Oregon W Emerald
ALL-AMERICAN 1946-47
The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the University of Oremn published
daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and final examination periods.
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Ure.
Member of the Associated Collegiate Press_
•BOB FRAZIER, Editor
BOB CHAPMAN, Business Manager
BILL YATES
Managing Editor
JUNE GOETZE, BOBOLEE BROPHY
Co-News Editors
DON FAIR FRED TAYLOR
Co-Sports Editor _
walt McKinney, jeanne simmonds, maryann tiiielen
Associates to Editor ^
HELEN SHERMAN
PHYLLIS KOHLMEIER
Asst. Managing Editors
WINNY CARL
Advrtising Manager
DIANA DYE JIM WALLACE
Assistant News Editors__
National Advertising Manager .,.
Circulation Manager ..Bdhjean R.ethm.ller
Editorial Board: Larry Lau, Johnny Kahananui, Bert Moore, Ted Goodwin, Bill Stratton,
Jack Billings. ______
Capitol's Americana Series
Lists 'Collectors' Items'
By MICHAEL CALLAHAN
Like Hollywood, the big discompanies only wax “superb”
and “richly American” super-dupers, from Stokowski down to
Red "Imitation Ingle, nut when a little
number conies along blowing its own brass
band, and labelling itself a “collectors item,”
even our worn eyebrows lift a bit.
Capitol’s Americana series lists this new
album, titled only “Collectors Items.” The
cover blurb calls them “eight great utire
leased sides.” The suprising thing considering
the ban, is that they are eight unreleased
sides. And they are, to put it mildly, terrific.
Waxed back in the G. 1. years ot 44 and 4a, these discs
were held up and finally lost in the postwar flood of smoochy
ditties. Now they are out, packing in one album some of the
biggest jazz names of the day.
Stan Kenton’s ork leads off the collection with “Traveling
Man,” followed by Peggy Lee's “Baby” (she claims it’s the
torchiest disc she ever cut), “I Can’t Get Started,” with Benny
Carter’s golden alto sax, and Eddy Miller’s "Just One More
Chance.” Strictly for jumps are “Bug in a Rug-,” with Sonny
Greer and drums, “Tain’t Like That,” with Rex Miller’s coro
net riffs, and “You’re My Everything,” by Red Nichols and
his Pennies.
un our list, tne star liumoer is i apologize, a uicisy
showcase for Benny Goodman’s clarinet and Red Norvo's
xylophone. Benny Carter’s sax and Lee Young’s drums lead
the Hollywood Husksters supporting band.
Newest and most promising of the rhythm vocal groups
are the Charioteers, whose “Swinging Low" album was re
leased early this month. The group is good, and the prospects
look for it to be even better. The easy, wide-open rhythm
style that Frankie Laine has brought to perfection is the key
note of The Charioteers singing. If the combo can avoid the
vocal acrobatics that killed the Ink Spot arrangements, we
look for a great future for them.
With an eye to insuring cash register music. Columbia
gave The Charioteers only time-tested favorites to sing in
their first collection. Offered are “Sweet I^orraine, ’ "I m in
the Mood for Love,” "Sleepy Time Gal,” “My Fate is in Your
Hands,” “On the Sunny Side of the Street," and "I Can t Get
Started.”
Single lines: This "1 Can't Get Started” song is on the
comeback, judging from a look at the current platter listings.
Once the theme song of the greatest of all the white jazz
trumpeters, Bunny Berrigan, “I Can t Get Started features
some catchy lyrics and a tune that’s made to order for solo
takeoffs. To add to Benny Carter’s sax arrangements and
The Charioteers’ vocal, Charlie Spivak and Harry James are
expected to match their trumpets on rival discs in the near
future. We doubt that Maestros S. or |. will ever equal the
immortal Berrigan’s sky-climbing horn, so it looks like a
cinch reissue of that classic.
Following up the sensational success of “Near You is
another catchy tune by Francis Craig, titled "Beg Your Par
don.” Featuring the same simple rhythm and words that
rocketed “Near You” to the top of the Hit Parade, “Beg
Your Pardon” seems tailor-cut to follow it to the number one
spot. Frankie Carle wisely kept the intriguing piano bass that
is Craig’s trademark, and picked the best singer from his
Girl Friends to do the vocal. His disc should set the standard
on this dance tune.
Yes, We'll Have No Green Goose,
And a Few of the Reasons Why
Oregon has no humor magazine. Once
there was a ‘"Green Goose,’’a wild and rugged
publication which came out once a year under
anonymous editorship. But the Green Goose
is dead—dead but not forgotten. As Column
ist Larry Lau reminded Emerald readers yes
terday, old gaffers in the fraternity houses
are all the time dragging out copies of the
last issue and showing them to callow youths
who were yet in grade school when it was
surreptitiously distributed in the spring of
1939.
The Green Goose was killed off abruptly
and without warning, save the warning that
the next Green Goose would see a lot of
would-be-graduates of the University remain
would-be-graduates. The character of the old
Goose was such that people in high adminis
trative circles still blanch at the mention of
the name.
It was a, prime example of what happens
when privileges—such as freedom of the
press on a college campus—are abused. The
boys went too far. Had they been a little less
aggressive in asserting this freedom, the ad
ministration might have suffered them to
publish more issues of their magazine.
There are a number of students on the
campus today who would like to revive the
old Goose, but they are wasting their time.
Despite their statements that any humor
magazine they publish will be in ‘‘good
taste,” the memory of the Goose is too power
ful. They just won't be allowed to do it, un
less they are willing to sacrifice diploma,
good name and so on. That’s a flat statement''"'
The reasons behind this seemingly arbi
trary ruling are sound, although they may
not be readily apparent to the casual reader.
It is more than just a desire on the part of
the administration that student writers keep
their writings mailable. It is more than simp
ly trying to ke.ep the college press scrubbed
up.
There is the matter of public relations,
of the good name of this institution. It is
difficult enough for a university to keep its
name good without having a publication of
the Green Goose type to make the job im
possible. The university is put in the embar
rasing position of having to stand behind
anything published on the campus. That
there is freedom of the press here at Oregon,
that there is no pre-publication censorship,
means nothing to the casual reader off the
campus.
The University administration is not too
willing to trust to the good judgement of the
editors of a campus humor magazine. With
the example of the Green Goose behind
them, this is easy to understand.
Opportunity for College Education
Not Yet an Established Tradition
All the furor over the report of the Presi
dent’s commission on higher education re
veals a basic weakness in the way Americans
think about higher education. The commis
sion wants American colleges to double their
enrollments by 1960. Very admirable, say
some of the critics, but such a blanket pro
gram would lower the educational standards
of the existing institutions and would cheap
en the college degree, already cheapened by
the many “factories” that turn out bachelors
of arts in car-load lots.
This group is supported by the critics
who insist that the bachelor of arts degree
be the birthright of any citizen \Vho can af
ford it. Any barriers to the degree, they re
gard as "discrimination.” Presumably this
includes academic “standards” such as the
ability to read.
There is no reason why the program can
not be worked out, if our present criterion
of "fitness’ is re-examined in the light of the
high aims most colleges have set for them
selves.
It is in the American tradition that eco
nomic good health be the standard. If a
person can afford it, he stands a good chance
of being a bachelor of something about the
time he casts his first vote. If he cannot afford
it, he will have rough sledding no matter how
great his mental capacity and his desire for
learning. For generations this sort of eco
nomic “discrimination” has been carried on
against some of the nation’s best minds. It
is just as vicious as discrimination along re
ligious or racial lines. -c
There are always a few exceptions. Schol
arships and anonymous “ rich uncles” some
times do appear to make possible the educa
tion of a good mind that would otherwise be
neglected. But it is by no means the rule.
There is no doubt that the country today
is full of mute, inglorious Miltons Avho might
be leading the nation, had they had the op
portunities for developing their abilities.
At the same time scattered OArer the land
are thousands of college graduates Avho have
not begun to master the arts ideally expected
of a “college man.”
The ansAver Avould appear to be to raise the
standards for a degree, and to remoA’e the
economic barrier that keeps too many good
minds back on the farm or in the factory.
Perhaps the commission’s suggestion that
enrollments be doubled is a bit arbitrary. But
if the above tAvo suggestions Avere folloAved
something close to that might be achieved.
The 'OId Goat' Looks on Wistfully
Friday's Emerald carried a little feature
story about mock ceremonies in a number of
fraternity houses, ceremonies staged when
some of the brethern marched off to ROTC
drill. There is something appealing in the
picture, something that reminds the "Old
Goat" of an earlier day when he, too, left the
house for the military life.
It was a little different, though, in those
days. There were no ceremonies, no brass
bands. The old goat just left and joined the
old goat who had left the day or the week
before. Together they waited for the ones
who followed. People were going away all
the time, and there was no point in getting
ceremonial about it.
May be there were old goats who viewed
the Thursday' horse-play with mixed emo
tions. Sure, it’s funny now, and that other
business was a long'time ago. Today' we can ~
laugh at what only yesterday' was a serious
matter.
Peace, it’s wonderful. ' ^