ALL-AMERICAN 1946-47
Tie Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of the University of Oregon, published
daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and final examination periods.
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Ore.
Member of the Associated Collegiate Press
BOB FRAZIER, EditorBOB CHAPMAN, Business Manager
BILL YATES
Managing Editor
JUNE GOETZE, BOBOLEE BROPHY
Co-News Editors
DON FAIR
Co-Sports Editor
FRED TAYLOR
JEANNE SIMMONDS, MARYANN THIELEN, BARBARA HEYWOOD
Associates to Editor
VTRCiIL TUCKER
Advrtising Manager
DIANA DYE
Assistant News Editors
PHYLLIS KOHLMEIER HELEN SHERMAN
Asst. Managing Editors
Editorial Board: Larry Lau, Johnny Kahananui, Bert Moore, Ted Goodwin, Bill Stratton,
Jack Billings.
The Students' Own Board
Thursday at 4 p. m. the Co-op association will hold its an
nual meeting. It would be interesting to know just how many
people wiggled eyebrows or twitched noses upon seeing the
story and announcement in Tuesday’s Emerald. It will be
even more interesting to see how many students attend the
meeting. This, after all, is the supreme opportunity for all
students, who have moaned, groaned, and complained about
co-op policy, to question board members as well as to nom
inate student members for next year.
The importance of the co-op board may be understood better
if students realize that it is the only student-faculty board
where the students have a majority vote. There are five stu
dent and two faculty members. This group does all the voting
on co-op policy and sets the amount of the patronage refund
(new mouthful replacing the term “rebate”) at the end of each
year. The co-op manager and assistant manager have no vote
and must act in accord with the board s decisions.
With these facts in mind, it is ironic to remember that at
last year’s annual meeting so few students turned out that
there was barely a quorem. Small wonder that the faculty
views student controlled boards with suspicion when so little
interest is shown in a student-owned enterprise with a money
refund involved.
When last year’s nominations were announced, a great howl
arose from the Independent camp because they were not rep
resented. The simple reason behind the fact was that the In
dependents had evidently not taken enough interest to attend
the meeting and nominate any of their party.
There is no reason why Thursday’s meeting in 207 Chapman
shouldn’t be well-atended Each student who holds a $1 mem
bership card in the Co-op association is a stockholder who
should be interested in the workings of his corporation, this
meeting should also appeal to those students who have accused
the co-op of “graft” and “corruption” as their chance to ask
questions and get answers from board members themselves.
And, most important of all, students should attend the meet
ing to see that persons worthy of the responsibility are nom
inated for positions for next year’s co-op board.
It’s the old story: Attend Thursday’s meeting or forever
hold your peace with respect to co-op affairs. —M.E.T.
Warm That Artist
Concert artists, traditionally, are supposed to be strange
birds, entitled to their whims, lilly of the valley boutonnieres
and flowing ties. But since most of them are really very sen
sible fellows, content to leave the posies in the green house
and dress as conventionally as the best man at a wedding, we
wonder what accounts for the strange behavior of some who
concertise at Oregon.
How many artists have played here who seem not to warm
up to the audience until encore time? The answer is most of
them. An example is Pianist Braillowsky who played here last
year. He gave a poor concert, but got so hot while playing
encores that he wouldn't let the audience go home. Isaac
Stern, Sunday, suffered from a touch of this belated brilliance.
Go to hear the same pianist or singer or xzlophonist in a
big city, and he waxes inspired on his second number. Perhaps
this is because an exciting performance usually entails a tense,
challenged feeling on the part of the performer, and a nervous
expectancy on the part of the audience. Somehow these il
Politics as Usual
STATECRAFT
WASHINGTON, April 20— (UP)Repub
lican hopes of winning the presidential elec
tions may lead the senate to block President
Truman’s move to extend the terms of his
present atomic energy commissioners.
Chairman Robert A. Taft (R., O.) of the
senate Republican policy committee gave
what may be a tip-off to GOP policy on ap
pointments when he told the United Press:
"There is a growing feeling among Rep
ublican senators that no one nominated (by
Mr. Truman) should be confirmed, regard
less of the job.”
Taft said the question of Republican policy
on the atomic energy commission appoint
ment as well as the general question of
nominations probably would be discussed at
a policy meeting today.
The White House said yesterday that Mr.
Truman would nominate all five commis
sioners for reappointment this week. The
commission’s initial term of one year ex
pires August 1. The new nominations will
carry staggered terms of from one to five
years.
If the “growing feeling" cited by Taft
prevails among senate Republicans, the nom
inations could be shelved and they would die
when the senate adjourns, probably in June.
For Even Bigger and Better Cups
A LETTER
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To the Editor:
After having read the letter to the editor in
the April 15th issue concerning the super cup, we
have come to the conclusion that while the sug
gestion was certainly in order, it falls short of
fulfilling the purpose for which it was intended.
To counteract the deficiency in the existing
award presentation set-up, we propose that a cup
be awarded for scholarship, activities, social, and
athletic achievements as well as those awarded to
the living organizations which are outstanding
in their all-round contribution to the University
during the year. This transcendent honor would
be in the form of a cup and would be awarded to
the living organization acquiring the greatest num
ber of cups throughout the year.
Admittedly, the setting up of such an award
has its problems. For instance, there would be
difficulties encountered in the transportation of
such a cup. However such problems would be dealt
with by committees appropriately appointed.
Such an award would create a competitive spirit
inconceivable to the average reader. It is to be
expected that the GPA’s would drop considerably
in aspiring for this trophy; but then it must be
remembered that grades are not everything.
J. David Eakin
E. Frank Zarones
Cooks Tours Planned for Students
A LETTER
To The Editor:
Last summer the Maritime Commission allot
ted two steamers, the MARINE JUMPER and the
MARINE TIGER, for a number of voyages in order
to enable educators and others traveling to Europe
for cultural, academic or reconstruction projects,
to obtain passage to and from Europe. The fares
started at $140 in each direction.
It is anticipated that starting in early June
and May they may again allot steamers for special
voyages for the same purpose.
To assist intending' travelers, THOS. COOK &
SON have prepared a comprehensive circular con
taining much valuable information, and if is avail
able to anyone for the asking.
If you expect to be able to travel abroad this
year drop us a penny postcard and we will send
the information to you.
The request should be addressed to THOS.
COOK & SON, STUDENT TRAVEL DEPART
MENT, 587 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
Very truly yours,
THOS. COOK & SON
Per: C. L. Hill.
lusive qualities seem to have become correlated with dimming
houselights, plush seats, exclusive pre-concert dinners, neons
and no-admittance-backstage signs. The right atmosphere is
lacking when instead of making a grand entrance the musician
walks onto a basketball court in full view of the whole house,
puffs up a creaky little flight of stairs onto the platform (not
stage) where he shares the “spotlight” with the page turner.
He then plays to an audience squirming on shakey chairs or
hard bleachers. And that’s the way it will be at Oregon for a
long time, because the ne wstudent union building will not be
provided with an auditorium.
But then, we may be all wrong in our accounting for concerts
that leave you with the feeling of trying to warm your hands
before a cold stove. It may be that our musical visitors feel
that they are playing to an uneducated audience and are
meeting no challenge. One would think so by the banal pro
grams that have sounded through McArthur court. We have
had more than our share of Moonlight sonatas, Ich Liebe
Dichs, and Boleros. Again, the same artists usually schedule
fresher programs in larger cities; yet in a University town
like Eugene, the proportion of musically educated persons is
very large.
Perhaps we should have an orientation course for visiting
concert artists.—B.H.
Tickets on Sale
For Concert Play
Tickets for the performance of
Midsummer Night's Dream, April
24 are on sale at the box office
in Johnson hall. It is open from
10 a. m. to noon, and from 1 to
5 p. m. daily.
Prices for the tickets are general
admission, $1.20, students, $.60;
reserved seats, $2.40 and $1.80.
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