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Want to See This In the Original? It’s the world-famous “The Mourning Magdalen” by Quen ton Massys, famous painter of the Flemish school. One art critic on the campus tells us it would be worth go mg “clear to Seattle” just to see .this one painting. And “The Mourning Magdalen” is but one of 95 such masterpieces University students will have an opportunity to see if they take advantage of a special offer made possible through the cooperation of the University and the Portland museum of art. The paintings—part of a special collection from the Kais er Freidrich musuem in Berlin, Germany,—will be displayed in Portland for one week. Through the efforts of several local persons, December 1 has been set aside as “Eugene Day.” Special busses for University students are being arranged, with excuses from classes to be issued at the museum. Incidentally—when University officials consent to the lat ter, the exhibit MUST be good. So, it’s up to you now. This is one of those “once in a lifetime opportunities. If you muff it, it’s your own fault. American • AIRLANES By TOM MARQUIS That old frame building on University, just across from Jour nalism, is the headquarters for most of the campus radio activ ities. Within its weathered ex terior radio classes, radio work shops, and radio broadcasts pro ceed at a furious pace. The old building' fairly rocks with the ur gency of the hurrying students. For in radio there are deadlines to be met. Thirty seconds one way or the other is more of a tolerance than can be allowed. In that short space of time audiences grow im patient and dial past the silent station to one that is dispensing entertainment, information, or at least noise of some sort. Such a regard for time is one of the many things that radio aspirants are taught. In the final analysis it is the most important "nTTn^Tln^oanb?leim!(MnJ^uus hectic business called radio. There are other things only slightly less important. The his tory and background of the in dustry, correct programming techniques (if there are such that can be formulated in the face of changing public interest), an nouncing, radio dramatics, and as many other phases of radio -as the limited facilities and staff of the University will allow. Right now there is much in the way of such facilities to be desired. The space available is small and too poorly constructed to make it possible to present the best efforts of the people invol ved. Arrangements for releasing student produced shows are sketchy and intricate. Not enough actual broadcasting experience is offered to those interested in the speaking parts of radio. It is doubtful wheth er any more actual broadcasting would be a benefit or a hindrance (Please turn to page 7) The Oregon Datty Emvkm.d, published daily during the college year except Sundays, Jtoonda>s. holidays, and final examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon Subscription rates: $d.00 per term and $4.00 per year. Entered as second class matter mi the postoftice, Eugene, Oregon. A Letter— 'The Plan' Discussed To the Emerald: In the current controversy re garding the "DuShane Plan,” I have not yet read any comments from faculty members. I certain ly do not presume to speak for the entire faculty, but I do believe my views are shared, at least in part, by those who have ob served fraternity life on this cam pus the last fifteen to twenty five years. First let me note that I see con siderable merit in the DuShane Plan. If, as has been suggested, deferred pledging is a corollary x>f the plan, whether actually stated or not, I am strongly in favor of that part of it. I regret, however, that a direct statement to that effect was not made, if the inference is valid. Ot great concern is tne manner in which the DuShane Plan wTas announced. Talks with students convince me that neither the fra ternity nor the dormitory organi zations were consulted. After Mr. DuShane has been on this campus longer he will be come aware of a deep democratic tradition among both students and faculty. Students and facul ty insist on having a part in for mulating plans which affect their welfare, and hence the welfare of the University. Too many feel that the Du Shane Plan is a Lawrence Col lege Plan—requiring experience at the University of Oregon and widespread consultation before being adopted here. I am sure Mr. DuShane believes in student government, even though student participation seems to have been by-passed in this instance. Perhaps dormitory financing makes adoption of the DuShane Plan imperative. If so, and if the need were made clear to the fra ternities, I am sure they would cooperate. But the fraternities, too, have a financial problem. As long as fraternities are “tol erated” on the campus, their in terests must be considered. Granted that deferred pledging is desirable, could not a plan be worked out over a two-year pe riod— a plan by which each fra ternity would during the first year have half of its pledges liv ing the dormitories? in this way, any financial hard ships imposed would be divided between the dormitories and the fraternities. Postponement of the plan until 1950 would be still bet ter for the fraternities. By 1950 the houses could absorb the “shock,” The remarks above may seem to indicate a blanket defense of the fraternity system. This is not intended. Fraternities still have to justify their existence on this campus. For a number of years I was active as faculty adviser of my fraternity. During- that period I protested many fraternity prac tices. A little progress was made, but I soon realized that I was opposing general fraternity cus toms, not just customs of my own group. My fraternity wanted to bo as much like the others as possible, and I was not brave enough at that time to suggest a reform of the whole system. Lest this letter become too long, let me confine my criticism of fraternities to the scholarship records. Why is the fraternity average always lower than the University average? (I might add that I believe the comparison would be still more unfavorable to the fraternities if considera tion were given to the total num ber of credit hours carried per student per term.) It is because there is not suf ficient traditional interest in scholarship. Attention to this problem could solve indirectly many other problems. Many methods other than hacking can be used to improve scholastic standing. Deferred rushing would be a boon to those fraternities who really want to select pledges who will not wash out with the first examination. In addition to the placement scores, two terms of progress in 'the University would be Available before passing judg ment if pledges were not select ed until spring term. By selecting pledges with rea sonable scholarship prospects, rushing would be greatly simpli field. There would be more old men to do the rushing, and fewer new members would be needed. I do not ask for potential Phi Beta Kappa candidates, in spite of the fact that so few are found in fraternities at present. I merely contend that since the University does not exclude the academic undesirables, the fra ternities must solve their own scholarship problems. Until fraternities establish themselves scholastically on the campus, DuShane Plans will meet with apathy among faculty mem bers and unorganized students. A. H. Kunz Children begin to be civilized about the time when they realize a person can get a square meal de spite the use of table manners. Footnotes By MICHAEL CALLAHAN Found out this week that his tory can be very interesting. Es- - pecially the kind that isn’t writ ten in books. It all started with the big story on page one of Saturday’s “Em erald." The story outlined the „ newest brainchild of the regis trar’s department—the winter term registration plan. After * reading the first line or two I had the funny feeling that I was hearing an old, old story over again. A few minutes spent thumbing . through some old copies of the “Emerald" gave the payoff: “Registration at the University - has proceeded slowly as planned under the new system . . . be cause of the deliberately slowed * registration, crowded and con fused conditions are avoided.” That was in the fall term of 1946, when Curtis Avery wras the idea man. “Complete plans for the Uni versity’s first experiment in ad vance registration were disclosed - by Registrar Curtis Avery. The new system is designed to elim inate congestion . . .” Now that we had been brought to a stum bling halt, the idea was to keep us from all halting in the same spot. Winter term, 1946. “Under the new registration - plans, students are to confer . . . to keep departments from being rushed at inconvenient times.” Spring term of 1947 was proba bly a busy, busy time for the de partments. Lotsa sunshine and picnics for everybody but the guys standing in the lines. “Registrar Avery said that al (Please turn to page 7) Greeting Cards of Character Telephone 470 76 West Broadway HOLIDAY TIME BE PREPARED! I CLEANING and PRESSING 643 E. 13th Phone 317