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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1948)
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 postoflice, 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 , FRED TAYLOR Co-Sports Editor JEANNE SIMMONDS, MARYANN THIELEN, BARBARA HEYWOOD Associates to Editor VIRGIL TUCKER Advrtising Manager DIANA DYE 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 ..-...—..^.....Marilyn Turner Circulation Manager ...._.-.-.—— Billijean Riethmiller The Friendly Gesture Unless we misjudge the temper of people over at the state college, there are warm collars in Corvallis this day. The Ag gie neck was way out last week, and the Eugene Register Guard did what comes naturally. Briefly, here’s the story: Tom Dewey spoke Tuesday night at Oregon State. Naturally he spoke about agriculture. This offended a share of the campus, which apparently resents being classed with the agrarian group around the Quad. The Oregon State Barometer, that sensitive barometer of student opinion, chides the governor gently for attempting to appeal to the agricultural interests of the highly cultured students in the other schools. It implies that culture of the soil is not the only culture that is taught at Corvallis. The Register-Guard, of course, picks it up and shrieks with delight as it finds “One school those birds don't want.” It proposes moving the agricultural school to Eugene, pointing to a lot of spare land around the airport, and to the county court which has a reputation for letting good land go at bar gain prices. While the Emerald shares the Guard’s enthusiasm for the agricultural school at Eugene, we frown at the idea of putting the aggies way out by the airport. We hasten to point to a few acres of land across what used to be a millrace. That's University property now. The long-range plan calls for a “recreational area” over there when the millrace is restored. Although the long-range plan has been cherished by a generation or two of_college stu dents, we feel sure that mere recreation would not stand in the way of the agricultural welfare of the state. We feel safe in offering this land—already University owned—as a new home for the aggies who are so unwelcome in that great cultural center down the river. It’s a natural. Right across from the anchorage there is an ideal spot for an onion patch, and maybe a few cucumber plants could be set out by the S.P. tracks. Chickens could roam down toward the gravel pits, thus insuring a high-qual ity,. hard-shelled egg, of the type a first-rate school of agricul ture should produce A large, barn-like structure is going up over there right now. It’s going to be the physical plant, we hear, but it is by no means completed. Certainly it is not too late to convert it into a fine barn. Picture, if you can, the herds of gentle kine, roaming the meadows across the millrace, lowing in harmony with the w histles of the Cascade and the Beaver. And that isn’t all we have to offer. We are sure our good friend Keith Fennell, w ho operates a clothing store right next to the campus, would be more than happy to stock bib over alls. And llersh Taylor could convert his establishment to vend Copenhagen. Nor is it a one-sided proposition. We stand to gain, too. Art majors, looking out their big north windows, could paint lovely pastoral scenes. English majors, budding poets, could roam the millrace flats seeking inspiration in the plowmen, plodding the weary way homeward—back, perhaps, to the Beta house or the vets’ dorms. Music majors could also find inspiration to write lovely melodies, rivaling the tuneful bits that have spring from the vienna woods. And the Emerald? The Emerald, too, would benefit, just as the Barometer has benefitted at Oregon State where agri culture majors are required to study elementary journalism. Come on over, aggies. \\ e'll love you here. Chicago Players Do Good Job - On Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta Bv KEN LOMAX and TORN MAC DONALD Well, what with Junior Week-end, sunny daze, and Sunday picnics, we found it a bit hard to stay in and listen to the radio . . .BUT, we did . . .and with some pretty fair results. Chicago Theatre of the Air is back, (MBS 9 to 10 p.m. Sunday), and with the usual series of light operas and operettas. Last Sunday they did a fine job on Gilbert and Sul livan’s “Mikado.” Some of the dialogue was cut and modernized without any severe dam age to the show. Music was left intact, much to the delight of all G&S admirers. Chicago Theatre always seems to have a flock of fine voices, (that we've never heard before), who invariably turn in a creditable performance. Only drawback to the show is the mid per iod dronings of Colonel Robt. R. McCor mack, but we are willing to overlook Robt. R. since he is the man behind the blank check for the show. While we are still on Mutual, we might mention that a good way to catch the news before your 8 o’clock is: listen to the news the Hemingway (Frank, MBS 7 a.m. Mon. thru Sat.), then catch up on the details in your local paper. We don't mind listening to the music, nor do we mind the commercials for the three C’s (crackers, coffee, and cigarettes), but we wish that “Pops” Whiteman would stick to his evening show. We don't know what Mr. PW’s Hooper rating is, but we feel that as a disc jockey he'd make a better living chas ing grunions, (Gershwin grunions, that is). “Round and round Hitler’s grave ...” KASH observed V. E. day’s third anniver sary with a trank of the Corwin Documen tary, “On a Note of Triumph.” And a sharp note it is. Goose pimple narration with dra maturgical impact—this and Corwin’s relent less exploitation of detail make the show timeless. Timeless, too, are the “whither now” problems posed at the end of the. program. I Corwinesque drama (actually “radio poetry ) is an epoch art form. If you have never heard the “Triumph,” you can hear it now at the University library’s record room. Length: one hour. Last week we made reference to one Ben Grower. Because of the many queries received as to’ what Ben is growing, we feel a correc tion is due. Grauer, of course. That F in third grade spelling has caught up with us. KOAC is broadcasting the. ball game (Ore. vs. O.S.C.) Saturday May 15, 2:55 p.m. Some Still Buy Books Anyone who still believes that college students don t care about good books anymore, who still believes that today s college student is interested only in prom dates and bloc politics, should have seen the 57 personal libraries which were exhibited in the library Saturday and Sunday. The “personal libraries,” some of them “general” and some “specialized,” represented the treasures of a number of stu dents, who do care about books. The lack of “big campus names” was lamentable, but the students who did enter their libraries did the University proud. While we can justifiably be a little suspicious of many of the books on display—some looked absolutely unread—the selections were universally good. Interesting was the number of “repeats.” Nearly everybody seemed to have the Bates’ Bible, the Inner Sanctum edition of “War and Peace,” and the Complete Shakespeare with the Rockwell Kent illustra tions. Common, too, was the Rubiyat. although there was no one edition that seemed most popular. It was an education in.itself to see the display by one stu dent who had bought 100 great books in second hand stores, thus building a creditable library at an average cost of less than 10 cents a book. The same goes for the 100 pocket books, gathered at a cost of $27.50—all of them "classics ” The “specialized” collections also offered pleasure to the biblophile who likes to browse among the treasures of another. It is perhaps unfortunate that the libraries could not have been on display for a longer period. The library is not among the most frequented of buildings on Junior Weekend. It would have been handy if students could have dropped in on the displays during the normal course of a visit to the library. Half a Thanks This a half a “thank you” to Jupiter Pluvius, who went away over Junior Weekend. He scared the daylights out of the Junior Class, for he was here Saturday morning, but by noon he had folded his tent. Students who marched in the several honorary “parades” at the campus luncheon had reason enough to curse him for making the ground so soggy. The maintenance men, whose job it is to keep fhe campus sleek and well-groomed, will doubtless curse him for weeks to come for the terrible con dition of the sod. But it could have been so much worse. The luncheon went off well. Xo Saturday night rain spoiled the formals and the tuxes of Oregon dancers, and the sun extended a warm wel come to Oregon mothers who were here for Mother's day, Sunday. You could have done better, Jupe, but we hesitate to ask you to leave home altogether. Petitions Due Today Petitions for freshman counsel ors will be accepted at the YWCA until 4 today. Any girl, regardless of class, may petition. Duties of freshman counselors in clude writing to incoming fresh men girls during the summer, meeting them next fall at the open ing of school, and escorting them to assemblies and other functions. Copy Desk: Herb Lazenby, editor Marge Scandling Bob Schade Side Patter By SALiLUi I'lMMIjiVB Bless you, Mother, now go home. Lovely Queen Nancy is tired, the "I Sigma Nus are hoarse, and Han sel and Gretel has been disman tled. Never has the florist business been so prosperous with dandelions selling for a small handful of gold coins! New pins over the weekend are Kappa’s Kay Becker wearing Stan Boquist’s Maltese cross, Sally Wat son waiting to remove Perry Hol loman from the Sigma Chi stocks, uamma rni Jackie Wach horst sporting' the “New Look’’ and the Beta pin of Pat Groff . .. and Gamma’s charming Joan Amorde with Reedy Berg’s K Sig pin. Engage meats irom Ana Gam are Helen Haglund to OSC DU Bill Winters and Ruth Bogan to Lyle Gilbert son. Dancing and picnicking were KKG Patty Stone and FeeGee Sam ' McKinney ... Pi Phi Connie Jack son dating FeeGee Herman Lind and Pi Phi Jackie Newburn still seen frequently with Sigma Chi Steve Button . . . Kappa Jane Hull with Sigma Nu Dick Wilkins, and Theta frosh Janis Enke dating K Sig Sam Galloway. Theta Prudy McKrosky dating FeeGee Dave Young for the Prom, and Pi Phi Janis Hart down for the weekend to see Phi Delt Ken Bar gelt . . . ATO Ramsey Fendal down to date Theta Janet Feenaughty . . . Prom Chairman Joe Conroy squiring Emeraldite Bobolee Bro phy . . . Tri Delt Lucille Bellinger f (Please kirn to page three) V