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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1949)
Fight Our Own Battles Now that homecoming is over and the alumni have return ed to their homes, perhaps we students can get -to work and solve our own problems. Some of the unfavorable publicity the University received this past weekend the administration deserved. For Donald DuShane missed the boat in his presentation of the deferred living policy to the students—and particularly to the fraterni ty groups. The fraternity students cannot be blamed tor being indig nant with the office of student affairs in this matter—but they can be blamed for running to the alumni and asking them to fight their battles for them. The problem of living in is not one for alumni and admin istration to solve—as some alumni claim. It is a problem for the students and administration to solve. The chairman of the special committee of the alumni-Inter Fraternity Council said his committee was called in by the stu dent IFC, when the students felt unable to cope with the prob |*t lem. The IFC represents only one segment of the student body, 1 Simply because they feel thy cannot cope with the problem does not mean that is true of every student. The IFC is merely admitting a lack of effort or a bit of inefficiency on their part. Students, whether of the IFC or not, should not admit im maturity by running to the alumni without first attempting to solve the problem themselves. So far as we know, the IFC has not once made an attempt to meet with the Inter-Dormitory Council and Pan-Hellenic to work out a plan for the living in policy which will go into effect next fall. The policy is in a nebulous state at present; details must be worked out by students to formulate a plan which will work. As it stands it means freshmen will live in dormitories. A meeting of administrators and student leaders must be had to establish a workable living-in plan. If the administration has been hesitant in calling such a meeting; then the students must take the initiative. We have until next fall to prepare for living in. Only Pan Hellenic seems to have taken any positive steps toward prepa ration for the policy. With all the incoherent babbling the IFC has been doing, it is refreshing to note that Pan-Hellenic is taking some con structive steps. We can only hope that they can persuade the IFC to also start preparing for living in; and that the two organizations to gether can see the wisdom of meeting with the Inter-Dormi tory Council in formulating a deferred living plan that is work able. Whether or not the plan the three organizations work out includes deferred rushing is a matter they must settle. Don't Play Number Six What happened to card stunt number six? It was on the direction sheets. Half the homecoming game rooting section hollered for it, evidently aware of the content of the stunt. But Jerry Kinersley, flashcard chairman, was silent. Please don’t play card stunt number six today, seemed to be his plea. So number six didn’t come off, and exactly what it was go ing to be will remain a mystery. And exactly who it was that planned it will never be known. For Kinersley remains as silent and unknowing about the af fair as a red-headed sphinx. Undoubtedly some Beaver had crept over to the campus and penciled directions on each sheet. m Daihf EMERALD ■n,- Oregon Daily Emeralb published daily during the college year except Sundays Mondays, holidays and final examination periods by the Associated Students, l lmer^ty of Oregon. Subscription rates: $3.00 a term, $4.00 for two terras and $5.00 a year. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice Eugene. Oregon.____ n.-iw A Smith l-Mt," Than Afmvu't.H. Ru.tinrss Manaar* Glenn Gillespie, Managing Editor Barbara Heywood, Helen Sherman. Associate Editors. Cork Mobley, Advertising Manager jy'rws Editors: Atine Goodman, Ken Metzlcr. Assistant .News Editor: Mary An" Dclsman. Assistant Manajrcr Editors: Hal Coleman* Vic Fryer, Tom Kin*, Stan Turnbull. Women's Editor: Connie Jackson. to ports Editor: Dave Taylor. Desk Editors: Marjory Bush, Suranne Cock* cram, Bob Funk, Gretcheti Groudahl, Lorna Larson. Chief Night Editor: Lorna Larson. Gn&tcUety Old Vet Gazooks Man! - He's Getting Sentimental tuf, Steve Jlo4f> Alums of the post-war years will probably notice this year that the era of the crochety old-vet is about shot. No matter what your views on the subjects of tradition and the rally rally spirit our attitudes of “nobody is gonna make me do nothin’ ” is beginning to wear thin and be replaced with something else. When we got out of the service we had.the feeling, “I’m a big boy now, what the hell, the thing to do is get an education so I can start naking some of that big money we missed.” We had plenty of things to remember other than that nobody smokes on the old campus cause it just isn’t done. We missed the idea that it might be fun to wear a rooters lid and speak to strangers on Hello walk. Believe it or not I’m beginning to catch on and so are a lot of us old soldiers. School ties have been the subject of great literature and evidently there must be some thing to the idea. The thing which will keep many ’46-’47-’49 and ’50 grads from nostalgic reminiscings of “Dear Old Oregon” is the disorganized social structure of the campus resulting from the crowd that used to be us. Maybe we were too old to get the rally rally spirit or maybe many will feel that they never had the chance. On the other hand, maybe time will mellow our memories of college life. It certainly has softened recollections of service days. Spam is a national joke now. It wasn’t funny when you were eating it three times a day if you ate that often. So all you old goats who feel inclined to laugh when you see a freshman wearing a rooters lid and yelling like hell even when the team was behind try to remember the dreamy eyed lump in your throat when your boot company won the red rooster or the awe with which you first witnessed the presentation of an Air Medal or Purple Heart. School loyalty is perhaps not as big in scope as your love for the Marine Corps but isn’t it a swell substitute? Sitin' At Randlosn The Good Days And the Bad by fjo- QilL&it A collection of short stories by Helen Kus tis called “The Captains and the Kings De part,” add np to good reading, but some un fortunately miss the target. More than anything, they impress me as a series of personality sketches by an author extremely impressed by much psychological theory. Miss Eustis attempts to delve into the why and werefores without taking time out to explain them. In several, i.e. “Times Winged Chariot,” she goes beyond mundane life into the near-mystic. Occasionally you get a bit lost, and so does the author. “The Good Days and The Bad” is the study of two sisters; “An American Home” tells of a divorcee who is burdened against her will with a daughter and a maid; “Spoil the Child ; is the tale of an old Southern Negro grand mother raising her grandchild; “A Winter’s Tale” is a story of an affair that leads to mur der. These are a few of the subjects of the various episodes. The writing is quite professional and the work is above average in comparison to much of the hack work being turned out lately. I enjoyed the book. It’s slow reading to really savor the writing, but worth the time and trouble. The gal has possibilities ! Recently re-read Voltaire’s CANDIDE— wonderful!! That is a pre-requisite for an ed ucation of any student. jHanciit' Homecoming as Always forSome'AJums by Qill Jdanc ‘•Who was that drunk I saw you with last night?” “That was no drunk, that was an alum!” Thus, salty tales and crimson noses seem to be the sole survivors of Homecom ing. Alums themselves displayed plenty of wit. One oldster was overheard poking fun at an old friend with the statement, “Why, I could n't tell you from the rest of the co-eds.” _ “Well you see, I got this way from sitting in a hammock,” was the reply. However, a weekend as spectacular as the recent one is always an indicator of things to come. Bigger dances aud organized cheering sections are instilled within us due to the re cent successes. Many alums say that school and team spirit were at an alltime high Satur day. The Homecoming dance was a great success! Jerry Smith and committees cer tainly did themselves proud. Many casualties were suffered during the parade. Probably Bob Massengill had the hardest luck. Besides getting his face and hair burend by a torch, a truck ran over his " foot. , Husking a cocoanut shell is not an easy job decided Mary Knox, Kathie Littlefield, and Janice Hughes. After 45 minutes of labor with 3 hammers, razor blades, a small crow bar, and a lawn trimmer they got it open. Then the rest of the Alpha Phi’s trouped down the basement and helped them eat it. Gamma Hall has volunteered their fresh men as a free work party for the Delta Zetas. Prexy Bob Kane raised a little cane when the boys didn't show up for the Campus Clean-Up contest. Also the Phi Kappa Sig’s trooped over to see the girls and receive one hack each. Barbara Bryne swings a mean pad dle.) It seems the aforementioned groups were all paired together for the contest but the boys didn't show. The group still won. «