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OregonW Emerald MARGUERITE WITTWER-WRIGHT Editor GEORGE PEGG Business Manager BOB FRAZIER, Associate Editor JACK L. BILLINGfe Managing Editor HERB PENNY News Editor MARYANN THIELEN and WALT McKINNEY Assistant Managing Editors BOBOLEE BROPHY and BRUCE BISHOP Assistant News Editors JEANNE SIMMONDS Women’s Editor PAT THOMPSON Executive Secretary JUNE GOETZE Assistant Women’s Editor BOBBIE FULMER Advertising Manager BERNIE HAMMERBECK Sports Editor BILL STRATTON, WALLY HUNTER Assistant Sports Editors ROGER TETLOW DON JONES Chief Night Editor Staff Photographer Faculty Adviser—Dean George Turnhull Signed editorial features and columns in the Emerald reflect the opin ions of the writers. They do not necessarily represent the opinion of the editorial staff, the student body, or the University. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. The Old Lamplighter “The Old Lamplighter” isn’t just a song title. He is this year’s syinboLof the continuing war against tuberculosis, the unnecessary disease which killed 55,000 Americans last year and sent 110,000 of them to TB sanitoria. The old lamplighter is pictured on the 1946 Christmas seals which went on sale on the campus this week. This Christmas seal drive is the first campaign of this sort students have participated in this term. This, as well as the merit of the anti-tuberculosis fight, is a good reason why the University should wholeheartedly support the drive. Other schools this year have had World Student Service Fund drives, Community Chest drives, Red Cross drives, Bun dles for DP’s drives, drives for the relief of China, Russia, or Lower Slobbovia. During the war Oregon had her share of similar activity; we bought war bonds, gave to the Red Cross, donated blood, collected hundreds of dollars for blitzed stu dents in Europe, sent books and cigarettes to the L SO, and collected bail for a group of Negroes in jail. This term, how ever, no such appeals for aid have been made here on a campus wide basis. Oregon students have spent tlveir inflated pennies on every thing from hasketburgers to plane tickets for the game in Berke ley, but nary a copper has gone to boost the funds of such really necessary endeavors as. the war on TB. The goal of the Christmas seal drive is a mere 20 cents per student, the price of a pack of cigarettes and a few matches. There isn’t a student on this campus who cannot afford a half dollar’s worth of protection against tuberculosis. If this drive flops it will be a disgrace to the University—a school undoubtedly not cold to the friendly face and the charit able spirit of the old lamplighter. No Parking Signs We note that the familiar red-and-white no parking signs have been planted along the most congested curbs on the campus. The signs on Thirteenth between Kincaid and Alder were certainly needed and it seems that, except for brief busi ness stops, they are being observed bv drivers. Equally neces sary are the restrictive signs along the alley linking University with Eleventh. Requests for action by University officials and the Emerald campaign for these safety precautions have been satisfactorily received by city officials, and it would not be amiss if students . showed their appreciation for this evidence of concern over our safety and convenience. Student drivers, who at the first of the year were irate when any mention was made of possible banning of student cars from the campus, should feel obliged to drive carefully, heed the traffic signs and regulations, and observe the common courtesies to other drivers. Construction on the parking lots is underway and bv next term there should be some alleviation of the parking problem. The blocks where parking is now restricted mean that the promised lots are needed more than ever. We are confident that University authorities are well aware of that fact and are doing their utmost to complete the facilities promptly. Knowledge is the antidote to fear.—Emerson. A blind man should not judge colors.—Proverb. Telling the Editor How a dead turkey received pub licity as Do-Do the Doodle is only another instance of the fumbling in eptitude of the Daily Emerald. Were it merely a continuance of the Emerald’s established tradition of misrepresentation it might be tol erable, but as my name has been connected with the atrocity, and as the Art Dept, is infuriateed by the snide insinuation of “getting the bird,” the least you could do is print the original Do-Do. Perhaps the Art Dept, is infuriated by the sponsible for the print, but couldn't you have inserted it in another col lumn, say the article dealing with the replacement of coal by atomic energy ? Beverly Hopkins P.S. In view of your present poli cies I don’t expect to see my letter in print, but perhaps it may save some futures innocent from embas rassment. Editors note: The turkey was a joke, son. We did not have the orig inal Dodo in time for publication iast week; here it is now. LEFT of center bv g. Holcomb By G. HOLCOMB The politically naive in the Unit ed States—a good portion of the 80th congress can be included— usually are. unable to distinguish between* “left-of-centrists” and communists. Stalinism has based its theory of the necessity of a proletariat dic tatorship on the idea that society is divided into classes; i.e., capital istic society into the “capitalists" and the “workers." Marx worked the theory into being and said the only means by which the majority — the workers—could gain control would be by revolt, because the cap talists just wouldn’t give in other wise. J. Lewis Today in America John L. seems to be doing his part to lead the workers under him away from ne gotiation. Throughout the world the West ern powers appear to prefer to hold the line against Russia by support of King (Greece) Georges rather than by negotiating. And within the USA the monopo listic “big business” supports a four million dollar propaganda program through the NAM (National Asso ciation of Manufacturers) to stall future negotiations with labor, elim inate them if possible. While bitterly denunciating Marxism, all these factions act as if they accept Marx’s premise, that ir neither capitalists nor workers will compromise. Freedom • The more optimistic left-of-cen trists, on the other hand, believe that an adjustment can be made. And by means of an increase in freedom. (No, not laissez-faire freedom. That’s when the cartels COSTUME JEWELRY Ear rings, Pearl necklaces Pin Sets Chatelane-pin Lapel pins Rock crystal necklaces See our large stock when you pick out your Christmas Gift 9ewel fc&x. GERALD HUFF 1036 Willamette HAVE YOU SEEN 'EM? We’re talking about the new batch o f,- m e n’s JUNGLE ?»jCORDS we just received. ■ They have everything! They ■ feel like moleskin, look like a I cross-breed'between cords and khaki, and wear like iron— That’s why we call them jungle cords. Don’t put if off any longer. Come in and' see them today. Jungle Cords! $8.50 m FENNELLS Campus JJopofi meal <&Torr? I 'l~ r^'lT1 W? E-lT--ffk take over—they alone have the free dom.) They favor a stronger cen tral government, but, ALSO, greater amount of participation by the people. Freedom for more peo ple. Thus so-called leftists might fa vor such dictatorial efficiency as a “city-manager” or a “county-man ager”! (Or a United Nations which had power to eliminate excessive sovereign selfishness — national ism.) But on the other hand, those dread leftists might favor such an archistic measures as an FEPO (Fair Employment Practices Com mission) to see that more economic freedom is carried out! In other words, the leftists recog nize a pressing problem in United States today—how to keep*“liberte as well as gain “egalite.” Now if the commies AND the NAM are right, things are going from Jaad to worse in this country —labor will go out on strike morf^ the government will begin (contin ue) to support big business more, and inflation will bring another de pression, et cetera.. . . Pessimism In that case, the spirit of pessi mism, lack of active faith in democ racy, and general apathy will have proven Marx correct. In the light of all this the allega tions that Wallace and other left wingers are “reds” seem quite ri diculous. For actually, Wallace, as the out standing (outspoken) leader of America liberals, faces the problem of Stalinism by asserting, “I am convinced that we can meet that challenge ... by demonstrating that economic abundance can be achieved without sacrificing per sonal, political, and religious liber ties. We cannot meet it, as Hitler tried to, by an anti-Comintern alli ance.” Back Student Union. HIS MAGNETIC PERSONALITY WILL DELIGHT * YOUNG OR OLDI PRICE 5.95 CHILDREN LOVE THE ACTION PLAY OF THIS MAG NET I C TOY.1 "fhitfy os ton b* with gentle LUX care"