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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1950)
The Human Factor Situation: Vets dorms, John Straub, and Carson Hall have several double rooms with only one student in each. Hendricks Hall, which has “suites” made to accomodate four girls, has only two girls in many of them this term. Problem: The dormitory office is receiving no extra money for the extra living accomodations these students are receiv ing, and feels this is definitely unfair to those who are paying for single rooms. Also the University needs space for high school students who come for events such as Duck Preview weekend, and wants to avoid infringing on the rights of dorm residents by putting uninvited vistors in their rooms. Solution: The director of dormitories has instructed house mothers and sponsors to “right” this situation as best they can by putting the called-for number of people in double and mul tiple rooms. This will make it fair for those paying for single rooms, and at the same time, all empty rooms may be used for weekend visitors. Faults: This policy does not take into account certain hu man factors. 1—That most students were happily settled after the first two weeks of Spring term and objected to either being switched to another room, or receiving a new roommate. 2— That in Hendricks Hall, there are no single rooms, and stu dents could not understand why moving had to take place if no one was raising any objections. The shuffling of dorm residents has caused some hard feel ings amongst the students. It is difficult to understand why in Spring term they must not be allowed to occupy plenty of room without additional cost when there is room to occupy, after they are sometimes forced in Fall term to crowd more than the usual number into a room without a cut in cost. Closing off additional rooms saves no money for the Univer sity; but it does cost the dormitory office some of the good will of the students. It is a fine opportunity for the dorm office to give the resi dents a break, instead of taking a complete stand-offish and too business-like attitude. Mrs. Genevieve Turnipseed is noted for her motherly con sideration of “her students.” This is another chance for her to step forward and set things right by the dorm students. We'are sure that, if asked, those single students now in a double room would be only too glad to have a weekend guest from one of Oregon’s high schools. The dorm students are as willing as the fraternity, sorority, and independent house stu dents to throw out the red carpet for visiting high schoolers and other guests. And it just wouldn’t be playing cricket for a student living in, and paying for, a single room to complain at the good luck of one of his hall mates who is getting a single room at double room rates. It seems to us that a talking over of the problem with dorm residents would ease the situation and result in some pleasant understanding.—A.G., D.S. Trying the Back Door Pledging for men is on the fire again. By the action of the Interfraternity Council Saturday, the group may re-open discussion with the Interdormitory Coun cil on rushing and pledging for men early in Fall. By an agreement made in January after thought and study by members of both dormitories and fraternities, it was deck ed that pledging of freshmen would be deferred until Winter term next year. This agreement was not entirely satisfying to either side, but was worked out as a compromise which took into consider ation the points of view of both independent and fraternity men. Either group, before backing out on this agreement, must consider the effects of such an action. If they consider the con sequences, it is doubtful if either the IFC or the IDC would care to break the compromise. It is fortunate that the IFC has a two-week cooling off per iod between introduction o£and vote upon a motion. Rash and impetuous action by the IFC at this time could cause the group to appear in an extremely unfavorable light. If IFC finds due cause for abrogating the IFC-IDC agree ment for next year, and it is unlikely that such cause will be found since the situation today is not changed from the situa tion prevalent at the time the compromise was reached, it must be a decision reached after study and consideration. Just as the original compromise was reached after study and consideration. S&pJto-moAe Wiidant The Dog Prefers to Eat Popcorn by feo-b tf-u+th Easter weekend brings back all sorts of odd-ball memories which involve dyeing eggs three different shades of purple, and the disappointments we feel upon finding that c h o c o 1 a te rabbits are, sadly enough, rather hollow. Looking at w hat a big hulking thing we’ve grown to he in these last few years, it’s hard to be lieve that we are that same 1 innocent who used to in dignantly re fute all ru mors that there was no Easter rabbit. We are still pretty upset about that issue. This most recent weekend we spent in a somewhat different fashion than was our wont (from some novel we read) in days of yore. We spent part of it in Taylor’s, trying to get the dog to drink beer. Last spring term the dog was nuts about beer, and we were rather worried about the direction her repu tation was sliding. Something has happened since then, however, and she now prefers pop corn. We’ll stick to beer. We spent another part of it trying to learn to play tennis, which brought strictly nothin’ but big guffaws. Our game is pretty tricky, and features mean slashes high in the air in to someone else’s court. About the only merit this has is that you get to meet a lot of people. Probably the highlights of the whole shoot in’ match Avas the salad rve had for Sunday dinner. It rvas cottage cheese, graced by oc casional olives, topped Avith a chocolate chick en. We wanted a rabbit, but Ave got a chicken —Avhich Avas, in the grand old tradition, quite holloAV. Pleaven knOAvs what is going to become of us all noAV, Avith Easter over, and the'big hairy tide of spring activities rolling into vieAv. Next Aveekend Duck Preview, after that initia tion, after that the house dance. And besides all that, we are learning to play “Boav Doavu to Washingto’n” on the piano. And to play “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” on the ukelele. This should really be our term. Gwichety Qld Vet Once Upon a Time in 1946 by Steve. Jlay All of us are well acquainted with the old old story of how the University dormitories are supposed to he self-supporting. That's nice, but it looks like the University is and has been taking advantage of its administra tive power. As any good fairy story, this one begins : “Once upon a time,” way back in ’46, when the first of the Veterans Dormitories was op ened (to the veterans, or anyone else who had a reservation) the second dorm was expected to be finished during the year, so residents were doubled up. There were two men in each single room, four and five to each double, with a sleeping room. In the group in which I was involved there were three and a third man in each room. We wandered to Straub for meals and stood in lines longer than any we had seen in the service. We paid $14 a month room rent. Let’s say that amounted to $46.50 per double room per month. Self supporting? I guess. But then they were doing the best they could. Finally, they got the other dorm open. The price of things, and rent, went up a little, but (Please turn to page six) in Gltanxje Jlebe? Where Do Marshmallows Grow? inf> dad Smith Warning: Today’s column is designed ex clusively for pinned men. All others read on at your own risk ! The other day I was sitting in the library w i t h my “m o u s e,” w hen she s ud deniy turned to me and solemnly asked, “How much does it cost to tune a piano?" “W e 11,” I a n s w ered, “I'm not ex actly s u r e, ..She chop ped me short , t t k • with another * ' 1 * c * question. “Are we going to have a war with Russia?’’ “Well,” I answered, “I'm not a political scientist, but . . Another chop, and another question. “Will there be a depression soon? "Well,” I answered, “I’m not an economist, but . . Still another question. “How much does it cost to put a girl through one year of college?” I didn’t even try to answer that one. She looked at me in sweet, blue-eyed amazement and exclaimed, “You aren’t half as smart as I thought you were!” How much can a guy put up with ? Does he have to be a walking book of knowledge be fore his girl thinks lie’s anything but a com plete dunce? This you must admit, is a sad, sad tale, but something can be done to retaliate. Follow ing are some helpful hints to all pinned men on how to “beat the rap” and know all the an swers, 1. Memorize Webster’s Unabridged Dic tionary and twenty-four volumes of any rec ognized encyclopedia. , 2. Carry a file, containing all the issues of I ime, Life, Fortune, Newsweek, Quick and the Reader s Digest for the last two years, on all dates, i his will help you answer the easy questions. 3. Know by heart the answers to such ques tions as : W hat is the gestation period of the female hoot owl?’ “How do you make a cheese omelet? "W ho invented the propeller beanie? And "Where do marshmallows grow ?” Remember, you won’t have anv time to study, but who cares if you are well informed on such vital facts as those mentioned. A .001 CiPA is nothing to worry about as long as you keep the “girl of your dreams” happy! -•*