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Inal exam periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon.
Enteted a> second-class matter at the poctoffice. Eugene, Oregon.
Political Penance , . .
Some of the boys had a theme song when they came back
to Oregon from the wars. It went something like this: “Party
politics here we come—right back where we started from.”
The revival of some of the old political strategy, such as
the rotation system of candidacy, was expected. The amount
of talk about the “good old days” indicated that some of the
returnees were very eager to take up their college life right
where they left it.
However, even died-in-the-wool party-liners didn’t expect
such a literal return to the past.
Let’s reminisce a little with those who are harking back
to 1942-43. In that year, a number of houses who did not have
representation on the Greek bloc pulled out of the bloc. They
formed a coalition with the Independents and won the election.
Now, three years later, some of those houses are doing penance
for their action.
A review of the situation from all sides would sound like
a choice chapter from “Barefoot Boy with Cheek,” and the
bloc bosses would lie the first to see the humor in the ways
of campus politics.
After a good laugh had cleared the air, some students might
regret that the road hack to the pre-war days had been so easy.
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Student originated, student sponsored, and student pro
duced, the University’s fourth annual Odeon will present the
culmination of a year's creative effort tomorrow afternoon.and
evening on the Gerlinger sun porch and in the music audi
torium.
A unique aspect of campus life, Odeon will portray student
thought and design in an effort to encourage and recognize
original manuscripts, musical compositions, artistry, and dance
forms. These creative attempts of the collegiate youth describe
the trend of the general and specific student—the veteran and
the non-veteran, the light-hearted and the’ serious thinker, the
casual and the studious observer of life, as viewed from the
U of O campus.
Its student sponsors have worked for greater realization of
original and creative efforts in planning the 1946 Odeon.
[Whether the students appreciate and encourage their fellow
students at this affair will be proved bv the apathy or enthusi
asm that will greet this year's performance.
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About Larson . ..
I was very glad when I noticed
Mr. Lnrson's column, “Graft and
Corruption." Even though he con
siders himself a conservative, his
expressed opinions on Mr. Tru
man and the OPA are fair enough
to appeal to all political factions.
I am certain that he gives much
thought to his column. We certain
ly need more Webfoots like Mr.
Larson and Mr. Hallock, who will
give their time in reporting and an
alyzing world news from a collegi
ate viewpoint.
Lewis Knight.
About 'Graft'. . .
Just where does our school paper
dig up the men who write its col
umns? Does our school paper think
it is doing us a service by allowing
such articles as "Graft and Corrup
tion" by Mr. Larson to appear in
print ?
I hope it cannot be truthful and
give a positive answer to this ques
tion.
The column in question is full
of prejudices, discrepancies, and
contradictions. Since when is Tru
man tlie only man who can hold
the Democratic party together or
the man who held it together in
194-1? He is nothing more than a
"stool-pigeon” who was catapulted
in the wrong direction. Since when
has Truman been solving our prob
lems with “disgusting efficiency"?
(Another of Mr. Larson's numer
ous coined, meaningless phrases:
he must be trying to compete with
Clare Booth Luce.)
If Mr. Larson must write a col
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By PAT KING
Marie Rogndahl and Lawrence Tibbett are guest soloists
of the premiere broadcast “Let’s Go To The Opera,” a weekly
presentation of noted operatic stars singing the works of the
masters. Miss Rogndahl, former University of Oregon student
and winner of the “Undiscovered Voice of America” on the
Hour of Charm, will sing “The Laughing Song” and a duet
with Tibbett from Verdi’s “Rigo
letto.” The program may be heard
over KORE at 3, Sunday.
With daylight saving time being
inaugurated in the east, starting
Sunday and continuing through
September 22, most NBC programs
will be heard one hour earlier in
the western states.
Four veterans have formed an
organization called “Paranews” to
service ABC and Associated Press
by flying to practically inaccass
ible spots for on-the-spot coverage.
By means of an ever-ready plane,
Paranews will fly to the scene of
the news, a member of the crew
will drop by parachute to the loca
tion, and then relay reports by
use of a “walkie-talkie” to an ABC
news broadcaster in the plane
overhead. A recording will be made
and flown to the nearest network
station for rebroadcast to the
nation. The same means will be
used by a cameraman to take pic
tures which will be picked up by
the plane.
Atom Bomb History
Lionel Barrymore and Agnes
Moorehead, stars on Mayor of the
Town, appear in MGM’s forth
coming “The Beginning Or the
End.” Barrymore will play the role
of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt
in the film dealing with the atom
fcpmb history, and Miss Moore
head will portray the Austrian-born
Dr. Lise Meitner, the woman
scientist whose research work was
largely, responsible for bringing
the atom bomb to perfection. MGM
apparently got the drop on the rest
of the studios for the highly
prized story of the A-bomb.
“You Can't Print That,” the
history of the freedom of the press
traced through the various forms
of censorship and suppression
from early England to the present
day, is the winning script in the
Radio Division of the San Fran
cisco Press Club Scholarship com
petition. Four high school students
won $250 scholarships to Northern
California for winning entries in
the best news story, best feature
story, best news photo, and best
dramatic radio script dealing with
the historic development of news
papers. The program may be heard
Saturday at 2:30 over KEX.
For the dedication of the Rodger
Young Veterans’ Housing project
at Griffith Park in Los Angeles,
a, spectacular program with Jack
Benny as emcee, Dinah Shore,
Dennis Day, Lena Horne, and
Bette Davis particiapting, will be
heard Saturday at 3 on KGW.
The project is being named in
honor of Pfc. Rodger Young, who
lost his life in New Georgia during
the battle for the Solomon islands.
Benny will interview the first
veteran to move in, and Dennis
Day will sing “The Ballad of
Rodger Young,” written by Frank
Loesser.
Saturday Highlights
James Craig on Stars over
Hollywood at 9:30, KNX . . .
Beethoven’s Fifth sympony will be
the featured work by Eugene Or
mandy and the Philadelphia Or
chestra from 2 to 3, KOIN . . .
Meridith Wilson conducts the Los
Angeles county symphonic band
at 2:30 over KORE . . . Jeanne
Cagney plays a leading role in
“Henry David Thoreau,’’ on Ameri
can Portrait over KOIN at 3:15.
. . . With the same performers who
vocally portrayed Snow White, the
seven dwarfs, and all the other
characters, Disney’s “Snow White”
will be presented on Academy
Award at 4, KNX . . . Bob Hope
visits Tony Martin on Martin’s
show at 4:30, KNX.
“Yours Sincerely” will replace
“Transatlantic Call’’ as a series
promoting good will between
America and Great Britain on
KNX at 8:30 . . . Van Johnson on
Reader’s Digest at 10, KNX . . .
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Roddy
McDowall co-star in a radio ver
sion of “Kidnapped” over KNX at
10:30 . . . Vladimir Golschmann
conducts the CBS Symphony from
11 to 12, CBS . . . Nelson Eddy
will feature a medley from Walt
Disney’s “Make Mine Music,” in
which the baritone is starred as
Willie, the whale on CBS at 1 . . .
Ethel Merman sings hits from
Irving Berlin’s new musical,
“Annie, Get Your Gun” over Hall
of Fame at 2, KEX . . . Fiorenza
Quartararo, “find” of the recently
closed Metropolitan Opera season
makes her radio debut at 4 on
the Ford Hour over KEX . . .
Helen Hayes and Helen Menken
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• Clips and
Comments
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By Carley Hayoen
UNIVERSITY OF WASHING
TON—The latest policy of limiting
fall registration to 4,000 students
has created much discussion in re
cent weeks, and now the majority
has agreed that the concept of a
beter education will outbalance the
few disadvantages of limitation.
Their decision had previously been
greeted by many as a violation of
the west coast’s principle of edu
cation which gives university
training to all students who desire
it, as contrasted to the “ability to
pay” theory of many eastern col
leges.
COMMENT: A veteran finished
drinking a cup of coffee at the
Side, gathered up his books, in
dicated that he was heading for
class, and remarked: “I’m going
to class, not that I’m particularly
anxious to do so, but I want to
show the taxpayers that I really
appreciate what they are doing for
me.”
UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT_
invited the University of Washing
ton to enter a turtle in a turtle
race. Backing the chosen “athlete”
is, supposedly, a picture of the
most beautiful girl in school. The
picture was submitted immediate
ly, and the winner invited to De
troit to reign over the turtle fes
tivities.
WASHINGTON STATE Yes,
there was an Easter Parade on the
WSC campus. It started at 5:50
a.m. at the far end of the campus
and picked up each group house
en masse on its waj» to Nob Hill
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO—A
trusting professor told his class
that they would be on their honor,
and examinations would be con
ducted on the honor system.
Please take seats three apart and
in alternate rows,” he concluded.
OREGON STATE—is hearing a
revival of discussion about the pro
posed Orange O (outdoor) as a
monument which would* be an ex
pression of the spirit of Oregon
State college. The Orange O was
to have been set upon a cement
platform large enough to hold the
band, choral group, or any convo
cation held out-of-doors. Their in
terest died because of disappoint
ment in the choice of a site. One
of the greatest disadvantages of
having an outdoor O is that “the
painters from the University of
Oregon would have something to
cast their artistic talents upon
which we could easily repaint!”
Jam for
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By Ted Hallock ^
Wells-Fargo having just deliver
ed the first package of Metronome
All-Star Victor waxings, Hallock
the frontiersman just finished lis
tening to same. We’uns didn’t buy
none neither. What a terrific let
down. What a gigantic wave of
publicity, signifying nothing. What
a shameful waste of great talent.
Only one redeeming feature: un
employed and ill 802ers will bene
fit, because people usually purchase
an item of this type unheard.
Ellington’s (arranged and com
posed) side, “Metronome All-Out”
is better than Sy Oliver’s reverse
“Look Out,” but still greatly in
adequate. It sounds as though the
Duke felt he really was cut during
the Esky-Carnegie concert, by
Woody, and was trying to make up
for the whole thing with an out
and out copy, only under the El
lington title.
“All-Out” Mixture —1•
“All-Out” begins with evidently
Harris’ trombone mixed with a
brass blister and odd things com
ing out of both Tiny Grimes’ and
Bauer’s guitars. Someone’s piano
is very poor. Followed by fair
Hodges’ alto, good Flip Phillips’
tenor, and bad ensemble work. End
is Hermanish as hell, with inte
grated ninths and stuff like that.
Dave Tough is obviously reading
his way through a complex rhyth
mic score throughout, and there
fore is not at all relaxed, probab
ly missing the immense band back
ing the Herd rendered, or feeling
ill at ease with so many “stars”
scattered around the mikes.
Not Quite
Sy’s “Look Out” sounds exactly
like the old Rich, Lodice, Peterson,
Rasking, Dorsey band, only nofSfis
good. Same adapted Luncefordian
riffs scored for precision brass men
who lack completely any subtle
ness of interpretation. The score
cuts hard with sock, but is modern,
and not fitting such a special oc
casion. I fail to see how these men
spent seven hours recording two
tunes which are not worth seven
minutes of listening.
Herbie Fields, of whom great
things have been expected, turns
in a lousy performance with an al
to solo that sounds as though the
reed might have been split or the
pads loose. Auld’s tenor is not ex
citing, and very imitative. Even
Herman’s almost complete trum
pet section, Candoli, Hefti, Ber
man, can’t make anything out of
this side. In effect, the whole thing
is a farce, a name attraction mon
ey-maker.
Tex’s Track
rex Beneke and the Miller hand
are smashing records throughout
the nation. Their first Victor smell
ed exactly the same as “Chatta
nooga You Know What.” I feel
they are still on Track 29. Expect
them in this territory within three
months.
Very funny tale: Lionel Hamp
ton, playing at Loew’s State, in
NY, across the street from the
Paramount (where BG is playing),
received a visit from his clarinet
playing ex-boss, who desired to
mash a note or two. Good session,
on stage, resulted. The 802 offi
cials swarmed over the joint to:
(1) tell Benny about the laws
against "sitting in”; (2) hail him
before “a union board for no small
fine..Whereupon Goodman answer
ed with: (1) Hamp had paid him
scale for the performance: $6. All
settled.
Shaw Performance
The next nite A. Shaw and fem
companion are sitting in the front
rack to catch the “band sensation
of the nation.” Seeing Artie, Ha^ip
yells for him to step up and play,
pleads with the audience to pass
the hat for enough dough to pay
Art his six as a side-man. Hat is
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