Emerald
VOLUME XLVIII Number 35
. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1946
Melchior to Perform at University
See Column 1
Second TNE Card Establishes
Authenticity of First Engraving
Greek Bloc Paid
For Legion Poster
By HERB PENNY
Emerald News Editor
Three additional indications
of the existence at this Univer
sity of political pressure and of
Theta Nu Epsilon, undercover
political organization, were
discovered by the Emerald
Tuesday. They are: 1. The fact that
the Greek bloc, over the protests of
bloc members, paid for the unauth
orized American Legion political
poster last spring. 2. An engraving
made from a second TNE member
ship card. 3. A declaration from a
former student that he was ap
proached by TNE and told that it
would be to his advantage to join
the organization.
Pressure is indicated in the fact
that the Greek bloc paid for the Le
ENGRAVING . . .
From second XNE card.
gion poster. Last spring, Don
Mayne, then bloc leader, said the
Greek bloc had nothing at all to do
with the publication of the handbill.
Before its publication the Greek
bloc knew nothing of the poster and
after its publication bloc members
objected to paying for it. They paid
for it none-the-less.
TNE Card Discovery
The discovery of the first TNE
card was announced in the Emerald
last Thursday. The engraving from
the second card was secured from
California Tuesday from Ray
Ejchrick, former Emerald editor and
now editor of the Yuba City Her
ald. The engraving matches exact
ly the engraving on the first card
and establishes the fact that the
card printed in Thursday’s Emer
ald is not a hoax.
The former Oregon student who
said in a telephone call that he was
approached by TNE said that
(names withheld by the Emerald)
were TNE members. “The password
of the organization is ‘Which way
did the wind blow’,” he declared.
Their promise of greater athletic
opportunities corresponds with
statements made concerning TNE’s
pressure activities on this campus.
Met Opera's Heroic Tenor Next
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In Cavalcade of Concert Artists
Appearance on Sked
For November 18
Scheduled to appear in Mc
Arthur court November 18 is
Lauritz Melchior, famed heroic
tenor of the Metropolitan opera
company. Melchior is the
second of the guest artists who
will come to Eugene this school
year. His eoncert is sponsored by
tile Eugene Civic Music associa
tion and is open to both members
of the ECMA and the ASUO. Start
ing time is 8:15 p. m.
Famous in three fields: opera,
radio and movies, Melchior has es
tablished a following of millions.
His appearance here is part of his
concert tour of the West coast.
Upon completion of this tour, Mel
chior will return to New York
city and resume his career at the
Met.
The famed singer was born in
Copenhagen, Denmark, but he is
now an American citizen. He
made his debut in the United
States at the Met, February 17,
1926 and since then has sung more
than 700 concerts.
February 17, 1946, he cele
brated his twentieth anniver
sary at the metropolitan,
which was the occasion for one
of the most unusual operatic
evenings ever presented at the
Met. Melchior chose the pro
gram, which included the first
act o'/‘Die Walkure,” the sec
ond <*|pf “Tristan and Isolde”
an<’ 3 third act of “Lohen
? /He sang the leading role
J£eh of the selections,
med for his portrayal of the
Whg®erian figures, the great Dane
is fcaown for his interpretation of
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Campus Favors Abolition
Of Oregon INE Chapter
Belief That Organization Exists Shared
By 68 Per Cent of University Students
A scientific poll of Oregon students conducted by the Emer
ald Tuesday showed that 68 per cent of the Oregon student body
believe that a TNE chapter exists at this University. Of this
68 per cent 76 per cent believe that it should be eliminated.
There were 272 persons polled by the Emerald. This was a
five per cent breakdown by living status. Of the 272 there
were 184 students who believed that TNE exists here. Ther*
was 24 per cent of this group who
did not believe that TNE needed I
to be eliminated.
The breakdown by living status
showed that fraternities and sorori
ties in general did not believe that
TNE was here. The majority of per
sons in this group did not answer
the Emerald’s question immediate
ly but consulted with other mem
bers of their groups before answer
ing.
The question asked by the Emer
ald was: Do you believe there is a
chapter of TNE on this campus ? If
the answer was yes the interviewee
was asked : Do you think it should
be eliminated?
Contrary to the answers from
fraternities and sororities the an
swers fromjndependent sources in
dicated that the majority of inde
pendent students believe that TNE
is here. Of 61 persons in Greek
houses asked the first question, 47
said they did not believe TNE was
here. Of 205 persons outside these
groups who were asked the Emer
ald question 160 believed TNE was
here.
“TOP-HATTER” ...
A1 Donahue, well known by Portland “eats,” who will feature his “low
down rhythm in a top-hat” at the Whiskerino Hop to be held Saturday
night at the Igloo.
Al Donahue to Blow
At Whisker Squeeze
By BETTYE JO BLEDSOE
“Low Down Rhythm in a Top Hat” will come to McArthur
court on Saturday night, November 16, when Al Donahue and
his band gwe out with that “modern mood” for the sophomore
Whiskenno dance. Rated as one of the country’s ten leading
bands favoring music on the sweet and melodic side, Donahue
will feature a danceable rhythm section combined with melody
tor extra entertainment value for
all Webfoots attending the- big
Whiskerino hop.
Donahue is famous for introduc
ing many “firsts” among popular
tunes and will include some of
them such as “The Shrine of St.
Cecilia,” “Deep Purple,” and “Ta
boo” in his Saturday night pro
gram. Well-known here through
his recordings and radio work,
Donahue has made many musical
featurettes for Universal and has
been featured with his orchestra
at the Palladium, Trionon and
Aragon ballrooms in Hollywood; at
the Hotel New Yorker, Rainbow
Room and Waldorf-Astoria in
New York City and at best known
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State Scholarship
Applications Due
A limited number of state fes
scholarships are still available for
winter and spring terms, it was an
nounced Tuesday by C. E. Avery,
University registrar.
Applications for the scholar
ships, which are awarded on the ba
sis of scholarship and financial
need, must be filed at the regis
trar’s office in Johnson hall by Fri
day, November 15.
Students must be residents of the
state of Oregon to apply, and must
have completed at least one term of
college work prior to the present
term.
The Case On TNE
A. UUiUS X IN iU HjXIST '
1. A TNE membership card has
been, discovered at this University.
Its authenticity has been estab
lished by an engraving made from
a second card. The two engrav
ings match exactly.
2. TNE has already been fought
at the University of Southern Cali
fornia. It resulted in the suspen
sion of the student senate until a
list of TNE members was given to
the USC president with the
promise that it would be dis
banded.
B. IS POLITICAL PRESSURE
HERE?
1. An unauthorized American
Legion poster was published last
spring. The poster, according to
Gil Roberts, then independent can
didate, tended to split the indepen
dent vote. The poster was dis
claimed both by the Legion and by
the Greek bloc. The Greek bloc,
however, over bloc protest, paid
for the posters.
C. IS TNE A PRESSURE OR
GANIZATION ?
1. A TIME magazine story about
TNE at Southern Cal called TNE
a combination of a Ku-Klux-Klan
and Tammany Hall. A committe'e
of Southe'rn Cal faculty said it bred
"native fascism.”
2. A former Oregon student who
was approached by TNE was told
that he would get greater ath
letic opportunities by joining the
organization.
3. Secret fraternities are not
supposed to exist on the Oregon
campus.
D. IS TNE HERE?
1. A TNE membership card is
herte (see A above.)
2. Political pressure is here (see
B above.) •
3. TNE was here previously (see
C above).
4. Marilyn Sage, Greek political
leader, has said in a letter to the
Emerald Editor printed November
8 in tacit admission that TNE is
here, that “There is no indication
that“this organization (’l\NE) has
violated the disciplinary . . . codes
of the University.’’
E. WHAT DO PEOPLE
THINK ?
1. The Associated Press called
the Emerald story of last Thurs
day the “evident discovery”' of
TNE on this campus.
2. The Oregon State Barometer
reprinted the entire Emerald story
and said they supported the Emer
ald’s editorials on the subject.
3. Sixty-eight ifer cent of the
Oregon students think TNE is
here. 1
4. Seventy-six per cent of tbe
Oregon students who think TNE is
here, think it should be eliminated.