the split pea soup ran the whisper of the cry: “Geronimo.” Clips andjComments By CABLEY HAYDEN Atypical pre-war celebration in the form of the third annual Homecoming weekend will be held November 23-24 at the University of California at Berkeley. “Movies of their days” is one of the out standing features which will wel come “alums” to the campus. The policy of “seat saving” has met its Waterloo at Indiana university with this comment from the student: “It is too bad that such things happen at the time when all social groups meet for the common purpose of en tertainment.” They now have the solemn rule “First come first served.” Something new had been added at Drake university—a checkroom has been opened in the library to provide a parking place for over shoes, hats, coats, and books. Hear Dem Bells The bells were on the blink at the University of Toledo recently. Lullaby-voiced professors were drowned out by their profuse ring ing. Bewildered freshmen assumed that there had been some new Uni versity ruling reducing class periods from 50 minutes to 10, packed up their troubles with hopes of leaving class at the “10 after” signal. The sounding of the gong every hour on the hour was just a fooler and the building superintendent discovered that a little gadget had slipped out of its rightful place and caused all the confusion. Appropriately enough, the chor al society chose that day-to prac tice “The Bells of St. Mary’s,” while the 19th Century literature class discussed Poe’s “Bells.” Louisiana Tech’s band is un able to wear the regular uni forms this year because 50 per cent of the members are girls. The University of Texas wel comed “bad man,” Leo Carillo, to the local theater in a play about the Lone Star state, and prepared celebration for the coming of Ad miral Chester Nimitz. The University of Kansas dis covered a former K. U. student had lost his diploma during the battle of Manilla, and sent him a duplicate. Tulane university held a sta dium-rocking bonfire to “Flood Floria,” featured local medic tal ent and the newly elected cheer leaders. Grade Psychology Continued from last Saturday's Emerald: “The Psychology of Get ting Good Grades” . . . Just in case you’re interested the chapter on “Hitting Exams” is quite legal but very valuable, not only to the “slide-by” student but also to the conscientious one. Other chapter?*^ like “Getting an Unfair Graaft? Corrected,” make up the rest of this valuable little book. Copies are now in the math department of Syracuse university. In a natural science class at Toledo university the topic of dis cussion for the day was that part of the anatomy known as the heart. The professor called on a young co-ed to give her answer for what caused the heart to beat faster. When the embarrassed girl turned various shades of red, he realized his faux pas, and re marked, "Well, you really needn't mention any names!” r 71 'GOD IS MY CO PILOT" Dennis Morgan "UTAH" Roy Rogers