Oregon daily emerald., January 14, 1948, Page 2, Image 2

N W Emerald
ALL-AMERICAN 1946-47
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Fie on Folderol
A pox on this thing called Junior Weekend—a small one
at the very least.
THE WORD has filtered down that Junior Weekend will
be a little different this yrear. The annual big weekend of
collegiate hoopla, the big weekend when by tradition boys are
boys, will be considerably more subdued.
Classes will meet as usual Friday afternoon and Saturday
morning of Junior Weekend.
That’s a fact. The board of deans, which is the group that
handles such matters, has turned a stern “thumbs down ’ on
a student request for leniency. It seems we’re here to study
and that such folderol as Junior Weekend and youth will just
have to fit into the pattern.
The Emerald, which shamefacedly admits that it doesn’t
have a single darn Ph.D. on its staff, can t quite see the ne
cessity for the sour outlook. Scholarship is great. We’re all
for it, but things like this aren’t going to help. Students can
be inspired to do great things, but this action hardly comes
under the heading of inspiration. Students can also be driven
to do things, but if you are going to drive them, you gotta use
a really big whip, not a petty one like trying to queer the big
doings next May. That sort of thing succeeds only in making
people mad.
There will be complications. Rumor has it that the junior
class will go through with the weekend and will discard as
few as possible of the traditional festivities. But the class
must face the problem of cramming two and a half crowded
days into one and a half. Something will have to give. The
weekend was breathless enough back in the days when the
sense of humor was not incompatible with the will to learn.
A further hardship will be worked upon students who go
along with the traditional idea of asking mothers down for a
dual observance of the big weekend and Mother’s Day. They
will be a little embarrassed when they explain to Mom how
the board of deans was never young.
If the board is really interested in promoting good scholar
ship at the University, it will admit that there are times when
healthy recreation is in order.
Everybody Loves Everybody
The action—or rather the inaction— of the executive coun
cil Monday night in maintaining balance of power in the group
was admirable. It was the more so because it was so unusual.
When the council met, the vote could be counted at 5 to 3
with the independents carrying the heavy end. Of the four
ineligibles whom the council sought to replace Monday night
three were Greeks and one was an Independent. That gave the
independents a real opportunity to stack the council had they
been so moved. But they were real sweet about it, and the new
council has the political complection of the old. with six Greeks
and six independents.
The council didn’t even tamper with the placement of the.
candidates. That is to say that a Greek or an Independent was
chosen to fill each vacancy that had been left open by a mem
ber of his own party. Thus they headed off the alarums that
were sounded a year ago when the council chose a Greek
(Dave Fortmiller) to replace an Independent (Ted Ilalloek)
who resigned that thSHRDLU SHRDLU SHRDLU LHR
will remember that the Greeks were accused at that time of
stacking the council, even though the balance remained the
same through the appointment of Hal Brevig, an indepen
dent, to replace Fortmiller as senior representative on the
council. *
Columnist Finds Small Groups
High on New Record Listings
After brushing off about a month’s layer
of dust vve stack this week’s platter with the
top New Year releases. The pick of the Jan
uary platter parade is in three albums and
a varied row of singles.
The Delta Rhythm Boys, the King Cole
Trio, the 'Ink Spots, and the Mills brothers,
four of the finest harmony combos in the
biz, take the opening spotlight. Each of the
big discompanies wrapped its star vocal-in
strumental group in New Year albums that
are strictly tops in sweet melody.
“Dry Bones” is the newest album by the
Delta Rhythm Bovs, and it lists some of
their best. Besides their classic “Dry Bones”
stepladder-chant. the collection offers “Sep
tember Song,” “Take the A Train,” "St.
Louis Blues,” Every Time We say Good
bye,” "If You Are But a Dreafn,” “One O’
clock Jump,” and “East of the Sun and
West of the Moon.”
Basin Street Style
The Boys boost their star baritone and
tenor solos with a strong rhythm chorus and
a string ork that carries a soft melody. Lis
ten to “St. Louis Blues” especially. It’s sung
in the old Basin street jazz style that we
haven’t heard since Satchmo Armstrong
waxed it years back.
The King Cole Trio, probably the most
popular of the rhythm clubs, cut its third
combo with its bass fiddle, piano, and guitar
is noted for its unique arrangements, played
from no written scores, but perfected only
by gruelling practice.
Styling is about all to look for in the
little-known selections that include “Honey
suckle Rose,” “Too Marvelous for Words,”
“Rhumba Azul,” “This is My Night to
Dream,” and “I’ll String Along With You.”
Decca’s top number this week is the
second collection by the Ink Spots, one of
the first of the humming-harmonizing
troupes .You can add “We’ll Meet Again,”
“I’ll Get By,” “I’m Getting Sentimental
By MICHAEL CALLAHAN
. Over You,” "Coquette,” and “Just For A
.While” to the wax greats now available
from this quartet.
This showcase for the Ink Spots’ tenor
Billy Kenny and the late bass Orville
“Happy” Jones, inventor of the famed talk
ing chorus, was the last album cut by the
original group. By the way, Kenny’s rise
with the Spots has rained so much lettuce
into his bank-book that he is branching out
into radio as soloist disc jockey and sings
ujith the group.
Brothers Not Here
The new Mills brothers album is not yet
on Eugene store shelves, but look for some
top-notch singles. Best of these is “When
You Were Sweet Sixteen,” “You Always
Hurt the One You Love,” and a recut of
“I’ll Be Around” that is far above the old
Cab Calloway standard. W’e pick the re
vamped Mills group as the finest harmoni
zers of them all. Their velvet-voice blend
ings make the other troupes sound spotty
and thin.
For some unique voice-effects, catch the
Mills “orchestrarin-voices” spots, where
each man in the family gives a perfect imi
tation of a trumpet, trombone, or other in
strument by the flawless pitch of his hum
ming.
Two More by Phil
Phil Harris, of “Dark Town Poker Club”
fame, has kept to his southern-comic style in
his newest releases, “One More Time” and
“Old Time Religion.” “Time” is a little on the
shady side of the censor (which should sky
rocket the sales) but “Religion” is just the
opposite. From the opening thematic organ
passage, Harris sings this southern spiritual
as the prayer-meetin’ hymnist probably sang
it. With an equally sincere chorus backing
Harris, we pick this as the most interesting
single of the week. Whether the pairing
was in good taste depends upon whom the
individual listener wants to please.
Writer Says Senator Morse
Didn't Really Say Anything
To the Editor:
Senator Wayne L. Morse is a smart politician who puts a little
life in the Washington Merry-Go-Round, because he thinks a bit more
progressively than some of his distinguished colleagues. The senator
is a man of intelligence who knows politics and politicians. Why then
did Mr. Morse mount the platform at the University of Oregon last
Wednesday and disappoint his audience by saying nothing new?
Possibly tne senator tackled too much material and could not
thoroughly elucidate his opoinions in so short a time. Possibly, too,
Mr. Morse was trying to placate everybody by promoting himself
as a liberal Republican, which we all know him to be. Or possibly
Senator Morse should have added to his statements the whys and
wherefores of his idealistic declaration of independence.
Behind Marshall Plan
The senator announced that he is behind the Marshall Plan and
against anything which may sabotage it. He is to be congratulated
for his firmness of purpose, but just what does he consider to be
an act of sabotage to the European Recovery Program? Is the fact
that home of his own strong party members have come out against
the Marshall Plan an act of sabotage in the eyes of Senator Morse?
No one, even among the most conservative of the conservatives,
particularly wants to walk out on Europe, but some of the deep
thinkers have been wondering if our economic bid is the answer. If
the Marshall Plan could help pull Europe up by its bootstraps by
providing hungry mouths with the will to live and rebuild, the econo
mists would be happy. That would be money well spent.
Economists Doubt It
But leading economists who are not afraid of politics or the poli
ticians look upon the Marshall Plan with well-founded doubts. They
say we can’t play nurse-maid forever. At present the Marshall Plan
offers little in return except promises, and yet if some agreement is
not reached soon, we may lose out altogether.
Senator Morse says the number one domestic problem is inflation.
Everyone will agree to this, but not to the solution. The senator of
fered no concrete solution to the home problem, unless it be higher
taxes, though he says the problem must be solved in order to fulfill
our international obligaitons so necessary to winning the peace.
Cost of High Living
Isn’t that looking at things through the wrong end of a tele
scope? Just what does Mr. Morse think is the cause of high prices?
He did shake a finger at labor for asking continual wage boosts, but
has not the price spiral been necessitated and aggravated through
(Please turn to fage three)
20 Years Ago
The University of Oregon hoop
sters romped away with a 54-15
score over the Gonzaga 'univer
sity Bulldogs.
A welcoming address by Elmer
L. Shirrell, dean of men, marked
the official opening of the eighth
annual high school conference.
The Officers’ club, honorary or
ganization in the military depart
ment will be permitted to peti
tion for membership in Scabbard
and Blade, senior military nation
al honorary society. The Univer
sity of Oregon campus is the only
one on the west coast having no
such organization.
Kirley Page, who addressed the
University students on “Outlaw
ry of War,” discovered that the
discussion of peace had been out
lawed at Oregon State college.
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