regonWEmerald
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 BROPHY
Managing Editor_____Co-News Editors
DON FAIR FRED TAYLOR
Co-Sports Editor __
JEANNE SIMMONDS, MARYANN THIELEN, BARBARA HEYWOOD
Associates to Editor___
r VTRr.TT "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__ __
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The Nostalgia Business
The C.O.F.B.A. is the Franco-Allied Goodwill Society, an
organization which helped G.I.s in the European theatei to
feel at home away from home. It was a fine organization, and
many an American soldier had reason to bless it for helping
him keep his sanity in the ETO. This week many former
American soldiers arer eceiving souvenir booklets from the
organization.
Called simply “France,” the paper-bound volumes contain a
brief history of the western front campaigns, with excellent
maps showing the pushes of the various armies, and a lot of
information about France.
We suspect that the C.O.F.B.A. has realized that today,
three years after the war, many American vets are beginning
to get a little homesick for the places they saw in Europe—the
places they left as soon as they could. A glance a.t 1 lance
will make the vet no less homesick, and will probably increase
his nostalgia for Paris and the provinces—even the repple
depples.
Unfortunately the booklet is three or four years late. Ilad
many American soldiers had such a volume when they ueie
first in France, they would doubtless have been able to apprec
iate the country and the people more than they did. But of
course printing booklets of this type was quite out of the
question at that time. Theer was a very big war going on.
But possession of this booklet at this time is the next best
thing. We dare say there is hardly a vet of the ETO who will
not appreciate the souvenir of his rather hurried trip across
Europe. We venture that almost to a man, the booklet will
make them wish they could have stayed longer—under dif
ferent conditions.
Faculty Senate Opinion Asked
A LETTER
Herewith is printed a copy of a letter sent by the executive
council of the Associated Students to the faculty senate, con
cerning a student proposal that the student disciplinary com
mittee become an all-student body, with faculty members
only in advisory positions.
Dean Orlando John Hollis
President, Faculty Senate:
As you may recall, a letter concerning a recommended re
vision of the student disciplinary committee was sent to you
by the executive council of the ASUO on Monday, March 22,
1948. An answer from the senate secretary was received in
due course.
In compliance with your suggestion a member of the ex
ecutive council, Sophomore Representative Art Johnson, con
ferred with President Newburn. Dr. Newburn warmly com
mended the interest and initiative demonstrated by the coun
cil's consideration of this important matter. However, he
questioned the wisdom of the philosophy behind the proposed
change and emphasized the necessity for close cooperation
between students and faculty.
President Newburn outlined a number of ways in which the
students could assume greater responsibility in governing
their social, academic, and political activities. He suggested
more responsibility within the living organizations such as
would concern rules of conduct and the regulation of hours,
and an improvement in the quality of campus politics as log
ical fields for increased student activity.
A proposal such as that concerning the revision of the
student disciplinary committee was seen by President New
burn only as a perhaps logical culmination of student govern
ment responsibility. Consequently, he felt that the current
suggestions were presented prematurely.
We would greatly appreciate a definite statement of the
opinion of the senate and further suggestions concerning this
matter.
Very sincerely,
ASUO Executive Council
This Should Be So
By ROY WILLIAMS
Beautiful girls are being groomed for spring elections on
the University of Oregon campus. Springtime is heel-kicking
time for student bodies from New Haven to Westwood. How
ever, there are those who believe this should not be so.
Last spring a Southwestern daily printed these stories side
by side:
“CALIFORNIA STUDENT BODY ELECTS
QUEEN OF GRAND AFFAIR—A GOAT”
“OREGON HOLDS JUNIOR WEEKEND;
ELECTION NEARLY WON BY DOG”
Critics of campus frivolity rose up and had what is known
in psychological circles as the “Ahaa!” experience.
“Ahaa!” they said, “these schools are treating the shallow of uni
versity life with scorn. Now colleges will cast-off the yoke of trivial
traditionalism. The trend is toward straight seriousness in the pur
suit of learning.”
And so it was when the veteran returned to the classroom.
These same sourgrape experts rallied 'round and said:
“Ahaa! now tradition and frivolity will go! The veteran is hard
headed and practical.”
Maybe.
When a patient takes a pill for his well-being, it is usually
sugar-coated. Education could be a bitter pill without an ad
equate sprinkling of “sugar.” Some just could not swallow it.
Here are two reasons why education and social recreation
go hand in hand.
(1) Aptitude of the student for his studies is determined largely
by his attitude. He is as fit as his mind.
To say one is friendly is to say one is easy to know; like
wise, a friendly mind is one easy to know. Consider a friendly
•mind an open mind, a liberal one. It gets that way by sweeten
ing the thinking, regularly, with pleasure.
If horse-plav gives pleasure, either to those who participate
or to those who watch; if it lays a«common ground for all
students to walk upon, then we need it. Joe and Betty are en
couraged to go into their classrooms with the right attitude
for better learning. What is the right attitude? Ask any smart
boss of any business, and he will say, “Keep ’em happy and
they will do a good job.”
(2) Social recreation is a necessary component of development.
It is well to prepare personalities as well as mental capaci
ties for a more perfect union of learning and living. By social
association, it comes naturally.
The newspapers carried a story recently about a parent who
kept her child chained inside the house for 40 years. Perhaps
during that time the prisoner read books; a lot of books could
be read and studied in forty years. But—he was never allowed
to go out and play. Think what difficulty this 40-year-old
child will have in taking his place in a community.
This is an extreme case and can be considered one in a
million. The following case is an extreme too, but consider
—there are more in a million.
This is the student who goes to the university and climbs
his ivory tower. There he remains for four years—his only
company, the dear dead masters. He will learn a lot. He will
miss a lot. And when he climbs down, he too may have dif
ficulty in taking his place in a community. When he walks
along the street, people will point him out and say:
“Poor Joe, all he knows is facts.”
We have said that the correct student attitude is the happy
attitude (it is the safety-valve for campus life), and that social
recreation is a necessary component of development.
IF YOU’VE GOT TO LIVE WITH PEOPLE, YOU’VE
GOT TO LAUGH WITH PEOPLE.
Beautiful girls are being groomed for spring elections on
the University of Oregon compus. Springtime is heel-kicking
time for student bodies from New Haven to Westwood. How
ever, there are those who believe this should be so.
AMERICAN LEGION
CARNMi
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
North end of Ferry St. Bridge
FREE CIRCUS ACT
EVERY NIGHT 10 p. m.
Side Patter
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By SALLIE XIMMENS
With one ear to the ground and
one foot in the opposite direction
of the Order of the O men, a few
WUIUS LU LI1C wi
der. Be careful.
. . . Those aren't
donuts you’re
dunking. They
are tomatoes.
Latest en
gagements on
the fire are
Millracer Anita
Jackson to
Wooglin s Biidd Cobb complete
with lusty serenade . . . Arrow
club member Glady’s “Happy” Hale
—the Zulu maid—to Mart Pond
. . . and Art Litchman who will get
hitched to Liz Hendrickson in June.
Surprise elopement of Connie
Davids from Carmel and Ted Me
land over the weekend.
California lassie Phyllis Chelf
now wearing a square cut piece of
fingerware from Dick Davies . . .
Beth Shoulderbrand from the hill
top dating Millracer Jack Doyle.
. . . Ashland’s Margaret Wagner
down for the weekend to date Jack
Bessinger . . . Key Diane Bailey
with Bob Daggett.
Phyl Perkins, engaged to Jack
Coins, visited the officers’ club at
the Portland air base. . . .
Down at 1018 Hilyard the annual
King dance formal took place . . .
Quiet and refined party featuring
Pink Palacer Sally Waller with
Hank Kinsel, Donna Mary
Brennan with Dwight Gabbert,
cute combo of Carolyn Parker and
Bill Gross, Jane Vinton and Chris
Strahan a steady twosome . . . Nan
Humphreys dating Glenn Walker,
and Audrey Roselaml with Arnie
Slenning.
.“Moonlight Promenade” with
flowers all over the place like a
mortuary, and a canoe full of water
for flicking cigarettes . . . seen
about were Marge Griffiths with
Bill Moore, Pat Kirby with Pat Ry
an, Yvonne Strine with Dick Mo
bley, Barbara McGreggor with
Vern Behrnes, Phyllis Brady with
Corn Valley import Jerry Ulette.
Turnabout is fair play with Ale
cia Orcutt who hosed a few O men
after her public bath the other day
in the pond . . . And if the Millrace
clan is still looking for one of their
benches it can be found on a back
porch near an upper campus tennis
court.
Don’t neglect the College Side
while showing off the campus to
the parents this weekend . . . Cor
onation of the Queen Friday by
Gov. John Hall . . . the campus sing
. . . picnic and prom hold the spot
light.
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