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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1947)
Emerald MARGUERITE WITTWER-WRIGHT Editor GEORGE PEGG Business Manager * " BOB FRAZIER Associates to Editor____ " JEANNE STMMONDS BILL YATES Managing Editor News Editor__ ' BERNIE HAMMERBECK Sports Editor DON FAIR, WALLY HUNTER Assistant Sports Editors_ __ walt McKinney Assistant Managing Editor BOBOLEE BROPHY and JUNE GOETZE Assistant News Editors BARBARA 1W1IUKU Advertising Manager PHYLLIS KOHLMEIER Executive Secretary Don Jones, Stan rnoroKrayuci McConnell, Barbara Murphy, Laura Olson, Carol Jo Parker, JNancy reterson, xxc -»naa, Virginia Thompson, Jim Wallace, Sally Waller._ - ‘‘E“AfsOCIATE0DC1pAS „„ ss: si'sz:z UnlV*En4e«i as second class matter at the postoffice. Eugene. Oregon.__ Arise Ye Scabs ! According to Harold Plumb, co-chairman for Eugene's striking phone workers, coeds from the University campus have “volunteered” to work as replacement switch-board oper ators, and are, at the present time, working as part-time ■employees for the company . . . crossing union picket lines.^ As a public service, University women are scabbing, to help out the beleaguered employer, the Pacific 1 elephone and Telegraph company. To help serve their community, our young women are gladly accepting a premium wage of one dollar per hour for their emergency labors . . . twelve cents an hour more than the maximum hourly wage being bargained for by the tinion. It is indeed a worthy cause. The efforts of campus coeds to tarn pin money, and, at the same time, expedite transmission bf essentially "unessential” phone calls, may well contribute to breaking the strike; defeating the cause of organized^abor, and, Conceivably, to violence. Local union officials are cooperating completely with recon ciliation measures advanced by the National Federation of Telephone Workers. Demands have been cut in half . . . but still remain demands, nevertheless. Phone workers, in one of the most orderly strikes in history, are, without wild-eyed histrionics, asking for a living wage. A group of “educated” college women, thrusting their noses into a situation not of their concern, menaces labor’s only weapon for collective bargaining. In case our coed friends do not realize the full implications of their act, they have now become full-fledged “scabs” . . . the most unpleasant title in the vocabulary of organized labor. Thev have wilfully maligned the principles upon which this strike is based. They are keeping employees dependent upon wages for daily existence away from their jobs. To what extent has their college education prepared them to realize that the “facts of life” concern not only procreation and the art of lipstickery, but, of far more immediate impor tance, the methods of obtaining a livelihood? If it is work these women seek, are they too gracious, too cultured to visit the campus employment service. We hear that several restaurants need waitresses (whose present employees, by the way, undoubtedly possess more moral fortitude than our strike-breaking friends). Gas pumps are going unattended in several places, and stenographers are always at a premium. But perhaps we should admit that a few years of “higher educa tion" is preparatory work for dealing the little man out of the game . . . nothing more. Maybe next week the hotels will want you, and after that the logging industry. Of course, you may find it harder to load a logging truck, than to plug and unplug a long distance call, but you will have achieved the same goal. You Have Nothing to Lose? In the above editorial the Emerald has pointed out the con siderable dis-service University girls who scab for the phone company are doing the labor movement. It must not be sup^ posed, however, that this is the end of the damage they do. The harm to the University’s reputation in the community is also a serious consideration. As the above editorial pointed out there is no more ugly word in the labor vocabulary than "scab.” It is an epithet. Labor (people who work for somebody else) hates a scab. Since i.t involves bread and butter, there is good reason for such a feeling. On the other side are the management forces who are always willing, even eager to use scabs to break a strike. But it must not be supposed that even those wljo usq jthgm respect [them. Thus a scab is in a position not greatly different fiom that of a spy. He is used but not respected. To give the community reason to believe that the campus is a fount of scabs is to give the campus a major black e}e. At this time, when the school is trying to raise money for a student union building, when all efforts should be toward building and growing, when the reputation of the University should lie foremost in all minds, scabbing is certainly out of place. Pickets don’t like scabs, as we said before. The potentialities of a situation like this are easy to see. The pickets can yell for help. They might get it, and some coed might get her hair pulled. Of course it's a free country and the girls have a right to break a strike if they so choose. But no matter who's right and who's wrong, a head of pulled hair or a messed up coed is just that. It won't look very pretty on the AP wire, either. Whether University girls continue in this dubious labor practice will depend in a large measure on the attitude of their sorority sisters or the other girls in the hall. If their friends view scabbing as a legitimate activity—like painting toenails or selling candied apples, then they will probably go ahead. If the campus sees scabbing in its true light, then these girls might wise up and realize that they may have to go to work themselves someday. . *y .iSlaB.* SympiuMxUei fey Moby MaAyan&t ^b&ndosie. lCil£2ilCajCijeilCllC*i£W|0ljCilGiIC£JCiieilliiJCilCdJC=LHliJ[liJLiifD±ICiJlHJC It is indicative of cultural ad vancement when a group of people in a community decide to further their participation in good music beyond concert-going and radio listening, and avail themselves of the opportunity to experience music more fully by taking part in its per formance themselves. This thought was brought to mind with the statement last week that there is to be once more a Portland symphony orchestra. While this is extremely good news, a slight shad ow remains on the whole affair due to the orchestra’s having to be or ganized at this time—that is, due to its not having been existent these past several years. The case pre sents and has presented various problems, chiefly of a financial na ture; buj the fact still remains of the rather shame-worthy absence of a symphony orchestra from a city where audiences flock to artist series and other concerts, where music teachers, professional and amateur musicians, as well as ar dent music-lovers reside by the very hundreds. JBiJCUEIDiliaEiejEJIHIEJCJiaGiiDiJElCiJDillHIEJIiJKlEJIHJC It has been unnatural these re cent years not to have a local sym phony orchestra; the lack was de cidedly felt and regretted by Port landers. Now, with the advent of the coming season, which promises the debut of this group—new hope may be sustained that the under taking will be successful and that it will result in a permanent organ ization of which Portland may be duly proud. Leadership of the orchestra has been accepted by Werner Janssen, whose ability and activity have gained for him widespread recog nition and respect. This fortunate choice of a conductor will assured^, ly prove advantageous in determin ing the measure of success that the orchestra can hope to achieve. Pop ular support will be a similarly vital factor; so far, the indication of this is gratifying and we trust that it will continue to be so. The enterprise is most worthy one; we hope that the Portland symphony orchestra will have a long, successful life. Browsing with LARRY LAU After a bit ox snooping we find that all is not quiet within the ISA these pre-election days. “Boss” Lemmons is having quite a tussle with soft-spoken Dale Harlan. Re minds us of the Gil Roberts-Ted Hallock fight of a year ago. The operators who ran the show last year seem to have taken a back seat in favor of the pups they're pushing, Hallock and Chaney are all busy with radio, By Mayo is busy graduating and Dumbo Mayme is busy with the exciting Marilyn Sage. Have a bit of news for you gals who don’t particularly give a hoot about politics. The Westgate Shoppe has a dazzling new stock of cotton plaid blouses and some real sleek looking two piece play suits straight from Hollywood; it don’t cost nuthin’ to look. The Beaver boys from OSC have made another raid on the dwin dling coed stock of Oregon. Two Alpha Gams are wearing cowtown brass; Helen Thorburn to Pi Kappa Phi s Dick Luce and Joann Peterson to ATO's Kent Bowerly. Have it straight from the feedbox that Suzy s Kathyrn Leonard and McChesneys Bob Lewis are to be married come Sept. Franny .Bcnnet and Nestor Hall wheel Norm Mannheimer are fast be coming a steady duo. The fight in the inter-dorm council over cer tain clauses in their constitution brought about mass resignations and loads of old-fashioned' button hole politicking. They still haven’t found any solid ground. This week end looks to be sunny and nice. You guys without cars might play it smart and rent a couple of bikes from the Campus Cyclcry, 25c per hour is a breeze and some nice spots are within easy ped dling distance. Hear tell that Chi O’s Jeanne Jones and Bill Hanna are in that pre-something stage. Also that the DG’s diminutive Kay Hinshaw is confused about a quad rangle(?). (Several union Repre sentatives of the telephone oper ators showed up at the shack Thursday and were very unhappy about the coeds who have suc cumbed to the $1 per hour lure of the Bell Co. The editor said she’s afraid goon squads might cause trouble for some of the Webfoots, so look for a “play-down”. If any of you have lived this long without wrapping the molars around one of those new pastries, the Spudnut, malinger no longer. The Spudnut Shop on 11th, the first of its kind in the state, has 'em by the dozens at 5c per. The Ducks star twirler of last year Hal' Saltzman hasn’t done so well this season losing two out of ■ Graduate # * * Transcripts The GSO (Graduate Student Or ganization) has met in several dif ferent places since its inception, while the policy committee cornered a room in the “YM”, used 208 Ore gon and ended up in a private con ference room in one of the nearby eating places. Like the undergrad uates, the graduates dream of the day in the future when they will have a room of their own in the SU. Meantime, the solution of the chair man of the policy committee—a wo man is excellent. We have also witnessed the spec tacle of a few brave members of the faculty wandering down to the local “joint” in an attempt to have an informal cup of coffee with some of the graduate students. Somehow, however, it always seems incongruous — something like taking the best girl friend to a poker game with the boys in the lo cal poolroom. Finally, we have been informed that several faculty wives were dis appointed when only a handful of students appeared at a recent tea. The graduates insisted that 'they hadn’t been informed of the affair or that it was their belief that the occasion was limited to married women. At any rate they had a good excuse. All of which would seem to in dicate that there is a nucleus of students, faculty and faculty wives who are interested in getting ac quainted informally. It would seem, therefore, that an immediate solu- 1 tion (until the graduates have their own lounge in the SU) would be for members of the faculty and grad uate students to drop into the fac ulty club for coffee instead of the local “joint.” This raises two ques tions, first, are graduate students permitted to eat in the faculty club and second, could an informal after noon tea be held once a week in the faculty club by one or two fac ulty wives acting as hostesses ? The questions have great possibilities. If there are any suggestions we suggest sending them to the Editor of the Graduate Quarterly, Oregon hall. three starts. Wonder if the daz zling June Johnson has anything to do with it ? Hear rumors that all isn’t well with George Billings love life. Speaking of trouble, Pat Waite and Norma Figone seem to be having a minor squab ble over Gordy Burbee. Pi Kap’s sturdy Dan Garza fell like a ripe tomato to Suzy’s luscious Norma Washburn and parted with his pin.. This is about Senior-ride time on I the Oregon campus. Look for | weary-legged would-be graduates ! to come dragging 'in after a long i nights walk. The Chi O’s under classmen have secret plans to re move all their Seniors to the Nevada line, or thereabouts. This also is the time of the year when car radios and portables come in veddy, veday handy. It’s a blight to romance to have one begin to splutter just when the good soft music begins to beam out. Endi cott’s Radio Service, a block off campus on 13th offers quick, pro fessional radio repair work. It’s just a hint fellas; many a man has missed being loved because of a little static. paid adv. Petitions for Chairman Petitions for program chair man of the Oregon picnic, to be held in Portland during the early - part of August, are to be turned l in to Jordis Benke at the Pi Beta Phi house by noon, on Wednes day, May 7.