. Oregon# Emerald
ALL-AMEKlCAN 1946-47
The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the University of Oregon, Published
daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays and final examination penods.
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Ore.
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
Co-Sports Editor
FRED TAYLOR
WALT McKINNEY, JEANNE SIMMONDS, MARYANN THIELEN
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 .Billijean Riethnnller
Editorial Board: Larry Lau, Johnny Kahananui, Bert Moore, Ted Goodwin, Bill Stratton,
Jack Billings.
Items From Roundabouts
“Dentists should develop pleasant person
alities around the office, ’ says a leader in
the profession. Our dentist says he develop
ed a pleasing personality around his office,
but she quit for more money.
To eliminate too much
blowing of official whistles j
during basketball games, one 1
ardent fan says that after |
five fouls have been called
he'd bench the referee.
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Rear seats of some new
cars may be comfortably oc
cupied by four midgets or three full size
adults holding their heads in their laps.
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When you hear there is a beautiful tie be
tween the father and son, the son probably
is wearing it.
By BOB REED
The Squintnagle girl, Tillie, the campus
queen, has only been in Hollywood six '
months and already has been featured in fif
teen bathing suit photographs, two night -
club fights, three divorces, and a separation.
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New for men is the “scoop” hat, des
cribed as quite a bit narrower. To match
the current trend in minds?
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Universities are urged to prepare young,
men for the government service. And who
could be better at safe guarding official doc
uments than the graduate with four years
experience as custodian of the fraternity’s
top-secret file of old exams?
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We admit our ignorance of the conference^
rules, but has anybody checked up on how
many years of eligibility Dewey has left?
Liberal Arts Policy Works
Hardship on Non-Majors, Too AN OPEN LETTER
An open letter to:
E. L. Johnson
Dean of the college of liberal arts
200 Fenton ball
Sir:
Upon beginning pre-registration I heard, “Sorry, but you
can't sign up for any liberal arts courses ‘till March 4. We
have instructions from Dean Johnson’s office to that effect."
Do you know what this edict has resulted in, Mr. Johnson?
It means that majors outside the college of liberal arts, as
well as those within it, must wait until March 4 to complete
their registration.
I heard it argued that this puts everyone on an equal foot
ing. This is not true. Suppose a business administration
student wants to take a course in tbe liberal arts college. He
has to wait ‘till March 4 and take his chances of getting the
one section which will fit his schedule. If he doesn't get in
that particular section, lie’s left high and dry. The classes in
the 15. A. school are closed and he is forced to look for the
proverbial course in tbe development of janatorial science
‘to fill out his schedule.
The proponents of this plan also argue that not many non
majors will be affected. The weakness of this argument is so
apparent it hardly need be pointed out. With the exception of
law students, and in some cases, upper division archetecture
and 13. A. majors, everyone in school takes courses in liberal
arts at one time or another. Ever}- advisor on the campus tells
his advisees to get outside his major department once in a
while. Very good advice too, but what can you do when the
door is closed?
You also claim that the faculty in liberal arts must be
spared the inconvenience of advising, teaching, and register
ing- all at one time. What about the rest of the faculty?
The Co-op has hired extra help to meet the strain of pre
registration. On the second day of pre-registration last term
they had isued books to more than 1,000 students. The tally
for the first two days this time showed that 35 students had
received their books. The rest must wait till they get the de
partmental stamps on their liberal arts class cards. The re
sult will be that when the liberal arts courses are opened to
registrants, 80 per cent of the student body will converge on
the Co-op for their books, and the end of the line will be
found in the back booth down at Max’s.
The other departments in the University, the non-major
students, the Co-op, and the rest of the faculty are united in
their opposition to your idea, Dean Johnson. Can you defend
it?
Very truly yours,
John D. McCune
What Is ThisfPre-Registration?' AN EDITORIAL
John McCune, whose letter appears above, has a point. It
“pre-registration” applies only to the professional schools,
and if registration cannot be really accomplished at all until
all classes are signed for, then “pre-registration” as it is set
up now is sheer fiction.
This is a university, and by its very nature is built around
the college of liberal arts. There is hardly a student in the Uni
versity who does not have at least one class in the college,
and most students, regardless of major, are doing the major
ity of their work in the college. While the school of journalism
is not typical, it will serve as an example. The ordinary jour
nalism student will take three to four times the number of
hours in the college that he takes in his major. In the first
two years this ratio is about five to one. Registration to him
means signing up for courses in liberal arts.
If the college of liberal arts really cannot put up with the
strain of teaching, advising, and registering this week (as
the other schools seem able to do), but will be able to put
up with the strain of teaching registering, and advising next
week, then let’s have pre-registration next week. It really
doesn’t make much difference which week the college prefers,
just so everybody gets together.
It is unreasonable that the “pre-registration” period be car
ried on for two weeks. Obviously the college should relax and
behave as the other schools do, or the office of the registrar
should follow the wishes of the college. Either way would be
satisfactory.
Les Paul's'New Sound' Disappoints Critic
In a sly attempt to conform, allow us to list our sensation
of the week as being a 10-inch, green label Columbia record
of Trenet’s "La Mer”, with composer Charlie singing nicely,
amid fiddles and like. Not especially moldy or modern, just
real peachy listening.
Mammoth disappointment of this, the eighth week, was
managed on Capitol by Les Paul's much ballyhooed new
sound, hrom careful analytical mterpereta
tion, it resembled a mixture of Hogan in the
kitchen and the commercial for Hartz Moun
tain Bird Seed.
\Ye seriously believe that sororities will be
very foolish not to include candlelit “ La
Mer” in the house collection.
And in case you always "dig" the records
we admire here, you might find Elliot Law
rente's "Sugar Beat" a tasty uncovering. And especially lis
ten to Herman’s new concept of Khatchaturian’s "Sabre
Dance." If you like the classics, then buy this record and send
By FRED YOUNG
us the pieces, indicating you disaffirm. Incidentally, if you
don't appreciate the bop, then ignore Woody for he’s great.
On CBS at 11 these nights from the Palladium. Other side
of "Dance” is “Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet.” However, best
job of this is on London record, gradually becoming available
in the lumber capital featuring Bert Ambrose ork and Bennie
Goodman’s ideal, Reggie Kell, with clarinet.
Freddy Keller has reorganized his band which has had the
reputation of the finest music in Portland these recent years.
He again has the best Portland musicians with him and
would be quite a treat at one of our dances. His piano, Eddie
Beach, is a must in Portland's best early morning sessions.
Beach’s weird chording and jass tastes sound much as Lennie
Tristano—enthusiasts should be sure to hear him when
possible.
Hollywood salaries were published again—vet, it remains
that the bandleader with the greatest income in a year was
Jesse James.
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Side Patter/
By SALLIE TIMMENS f
In the words of a Turf club
bookie, we are now entering the
home stretch with finals just
down the road a
piece and a hint.,
of spring in the
air. As Noel
Coward woul d~
have it, “Anyone
for tennis?”
The sword and
shield of the PM
Delt house arej
being brandished
in protest. We been done wrong!”
they claim, and justifiably so.'
Seems they were made the scape
goat for the shutter routine pulled,
on the Kappa cuties the other
night. The real culprits were the
frisky lads of the Sigma Chi frosh
class. %
ADPi Beay Stevens was spoil-*
taneously nominated recently as a
candidate for “Miss Go to Hell”'
queen. A petition was passed in the^
College Side, and 89 names ap
peared on it which just goes to*
prove that there have been tim^s
when at least 90 people were in
the Side at one time.
Congratulations to Pi Phi Jeatiij
Steiner who took Bill Vranizan’s-1
Beta pin over the weekend, and tp
Theta Mary Ann Miller who cele
brated her birthday by taking the
pin of Bill Thomas Of Campbell
club.
Three more pins for AOPis are
Dorothy Hable’s Phi Sigma Kappa
pin from Darrell Thompson, Bon-~
nie Chappell’s Delt pin from Bbb
Wilhelmi, and Lois Hill’s Delt pin.
from A1 Dahlen.
Quite the steady combo are Chid
Pan Newton and Chi Psi Chuelc
Rufner, and Theta Carol Chambers
with Chi Psi Bill Ellison. Another
new couple around the campus is'
Pi Phi Carol Vowels with K. Sig.
•Jack Baker, and taking in the local
flickers together are Delta Zeta
Helen Dearilorff and Chi Psi Bob
Neiderholtzer.
DeeGees Ann Spense and Sigrit^
Skade had visitors up from St«^
ford over the weekend. Fi Ji Dean
Borka whose pin Ann wears was uj^
as was Phi Delt Johnny Banks to
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