Where the Frilly Valentine?
Anyone who has inspected the display of valentines being
vended locally cannot but be alarmed by the current trend in
dicated therein.
Cruel comic valentines have been rushing through the
mails to unfortunate victims for years. But the situation is
grim indeed when, from an extensive display, one is hard-pres
sed to find a single sweet sentiment designed for an old maid
aunt, for instance. Or a friend whose feelings one are loathe to
shatter.
The preponderence of cards now bear such words as, “I
love you, now go away and leave me alone,” “Three little
words, nuts to you,” and similar heartfelt sentiments.
Brazen sex stalks where once there was only innocence,
cruel “wit” has replaced sweetness and light, the traditional
hearts and flowers has lost out to cynicism.
No reactionaries or sentimentalists, we; but we do look
back wistfully to the days when frilly, heart-shaped cards bore
the simple legend: “Be my valentine.” B.B.
American
AIRLANES
By Tom Marquis
The February issue of Coronet
magazine has an interesting pic
torial section on American radio,
which is recom
mended to all
who are curious
about what goes
on behind the
mike. .
* * *
General Luci
us Clay, Ameri
can military
governor of
Berlin, was so
impressed with
the ABC airing
of “The Berlin
—-- Footnotes -
Boy! Them Were Sure the Days
By Michael Callahan
This is a story about “The Good
Old Days.”
It isn’t a chapter from our
dads college
years — the era
of Stutz Bear
c a t s, raccoon
.skin coats, short
tight skirts, and
speakeasy bot
ties. Instead,
it's a gentle re
minder of the
time when the
dollar was oig enougn 10 nuance a
Saturday night date.
Unless a lot of intelligent and
farseeing persons — among them
congressmen, Roger Babson, and
even Fulton Lewis Jr. — are
wrong, those good old days are
on their way back. And in a
hurry.
Back in the late prewar days
of 1940 and 1941. the financial
life and times of ttie average stu
dent were easier than they are
now. There were no monthly
checks from Uncle Sugar, it's
true, but five bucks from home
was enough to fix up any week
end.
The good old Friday night
standby, the downtown show, was
painlessly cheap back in those
days. The McDonald was charg
mg- 40 cents for evening and Sun
day admissions, while the Rex
theater marquee announced in
big. black letters: “Anytime—15
cents—anytime.” A dollar then
could always buy two tickets to
any show in town, and leave
enough extra for a late evening
bite to eat.
The day of the chromed-glass
plated drive-in had not yet
dawned back in 1940 and 1941. In
stead of soft music in the night
and cute carhops, Seymour’s cafe
and the popular Dutch Girl foun
tain were offering hearty snacks
for the current price of a starved
harmburger. Two-bits and a dime
used to buy a thick sandwich and
a shake anywhere in Eugene. ,
Transportation was no prob
lem then, either. Bus fares were
down to a nickel (with plenty of
gripes at that exhorbitant price!,
and a buck could buy four long
hours of privacy in a millrace
canoe. With the millrace open
during spring and summer eve
nings, the Big Man with a con
vertible had heavy competition
for his dates.
For tiie big Saturday night
dance date, the local niteries were
glad to open their doors to any
couple with a dollar and a half to
spend.
Cover charges and minimums
were luxuries for the nights when
big-name bands played at the
Park or the Holland. Corsages for
campus dances were few and far
between, and the car rental agen
cies jumped at the sight of a fiver.
When the all-campus formals
rolled around, the pre-war date
was really worth while. Big name
bands in the Tommy Dorsey class
could be heard for the same tick
ed price that such scrub outfits
as Curt Sykes and Wally Heider
now demand.
Corsages, tickets ,and a private
car could all be nicely covered for
a ten spot. Truly those were the
palmy days!
The same trend applied back
then in every phase of campus
life. House bills and co-op books
were not monthly vampires
crouched around the wallet, and
dry cleaners charged less for
cleaning than they do now for a
half-hour pressing job. Even the
coffee-time jaunts down to the
Side or Taylor's were painless—
the doughnuts were free with
each cup.
No matter how much or how
little pop could pass along in
those days, it went further.
Footnote: “Recession, where is
thy sting ...?’’
From Our Mailbag
Letters to the Editor
MR. KANE AGAIN
To the Editor:
This is an appeal to Hank Kane
Please, Hank, get on the ball. Wt
lead your column, which is
marked not so much by its clev
orness, but rather its inconsisten
cy. We respect you for your nerve
letting' them use your name oi
your stories, but we feel your ef
forts aren't worthy of a by-line
First, may we suggest, in all dut
respect, that you file the capita
"I" off your typewriter. Then
are other subjects on which tc
write, you know, Hank.
We had resolved not to met
tion anything about your column
but your February 9 item prais
ing Oregon girls, following the
January 12 article running them
into the mud was too much. Sc
you made a few remarks that led
the girls to throw snowballs ai
you and consider you a co-ed
baiter.
Then, finding it difficult tc
get a date, you switch angles and
praise them. Do you have to use
your column to get yourself on
the good side of Oregon girls?
There are paid ads for that you
know. Also. Hank, you are appar
ently a journalism major—you'll
notice we don't say “obviously.”
But your material leaves us sadly
in doubt. Are you writing merely
as “filler” or are you actually
trying to establish a following?
If it is the former, which we all
suspect, you can disregard our
comments. But if you are serious
in your efforts, please write with
an air of accuracy. They should
- have taught you in elementary
journalism that you should check
your material before turning it
in.
What was the object in saying
Oregon girls were pleasant de
spite the fact that they outnum
bered the men ? If you had taken
the trouble to check which took
us only a few momenta—you
would have found that Oregon
men outnumber the girls almost
three to one!
Besides repeatedly contradict
ing yourself in the conflicting
items concerning co-eds, we feel
that you have done an injustice
to Los Angeles and New York
girls, saying they rarely smile.
Looking into the Piggers' Guide
—you see, we check our material.
Hank—we find that your home
is in New York.
Better watch yourself, Hank,
or you'll be writing another con
flicting story, contradicting your
self again, to appease the home
town girls. That is about all we
have to say in the way of criti
cism. We are anxiously awaiting
your forthcoming column rescind
ing your remarks about Los An
geles girls, because there are
many of them on the campus
which you must have offended.
Fred Schneiter
George Wilkins
Lloyd Henry
Story” that he has requested im
mediate permission to repeat the
program, via transcription, on
thp American Forces Network in
Germany and Austria.
General Clay has called a spe
cial staff meeting so that all mil
itary government heads in the
German capital can hear the
broadcast, which indicates the im
portance he places on the out
standing docmpentary.
“The entire program.” said
Clay, “is the best statement I
know of why we should stay here
in Berlin.”
* * *
Opera lovers should find this
Saturday’s Met broadcast on ABC
of particular interest. The Eng
lish opera, “Peter Grimes," writ
ten only four years ago will be
the stellar offering.
Composed by Benjamin Britten
with words by Montagu Slater,
the work was first performed in
London in 1945. Its Metropolitan
debut came a year ago. The ABC
broadcast Saturday at 11:00 a.m.,
PST, will give those unfamiliar
with the work a chance to hear it
at its best.
Brian Sullivan will sing the ti
tle role, Polyna Stoska the so
prano part, and Lawrence Tib
bett the baritone. The fact that
it is sung in English should add
to the interest of the perfor
mance.
In the other side of the music
ledger we have information for
lovers of low-down jazz. Those
who have followed the evolution
of this form of music will be glad
to hear that jazzman Wingy
Manone has finally come up with
an autobiography that should
shed a lot of light on people and
personalities from the era’s start
to finish.
Neatly titled ‘‘Trumpet on the
Wing” the book contains many
episodes concerning the great and
near great of the jazz world. Win
gy, who can usually be found
somewhere around Los Angeles,
is a member of the old school.
Like Louis Armstrong, Wingy
has been associated with jazz
sinc» its inception. If you ever
see Wingy you'll know why the
title ‘‘Mr. Personality” fits like
a glove. The man has what it
takes and really puts on a show.
The book has the same easy going
style.
* * *
Starring in the Eugene O’Neill
comedy, “Ah, Wilderness, this
Sunday will be Walter Huston
The show, presented by the
“Theatre Guild on the Air” will
have Skippy Homeier in the role
of Richard, the sometimes way
ward schoolboy.
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Umversuy
To Receive
AEC Grant
By Donn Bonham
The University of Oregon offi
cially entered the United States -
Atomic Energy commission’s Ore
gon area” recently with the sign
ing of a contract through which
the University will receive a grant
from the AEC to carry out an as- .
signed project of specialized ■
atomic research.
Other schools in the Oregon
area are the University of Oregon
medical school in Portland, Reed _
college and OSC. Each will re
ceive grants from the commis
sion to carry out atomic energy ■
projects.
The state of Oregon was se
lected by the Atomic Energy'
Commission as one of the four
areas in the country to conduct -
research in biological, medical
and agricultural sciences. This
supplements the program now
being followed in government
plants. The other three areas are -
Texas, Colorado and North Caro
lina.
Dr. Paul L. Kisley, head of tne
■University’s biology department,
said the projects are designed to _
permit eventual student partici
pation.
Both undergraduate and gradu
ate students in science will be
selected to conduct specialized ..
work in atomic research, as they
become qualified to do so. Indi
vidual study programs will be -
worked out to enable the students
to participate in the program. The
project is also open to holders
of fellowships as they are ap
proved by the AEC fellowship _
board.
Fellowships are available for
graduate students at beginning,
pre-doctorate and post-doctorate
levels, and are granted quarterly .
by the AEC.
Faculty participants in the Uni
versity of Oregon project are Dr.
Arnold L. Soderwall, assistant -
professor of zoology; Dr. Donald
F. Swinehart, assistant professor
of chemistry, and Dr. Risley.
They have chosen to study “lo
calization of radioactive isotopes -
in reproductive and germinal tis
sues during periods of quiescence
and activation.”
The project is aimed toward the
discovery of facts pertaining to
the sensitivity of germ cells to
'radiation and reasons why this '
sensitivity results in damage
leading to sterility. Chemical '
properties of germ cells in indi
viduals of young, mature and old .
age will be studied in order to ob
tain more complete data.
Applications of this data to
other biological problems related
to the differentiation of sex and -
the physiology of .reproduction in
('Please turn to page seven)
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