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Heilig “March 6-7-8-9 “SHOCK PROOF” Cornel Wilde, Patricia Knight March 10th for one week “WAKE OF THE RED WITCH” John Wayne, Gail Russell Garlond Roaric’s thrilling sea adventure Mayflower Theatre March 6-7-8 “RED PONY” Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum Lane Theatre March 6-7 “EVERY GIRL SHOULD BE MARRIED” with Cary Grant also the Bowery Boys in “JINX MONEY” March 8-9 “JOHNNY BELINDA” Jane Wyman, Lou Ayres also Wayne Morris in “BIG PUNCH” March 10-11-12 Clark Gable, Lana Turner “HOMECOMING” also Jimmy Wakely in “COWBOY CAVALIER” Starts Sun. March 13 “BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES” SPRINGFIELD McKenzie Theatre March 6-7-8 “SNAKE PIT” Olivia De Havilland March 9-10-11-12 “THE UNTAMED BREED” with Sonny Tufts, Gabby Hayes also “ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON” with Dennis Morgan Varsity Theatre March 6-7-8 “PENNIES FROM HEAVEN” and “YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU” March 9-10 “TROUBLE PREFERED" and “SECRET LAND” March 11-12 “NIGHT WIND” and “CALL OF THE CANYON” No man is greater than his thoughts. Rating Plan (Continued from page one) as possible,” said Dr. Schleicher. “Secondly, I feel that it would be most effective if done on a volun tary basis by the professors. Virginia Wright, newly-elected freshman class secretary, feels that the plan would be a good idea “if the kids judging do it fairly.” “Too often professors are not re sponsible to the students—they just expound, and don’t really touch the students.” “If the results of this rating were publicized it might be an incentive to the professors to teach the best they can.” “A. splendid thing,” said P. S. Dull, assistant professor of politi cal science and history. “After all, the University is run for the students, not as a platform for the professor. Any means by which a professor can know how he’s doing is a help. The professor always faces the problem of wheth er to lecture to the upper ten per cent of his class and go over the heads of the rest, or make the course clear to the majority of the class and bore the excellent stu dents.” Trudi Chernts, uregana editor, commented: “From what I’ve gath ered, it would be a fine idea. “Some professors don’t really teach. If the professors understood their own rating the courses could undoubtedly be improved.” E. G. Ebbighausen, associate professor of physics, said, “It is a very interesting idea and might be productive of useful results: but it is not necessarily a good idea.” Stating that he himself would be interested in knowing what the students think of his courses, he nevertheless voiced the opinion that there is danger of objections as to what it would be used for. Virginia Drake, junior in business believes that it will be “valuable to contrast different students’ opin ions of the same teachers.” Victor P. Morris, dean of the school of business administration, said, “There are many factors, some of them very intangible, which make for successful teach ing. “I am quite sure that it is very easy for the student really to be reacting to his personal “liking” for a professor rather than meas uring his judgment of the profes sor’s teaching ability.” Hank Kinsell, senior executive council representative, stated: “It’s a very good plan. It gives new stu dents a chance to find out past students’ opinions of the faculty, besides giving the faculty a chance to know their outstanding and weak points.” GOING HOME FOR SPRING VACATION? Use the fOR eCONQMV... mo SAf&TY • • * • Make reservations now and be assured a seat on Trailways Eastbound buses through Bend, Burns, Ontario, Boise, Salt Lake City and all Eastern points. Buses leave Eugene Eastbound 8:40 A.M. and 7 P.M. TRAILWAYS BUS SYSTEM “A Friendly Line” Depot 959 Pearl Larry Robertson, Agent Phone 5408 U.S. Seeking Peace As Might Advertised While Europe's Communists continue their reaction against the Atlantic pact the United States is going right ahead, putting military demonstrations behind its diplomatic efforts to convince everyone that, from here on out, war isn't going to pay. Within a few days there have been unveiled new weapons and new tactics. The ability to penetrate an alerted air screen and deliver an atom bomb was shown in the Caribbean war games. A B-aO atom-bomb car rier has flown non-stop around the world. A rocket was sent 250-miles into the air, indicating a range of something like 1,000 miles on a military trajectory. Whether these demonstra tions were timed for political pur poses matters little. The effect is the same. They are an advertise ment for the "unassailable force” to deter any would-be aggressor. This idea is known to be a strong factor in administration policy. It very probably caused President Truman to think of sending Justice Vinson to Moscow last fall. There were indictions then that the Presi dent thought the time was ripe for a direct warning to Russia that the United States had the stuff, and to see that Stalin did not underesti mate our determination to use it if necessary. That, not appeasement, was the real objective of the pro posed trip, which was called off be cause it might have been misunder stood by the rest of the world with serious political results. President Truman is represented as having a deep sense of responsi bility over his control of the atom bomb; to be hoping that he will never again have to authorize its use, but determined «that it shall be used to end any possible conflict as quickly as possible. That probably explains his personal attitude to ward the program for containing Russia with out a fight. To be factual, the B-50’s world flight and the rocket which sent 250 miles straight up are omens, ra ther than immediate war potentials. Methods for guiding a 1,000-mile missile to a target remain to be developed. The B-50 flight prob ably took weeks or months of prep aration, and could not be accom plished every day. This the Russians know. But the B-50 is a 1944 model. Big ger and faster bombers are coming up. The B-36, of which only a few are available so far, could probably make the 23,000 mile trip with one refueling. More important, though, is the demonstration that, rto matter what happens to her foreign bases, the United States will be able to continue fighting from home. In the meantime, she is consoli dating her bases on Okinawa, in Arabia and elsewhere. She is con sidering carefully the Anglo-Am erican position in the former Ital ian colonies before their disposal comes before the United Nations against in April. Bomber bases in Britain are being developed on an apparently permanent basis and are being steadily enlarged. Even now, with rearmament just getting under way, the American position is not to be attacked light ly. U Students to Give Party Performance University students will enter tain at the annual spring party of the Eugene Bodies of the Scottish Rite Saturday, March 5, at 8 p.m., in the Masonic temple, 992 Olive street. The University Singers, a mixed choir of 40 voices, will sing under the direction of Donald W. Allton, assistant professor of organ and theory. Clarinet numbers will be per formed by Carl Gutmann, sopho more in music, Accompanying both the clarinetist and the University Singers will be Ann Hopper, sopho more in music. Completing the program will be music played by a brass ensemble composed of four trombonists, Ste phen Stone, Donald Jordahl, John Kienzle, and Richard Pollock. Dancing to the music of Kings ley’s orchestra and cards will fol low the musical program. Emerald, Oregana Petitions are Due Petitions for the positions of ed» itor and business manager of the 1949-50 Oregon Daily Emerald are due in the educational activities of fice by 5 p.m., April 15. The appli cants will be interviewed by the educational activities board at 7:3d p.m., April 20. Applicants for the 1950 Oregana; editor and business manager must turn in their petitions by 5 p.m., April 8, and will be interviewed by the board at 7:30 p.m., April 13. The policy of the educational ac tivities board concerning these po sitions has been, and continues to> be, that any student, man or wom an, regardless of class in school or experience he has had in working on the publication, is eligible to ap ply if he considers himself capa ble. Latourette Lecture At Music School Due to the large number of per sons who attended Tuesday night’s Condon lecture, given by Dr. Ken neth Scott Latourette, tonight’s • lecture will be given in the musio school auditorium rather than 207 Chapman as previously sched uled. A large number of persons wares turned away from the first lecture of the Condon series due to limited seating facilities. WAA Cabinet Meets Members of the WAA cabinet wil meet tonight at 6:45 in the WAA room. Initiation will take place. FOR SALE—1948 Studebaker Re gal Deluxe 5-passenger coupe, 1300 miles, $2100. Phone 1853-J 1433 Patterson. 97 FOR SALE — 1947 Chevrolet con vertible, maroon, white side-walls radio and heater. 949 Alder 97 Wanted — University man to share an apartment with me. See A1 Staples, 1208 Beech St. 97 For Sale—1939 Studebaker Com mander sedan. Priced for quick sale at $595. Excellent motor, tires, body. 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