Oregon Emerald
ALL-AMERICAN 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 periods.
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 JUNE GOETZE, BOBOLEE BROPIIY
Managing Editor Co-News Editors
DON FAIR FRED TAYLOR
Co-Sports Editor ___
JEANNE SIMMONDS, MARYANN THIELEN, BARBARA HEYWOOD
Associates to Editor _^
VIRGIL TUCKER . DIANA DYE
Advrtising Manager Assistant News Editors
Editorial Board: Larry Lau, Johnny Kahananui, Bert Moore, Ted Goodwin, Bill Stratton,
Jack Billings. _
PHYLLIS KOHLMEIER HELEN SHERMAN
Asst. Managing Editors _
National Advertising Manager -...—*7U^Ser
Circulation Manager ....-..Bilhjean Riethmiller
Hail to the Chief
There is an excellent chance that the president of the United
States—or at least the vice-president of the United States—
will have been a speaker at the University of Oregon. A year
from now students may well be able to point out that the
man in the White House once spoke in the Igloo.
It started last February when Harold Stassen spoke in Mc
Arthur court. The Minnesota governor spent quite a little
time around Eugene that week-end, and drew a fair body of
campus support from students who were impressed with his
energy, and his nice smile.
willingness to answer questions from the floor, his amazing
This week Thomas E. Dewey will be a University speaker.
Thus, barring a “dark horse” candidate and figuring the can
didacy of Senator Robert A. Taft as unthinkable, the Rep
ublican candidate will have been on the University stage.
Henry A. Wallace, Wallace party candidate for the job, will
come here the week of campus elections.
If the Democrats win the November election—we mean the
pre-Madison Square garden Democrats—the president prob
ably will not have had the honor of having spoken in our Igloo.
But then there is the possibility that the vice-president will
have spoken there.
There are persons who see Ellis Arnall, former governor of
Georgia and fall term speaker at the Igloo, as the Democratic
choice for the peoples’ choice, second string.
See, that’s pretty good. Memories of our Igloo will be carried
to Washington, and perhaps to great and secret conferences
across the seas.
Seriously though. University of Oregon students can count
themselves lucky that the administration here has adopted
the common-sense policy of allowing “political” speakers on
the campus. This policy is in marked contrast to the policy of
some other west coast institutions—some of them in this
state—which have refused "politicians” this fundamental
right.
Congratulations
By the last day of winter term, the barrage of Merry
Christmases has become fatiguing, to say the least. But that
phrase-weariness is nothing to what descends spring term.
Congratulations! For what? For almost everything. Greek
letter honoraries from alpha to omega tap in the spring. Con
gratulations. Various other societies hand out membership
bids. Congratulations. A large slice of the populace gloms king
or queen crowns—even some folks “who aren’t exactly good
looking, but have swell personalities.” So, ditto.
This sjiould be alleviated, lest our society be known in an
thropology books of the future, as the “race of one word.” If
congratulations must be expressed, perhaps the government
could issue a new three cent stamp with that one worn-out
word. Or alphabet soup companies could use just the letters
of “congratulations” in their dehydrated concoction. The
letters would be scrambled but the sentiment would be there
just the same, we’re sure. All kinds of possibilities exist. All
newly elected officers, all finally-successful politicians, and all
recent parents could put quarantine signs in their windows
saving, "If I Have Not Congratulated You, At Least I Meant
To.”
This is not an attack against kind sentiments. It is merely
an expression of wonder that all promotions, honors, and new
kittens come in the spring. Therefore, until there is a fairer
distribution of events, or until the alphabet soup people come
through, congratulations to one and all. V e re sure that no
one deserved it more.—B.II.
They Taste No Different
By BERT MOORE
No 40-cent tour of the campus is complete these days with
out a short stopover in the quonset that houses the Emerald
to see the grunion run advertisements that plaster the walls.
If you have the time, make the trip.
Sneaking- of stonovers. a vacationing California doctor visit
eel one of the local professors during the
weekend and had a few words to say about
Camels. You’ve seen the ads? “More doctors
smoke Camels than any other cigarette,” or
something to that effect. The survey is made,
also according to the ads, by an independent
research organization.
“The organization may be independent,”
says the doc, “but whether that’s true or not
its representatives have a wonderful sense
of timing.”
It seems that every year the good doctor gets a couple ot
free cartons of Camels in the mail. He doesn't care much
what he smokes, so he cracks open the free weeds as soon as
he’s out of his current brand. A week or so after lie gets these
smokes one of the independent organization's men drops
around and asks him what he’s smoking. Well, it just happens
. . . and another statistic is chalked up.
Tradition week has come around again, and the usual ar
guments about good old traditions are being waged by those
who care. Completely uninterested is the faculty; traditions at
Oregon usually don’t even touch the periphery of their exist
ences. However, a new “tradition,” one in force at several
Coast schools, could and perhaps should be installed at Ore
gon in the near future, and this one should affect the faculty
quite a bit.
The idea, as brought up by Tom Hazzard at the last ex.ec
council meeting, is that at the end of each term, when the
bell has rung to close the last lecture, that the class give the
professor a round of applause as a token of esteem.
It would be a good way to show professors on this campus
that they are appreciated. I imagine that many profs would
value an indication that they had pleased their classes almost
as much as they’d value a raise. The sensation arising from
being applauded for your efforts is a good one.
It could become a fine tradition here at Oregon. And, of
course, it wouldn’t be mandatory that a thunderous roar of
applause break loose at the end of the last lecture of each term,
the possibilities arising from that thought are also interesting.
You're No Match
By KEN LOMAX and JOHN MAC DONALD
EXPANDING THE FRONTIER: Local stations have
made occasional but infrequent contributions to the fight for
control of venereal disease. But last Thursday night, the Am
erican Broadcasting company added its network strength in
an effort to stamp out the pockets of fear and falsehood that
make control difficult. The one-hour documentary, titled
simply, “V.D." used almost every production technique in the
book. Mythical but typical case histories provided pointed
dramatic interest, and neatly sandwiched between these were
thought-provoking volleys of information. Writer Earl Bar
now pulled no punches. High point of the script was the
naming (in a condemning tone) of those ten states which have
no law requiring physical checkup before marriage. Another
well directed device: Recorded interviews with doctors (gives
the weight of authority to the document). And there were
voice montages and emotion-packed music transitions to em
bellish the dramatized portions. ABC went all out in getting
the best for this show. Barnow is one of the top radio writers,
George Plix has the right quality for stirring narration, and
Joseph Stopak is no newcomer to radio drama.
The announcer called attention to a series of programs now
in preparation. Yes, radio is pushing its frontiers. A grave
social problem has a voice.
For a long time there has been a need in radio for more pro
grams in the public interest. Something that should make all
of us sit up, open up our limpid pools of aqua blue. We are
sure that radio has at last started to take steps in the right
direction when it airs programs like LIVING—1948. NBC,
in collaboration with G. Gallup, and the American institute of
public opinion, really blew the lid off the real facts and figures
of what makes America tick. The show tackles such problems
as the housing shortage, education, and divorce. Ben Grower,
grand old bachelor of radio does the narrating. This Is one show
(and we don't mean to wave the flag too vigorously) that
everyone should hear ... as long as the series lasts.
Boquets this week go to John Lamer. John is doing a
thorough job on radio publicity for J. Weekend. Right now
he’s working on a half hour coverage of festivities at Mac
court.
Side Patter
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By SALLIK XiMMENS
No rest for the weary is the new
motto for collegians left afloat in
the wet and flooded Willamette
VCtllC^ . . . C
n o submerged
activities at the
ATO “Neptune’s
Follies.”
After a ro
mance of many
moons Alfa Chi
Mary Lou Hat
field is wearing
the Tau Cross
Aiuiuieiiimn. i3UL no or
dinary pin planting this. . . Mary
Leu got her pin at the “Follies,”
and then lost it. She returned sans
pin, and the activities really be
gan.
Mary Lou wasn’t letting in
sneak dates on her various trips to
the mail box. She was switching
pins, and by the time everything
was settled and she had the right
pin, most of the sisters had taken'
to the sleeping porches.
Ed Alien divided his time be
tween the Tau dance, the law
school shin cracker, and Barney
Frank’s party. The Taus were
proud of their Queen Dud X who
reigned in splendor at the law
school gathering.
Pi Phi Jean Boquist and fiance
Pete Dunn were down from Posie
ville, and OSC KKG Patty Cecil
was over with her Maltese cross to
dance and party with Carl Reusser.
ADPi Marlene Larson was with
Biff Brainerd; Theta Florene En
gels dated Pete Miller, KKG Grace
Hoffman with Frank Rauch, and
Gammafie Phyl Holdnian with
Frank Bocci. *•'•
Bert Moore threw a fine party
and was dating Heide Sachse of
Susan Campbell. Jeanne Simmonds
was with Dick Perrin, and ChiO
Kay Schneider was with X-Emerald
sports editor Bernie Hammerbeck.
DG Barbara Eagleson and Tom
Hazzard wandered in from the Tau
dance. Gloria and -■ Jack Billings,
Tex and Marge Goodwin, and Mary
and Bill Wasmann were there.
Stagging it were “Wild Bill” Strat
ton and Bob Whitely. Bob “Whoo
pee* Frazier introduced everybody.
Theta Iihio-Ann Mayer has Don
Linsted’s pin, and *" \ Delt Shirley
j Fossen is pinned to t Kap “Dutch”
Reich. Tri Delt Nancy Sable was
down for a surprise shower, an
nouncing she will be the June bride
of Clay Gosser from Portland {J.
Gammafie B. J. McKenzie is now
wearing a sparkler from Don Wood,
a home town (Medford) romance
of many years. ADPi Pat King will
be married in June to Earling
Gramstad, a U. grad., and ADPi
Dolores Ray has announced her en
gagement to ATO Sandy Pierce.
Betake thyself to ye ol* College
Side for an iced coke and a ham
burger.
5?'
Weekend ffeads Confer
Junior Weekend oernmittee chair
men will meet at 4 p.m. Monday at
Susan Campbell ' hall, General
Chairman Hank KrnSell said yes
terday.
Every modern statesman’s peace
formula seems to include fist-shak-^
ing.