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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1947)
Phone Strike Hits Peak When It Annoys Even the Men of Fenton By JIM WALLACE One week and three days ago a momentous occasion burst forth upon this continent. We arc now bewildered by a great ' silence testing whether such an .occasion can long endure. We ' sincerely hope it cannot. For, as General Sherman remarked on viewing the vast and enduring destruction caused by an over . turned supply cart, the telephone situation is . . . well yes, it ■ certainly is. ...... The first dav of the debacle was amusing. Tt provided seven tv-six per-cent of the psvchologv students with reseaich mu terial namely, ‘‘What is the per-' ' versive reaction of the average (favorite psych term -always pro tect yourself with the average) college male when prevented from talking with the average (again, double indemnity) college fe • male?” It was also amusing to • listen to some baffled legal eagle trying to reason logically with the recorded “so sorry” voice that re mained oblivions to his pleading. The second and third days of silence began to pinch where it hurt. That is, they pinched the feet af socialites and politicos who trudged from house to house try ing to find a picnic partner or call a committee meeting. Campus merchants dispensing foot balm reported a 49, per-cent increase in sales during this period. Thursday was marked by sage observations for it was on this day that word of the strike penetrated to the sound-proofed subterranean chambers of Fenton hall. Never at a loss for words the barristers took their mid-week breath and promised serious consideration. Friday to Sunday was more lost than any alcoholic’s weekend. Per fect picnic weather descended upon the Eugene area and with it frus tration. Not the war-time frus tration of lack of gas and other liquids deemed necessary for a successful outing but a frustration induced trying to get the right combination of time, place, and girl. Inventive youth was not long stymied, however, as flying pa trols scouted the campus, acting under the war-cry of "we came, we saw, she concurred.” Monday bothered no one. Few were sufficiently recovered from ! poison ivy, spider bites, and picnic anemia to care whether the phones ever rang or not. But by evening the few adventurous souls who wandered the streets sensed that the stage was being set for - im portant events. The world was hardly awakened Tuesday when the shape of things to come became evident (not to be confused with the shape of things passing by). The massive doors of Fenton swung open and Joe Zilch, barrister spokesman, stepped out, blinked, adjusted his tri-focal con tact lenses and read to the Pioneer Father the legalus eaglus strike proclamation. Said Zilch, “I can no longer be at peace among the tomes know ing that any minute some student might miss a last-minute class cancellation or that some queenly damsel might miss the thrill of talking to her heart's desire. Something will be done to alleviate the situation.” The Pioneer Father smiled, he was confident that the next open ing of the iron-bound doors of the law castle would mark the won derous answer to all the problems. Cave Resort Seeks (Continued from paye one) dents working in contact with the general public and tourists, espe cially, are in a unique position to benefit not only themselves but the University as a whole by the im pression they give to the persons they meet. Dr. L. E. Tyler's Book To Be Published in Fall "Individual Differences,” a book by Dr. Leona E. Tyler, assistant professor of psychology, will be CL IN, FRESH, PURE Amerka!s flNESJ Cigarette! Smoke as much as you like-r/Ac? flavor’s ALL yours, when you smoke Philip Morris/ And . here’s ivhy ... There's an important difference in PHILIP Morris manufacture that makes Philip Morris taste better—smoke better—because it lets the FULL FLAVOR of the world’s finest tobaccos come through for your complete enjoyment — clean, fresh, pure! Try Philip Morris—you, too, will agree I that Philip Morris is America’s FINEST I C.icarette! I I CIGARETr£ f^ognized by‘^771 Manufactu £■ •»■£: S£2 ^o% — 22£?S£of those — _ —-T — : Advertising Staff: Day Manager: Bud Carter Assistant Manager: Carl Miller Soliciting: Bill Gardner Jean Duyck Clare Wiley Layout: Jackie Moore Margie Neer Mary Ann Miller Night Staff: Warren Miller, Jane Clark, Night editors Jim Wallace Ron Waring published next fall by- the Century company. Dr. Tyler has done much research in individual differences and plans to teach in this fieli^jit the University of Minnesota next summer. .jB I I I i I 11 Irving Berlin’s "ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND" Tyrone Power - Alice Faye Don Ameche Ethel Merman 11 liiira "MAGNIFICENT DOLL" Ginger Rogers ^ David Niven Burgess Meredith I jlp$: I 1 'STANLEY and LIVINGSTONE" Plus "DANGEROUS MONEY" m ~B DEANNA DURBIN in "I'LL BE YOURS" Tom Drake - Win. Bendix** Adolphe Menjou ^TMcKENZIE^ A IN SPRINGFIELD I* "ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER" with Paul Muni Anne Baxter