VOLUME LI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUGENE, TUESDAY, JANUARY tO, 1950 NUMBER 55
<3ov. McKay to Attend
Dedication of Buildings
February 11 Fixed as Date for Campus Event;
Students, Faculty Map Out Preliminary Plans
Gov. Douglas McKay will be on the campus Feb. 11 for tin
dedication of three new University buildings.
To be dedicated are Carson Hall, the School of Music addi
tion, and Villard Hall with the University Theater. The dedica
tion program will be carried on radio stations throughout tin
-I state.
Basketball Tickets
GoonSaleToday
Five hundred tickets for the
Oregon-Oregon State basketball
game this Friday in Corvallis
will go on sale at 1 p.m. today
in the Athletic Ticket Office,
McArthur Court.
Tickets are $1.50 each. Stu
dents will be given preference.
The tickets will be stamped with
a special number for an Oregon
rooting section on the main floor.
Athletic Business Manager
Howard Lemons advised Oregon
students to be in their seats by
7:15 p.m. Friday. Game time is
^ at 8.
Winds Cause
Short Circuit
Of City Lines
Short circuit of a 2300 volt power
distribution line brought darkness
to large segments od downtown
Eugene at 8:18 Monday night.
Strong gusts of wind blew lines
into uppermost branches of a tree
at an alley entrance between
Broadway and 8th on Charnelton
Street. Held together by tree
branches, four out of six lines
short circuited and burned, falling
across Charnelton.
Lights were out in the vicinity
of the west side of Willamette
from 11th, to and including the
Southern Pacific Railroad depot,
and from 8th to the depot on the
east side.
The University campus was not
affected by the power failure.
Linemen working on the break
expected to have new lines strung
and service restored by 11:30 p.m.
Little disorder was noted in the
affected area. Candles appeared in
restaurants and the McDonald
Theater refunded money to an es
timated 500 patrons. Some traffic
^ lights were dark.
PROGRAM PLANNED
Preliminary plans are beinj
worked out by student and facult;
representatives. The program wil
be held in the lobby of Carsoj
Hall.
After the dedication, the build
ings will be open for inspection
The Home Economics Departmen
will be celebrating its 10th anni
versary in its new facilities ii
Chapman Hall that weekend, anc
will participate in the program.
Meeting on the campus also wil
be the Oregon Broadcasters Asso
ciation and the Northwest Drams
Conference. Both groups will take
part in the weekend program.
TO PRESENT ‘WINTERSET’
In honor of the drama confer
ence a special production of “Win
terset’’ will be presented by th<
University Theater, in addition tc
the scheduled production, “Thun
der Rock.’’
Committee members planning
the open house are Cherry Taylor
president of Carson Hall; Ar'
Johnson, ASUO president; R. C
McCall, head of the speech depart
ment; Theodore Kratt, dean o:
the School of Music; Mabel Wood
head of the home economics de
partment, and Nelson.
Council Petitions
Due by Thursdoy
At ASUO Office
ASUO Council position petition!
are due at 5 p.m. Thursday j" th<
ASUO office.
Two junior representatives, i
senior representative, and a sopho
more representative will be choser
by the Council on the basis of peti
tions and personal interviews a
its first meeting of the term, Mon
day, Jan. 16.
Vacancies on the Council re
suited from the resignation of Jun
ior Representatives Anita Holmes
USA, and Bill Lance, AGS; Senioi
Representative Phil Patterson
AGS; and Sophomore Representa
tive Ron Brown, USA.
Joseph Szigeti to Perform
At McArthur Court Sunday
Joseph Szigeti, world renowned violinist, will appear on the Eugene and University Civic
Music Association series Sunday at McArthur Court.
Hungarian-born Szigeti will present a four-part program, including “Adagio and Fugue in A
; Editor Appoints
New Associates
On '50 Annual
Bob Funk and Gretcnen uron
dahl have been appointed associate
editors of the Oregana, Editor
Larry Davidson announced Mon
■ day. Both appointments are pend
i ing approval of the Publications
Board.
The position of copy editor was
left vacant by the resignation of
Mike Callahan. Funk and Miss
Grondahl will replace Callahan as
co-copy editors.
STAFF MEMBER OF EMERALD
Miss Grondahl, a sophomore in
pre-journalism, worked on the
writing staff of the 1949 Oregana,
and was an executive editor of
the layout staff. She is publica
tions editor of the 1950 book, and
and night staff.
A member of Kwama, Miss Gron
dahl received one of two Theta
Sigma Phi awards for outstanding
freshmen women in journalism
during the 1948-49 school year.
, VETERAN ON OREGANA
Funk, also a sophomore in pre
journalism, was an executive edi
tor on the 1949 Oregana, and
worked on the writing staff of the
1950 Oregana. He is a columnist
and desk editor on the Emerald.
Selected the outstanding fresh
man man on the Emerald last
year, Funk is a member of Skull
and Dagger, sophomore men’s hon
• orary.
Earlier in the school year Dav
, idson abolished the position of
• managing editor. Instead a board
, of associate editors in charge of
■ different phases of work was
j formed.
minor by Bach, and ‘‘Sonata
in A major, Opus 47," by Beeth
oven.
Primarily a concert artist.
Szigeti has also made network
broadcasts over the Texaco Star
Theater, Ford Hour, and Standard
011 Broadcast. The violinist ap
peared on the screen with Jack
Benny, in the picture “Hollywood
Canteen.”
AUTOBIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED
Recently Szigeti published an
autobiography, “With Strings At
tached,” called by the Book-of-the
Month club “far and away the
best book of memoirs by a musi
cian.”
The violinist was discovered in
Berlin by a pianist, Joachim. Then
12 years old, he played the Beet
hoven Violin Concerto accompan
ied by the pianist. Joachim pre
dicted a great future for him.
VETERAN TROUPER IN U.S.A.
After becoming known as a
brilliant young violinist on the
continent, Szigeti made his Ameri
can debut at Carnegie Hall in
1925—again playing the Beethoven
Concerto. Since then he has toured
and re-toured America.
Szigeti has appeared in concert
with Benny Goodman.
Nominations Due
At Meeting of AGS
AGS representatives will meet
at the Kappa Alpha Theta house
at 4 p.m. today to turn in house
nominations to fill the junior and
senior Greek vacancies on the
ASUO council.
Members of the AGS steering
committee will discuss the candi
dates and make recommendations
to the next general meeting.
Question of Euthanasia: Yes or No?
Doctor, Lawyer, Philosopher Form Varied Opinions
On Recent Case of 'Mercy Killing' of Cancer Patient
By Coralie Nelson
The recent “mercy killing’’ of a
cancer patient by Dr. Herman N.
Sanders drew varied observations
from a doctor, a law professor,
and a philosophy professor on
campus.
Dr. F. N. Miller, director of the
health service; H. N. Wieman, vis
iting professor of philosophy; and
F. R. Lacy, assistant professor of
law, each approached the case
with a different point of view in
mind.
WHY NOT SEDATIVES ?
Dr. Miller first stipulated that
“no doctor wants to criticize either
favorably or unfavorably, a case
in which he doesn’t know the full
details.’’
He said, “The papers implied
.that the doctor’s injection of a few
cubic centimeters of air in the
woman’s veins just hastened her
death by a few hours, and I don't
understand why it wouldn’t have
been possible to use a few seda
tives to lessen her pain for the
remaining hours of her life.
“It is a matter of medical ethics
that we must have the deepest
respect for human life—and that
we are to do everything to allevi
ate suffering.”
Dr. Miller does not believe that
a law clearing the way for such
"mercy killings” would be abused.
“But I wouldn’t be ready to urge
passage of such a law. It is a
problem of tremendous ethical and
religious significance and some
people would think that doctors
would take advantage of it. That is
bad in itself.”
WOULDN’T CRITICIZE DOCTOR
Dr. Miller also suggested a posi
tion in which a physician may find
himself: being able to prolong a
patient’s life, but incapable of re
lieving his suffering. For instance,
a cancer victim may be kept alive
by feeding through the veins, but
the pain may not be lessened.
“I don’t think you can answer
that by any yes or no, but I don't
think the doctor can be criticized
if, with the consent of the patient,
an adult, and his relatives, he
should curtail a treatment which
will only prolong a life which is
in misery.”
PUBLIC FAITH NEEDED
The doctoi-s ;on is to Co every
thing he can to prevent suffering
and pain, and the public should
have confidence that he will do
that, Dr. Miller declared.
Wieman said, “I think mercy
killing is morally right—with very
careful reservation—if a person
can't possibly live. Of course the
relatives should be consulted, and
the doctor in this case should have
done that, but it was merciful.”
"As far as I have the facts
from newspaper accounts, I would
say there was no doubt as to the
doctor's guilt,” commented Lacy.
“In the criminal law, an inten
tional killing is murder. Self de
fense, prevention of serious crimes,
perhaps a few extraordinary situ
ations may justify an intentional
killing, but a “mercy killing’’ is
not one of these situations.
“It must be borne in mind that
the guilt or innocence of this man
will be ultimately in the hands of
a jury,” he continued.
“While it is the duty and func
tion of a jury to apply the law as
stated to them by the judge, it is
by no means uncommon for the
sympathies and ethical standards
of the jurors to temper the rigour
of the law. Insofar as these sym
pathies and standards reflect those
of the community as a whole, I
would not say this subversion of
the law by the jury was an evil.”
Lacy added that “human life is
a sacred thing.” He feels that the
possibilities of abusing a law per
mitting mercy killings would be
too great a risk.
Oregana Fees
Taken at Co-op
Late payments for 1950 Ore
ganas entered on the $2 pay
ment plan will be accepted at a
table in the Co-op Wednesday
through Saturday.
Any purchaser who has not
paid at least $4 cash to the
Oregana by Jan. 16 will lose
his original payment and his
order will be canceled, Business
Manager Jim Sanders stated
Monday.
New orders for the Oregana
will also be accepted at the
Co-op table.
Possible Refund
On Leave Time
Seen for Vets
Provisions allowing veterans un
der the G. I. Bill to trade leave
time, previously taken, for addi
tional education were explained
Monday by the Veterans Admini
stration.
By refunding subsistence allow
ances paid for periods of automa
tic end-of-term leave, veterans will
be credited with an equivalent
amount of G. I. Bill entitlement
for education. These refunds may
enable veterans nearing the end
of their entitlement to complete a
term, quarter, or semester at Gov
ernment expense.
TIME OFF EXCLUDED
The leave for which refund sub
sistence may be obtained is that
given, without the veterans having
specifically asked for it, at the
end of the school year. Time off
for holidays and between-term va
cations is not included.
Veterans must have been grant
ed the leave automatically, with
one exception. A veteran who elec
ted to take his end-of-school leave
and did not cash his subsistence
check covering that period may
turn in his check and have the en
titlement charge removed.
ALLOW 15 DAYS
Veterans Administration regula
tions allow 15 days leave at the
end of each enrollment period, un
less the student states in advance
he does not want it. The usual
subsistence allowance is granted
during the period. Each 15-day ex
tension decreases entitlement by
that much.
Regulations also enable a veter
an to finish a term under the G.I.
Bill if his entitlement expires after
more than half the term has
passed.
X-Rays Available
Free chest x-rays will be avail
able l« all students from 9 to 12
Friday at the Health Service,
Dr. Fred N. Miller has a n
nounced.