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Anita Holmes, Editor
Don Thompson, Business Manager
Lorna Larson, Managing Editor
Ken Metzler, Tom King, Don Smith, Associate Editors
Time Marches On: ROTC for Women
History bears it out—the gals are forever lifting things from
the men. They don’t seem very particular about what they take:
cither, because history relates that their ransacking maneuvers
have netted them pants, shirts, jobs, voting rights, cigarettes—
and we’ve even heard of girls turning out for football.
The topper came the other day, however—and even the most
hardened of historians (those historians who keep up with
such things) must have been shocked into emitting a grunt.
Seems like an 18-year-old Miss applied for enrollment in the
air force ROTC unit at St. Louis University—said she was
“just as capable and just as patriotic as any boy.” She also said
there was nothing in the air force regulations to prevent it.
Which means that the gals are now trying to take our rifles
away from us—but before we say “welcome to it, sister we
must raise a question :
What could happen if some sweet young thing applied for
enrollment in the ROTC at Oregon?
Well, we asked Major E. L. Hibner, who is in charge of the
University’s air fprce ROTC unit.
And the major hinted that while feminine pants, shirts, jobs,
voting rights and cigarettes may be okay—a feminine ROTC
isn’t.
“Sorry,” he said, “we’d just have to turn ’em down.”
; He declared that the question had previously been brought
> up before the combined chiefs of staffs and that the gals re
ceived sort of a “please get lost quick” reply.
But he pointed out that at Utah State Agricultural College •
they had a women’s sponsor group in which the ladies were in
structed in the finer points of the assembly and disassembly of
the BAR by ROTC instructors working on their own time.
Nothing like that is contemplated at Oregon.
In fact, said the major, the closest the army gets to the op
posite sex or vice-versa on this campus is the Military Ball.
Well, girls—what next?—T.K.
They Could Wear Beanies, Too
Much embarassment could have been saved if someone had
appeared sooner with the suggestion that University profes
sors wear identifying lapel buttons.
That was the suggestion, according to the Emerald’s in
quiring reporter, of Mr. Cyril Bibby, English lecturer who
spoke here Tuesday night.
If all professors wore large yellow buttons with green let
ters saying "I am a Professor,” we could spot them coming a
mile away.
Obviously, that would have distinct advantages in the event
we were forced to take a week-long vacation from any particu
lar class.
Although inclined to favor the suggestion, we guess we
won't press the issue.
We’re too near graduation.K.M.
The Second Cup . . .
With today’s big rally in mind, this bit of wisdom, borrowed for
the situation from Henry Ward Beecher, seems appropo: “In things
pertaining to enthusiasm no man is sane who does not know how to
be insane on proper occasions.”
The world s great men have not commonly been great scholars,
nor its great scholars great men.—Oliver Wendell Holmes.
He who hesitates is lost-if that hesitation does not lead to action.
To see is not necessarily to know, but to emotionally grasp that
which lies beneath the surface is knowledge greater than any com
bination of words.
THE DAILY
goes to the Assembly Committee for the fine fall term pro
gram it has lined up for the new daytime gatherings—a
program that includes such notables as Sumner Welles
urmer under secretary of state, and Phil LaFollette!
ex-governor of Wisconsin and a member of Gen. Douglas
MacArthur’s staff. &
THE OREGON LEMON
to the freshmen women who failed to attend the WAA
zrr rnas- o-iy50 ^ ^
Statement of Policy
Edits Will be as Subtle as a Punch in the
We’re going to take sides. Not in the news col
umns. Only on this editorial page.
That’s our policy, and this is the Emerald s an
nual statement concerning what we’re going to do
in ’50-51.
Some critics of last year’s daily say that the edi
torial page favored one side of an issue while il
should have been an impartial'presenter of camp
us opinion.
That’s incorrect.
The Emerald's editorial page doesn't merit its
ink if it doesn’t stand for or against something.
True, all sides should be looked at, facts should be
absolutely accurate, and then the editor and the
associates must draw their conclusions.
They may be wrong. But their sincere and hon
est opinions will be presented _
A kick by itself will be insufficient. We’re deter
mined to offer a positive solution for every issue we
oppose.
The editorial “we” in this case stands for the as
sociate editors, Tom King, Ken Metzler, and Don
Smith, and the editor. Opinions expressed by this
foursome will be our own—not necessarily those
of the ASUO or the University.
Unsigned editorials are written by the editor.
Authors of initialed ones shouldn’t be too difficult
to figure out.
Columnists will present varied sides of campus
questions ... and will sometimes disagree with edi
torial opinion. They are not bound to refleqi
aid policy.
Letters to the editor will always be w
Signatures are required, but the letters will
unsigned or with initials, if requested.
National and international news will bet
both editorially and in the news columns q
political groups AGS, USA, Young Demo,
pubs., etc., will be covered.
Women’s page readers will be thwarted thi,
No such page in the ’50 Emerald. Also abaa
is the gossip.
Its replacement—Campus Merry-Go-Kop,
being organized this week. You might explaj
feature by calling it “country eorretun
campus style.’’ Names and news from every
organization will make it up.
In the straight news line—a campaign ton
dence in the Emerald is underway this fall. R,
ers will be assigned to every phase of the
Their stories should not be slanted or inacc
If they are, it’s your job to call the editor or
Editor Norm Anderson.
No pressure will put any story on the fir*
if the managing editor questions its newsi
ness. LOrna Larson, as the m.e., is chief of Ea
news side.
There, we’ve set down a fragment of Ea
policy. If you have a question, heed the editor
ditional invitation to “come around to the i
. . . the door is alway3 open.”
Ms.
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Only Contest of Its Kind in the World
A Quiz on Textbooks and Lost Females
From Stan Turnbull
Today is mystery day. Every
body grao your “gat” and let’s
all play Nick Carter. Anyone
who can solve both today’s my
steries will be our personal can
didate for the Daily “E”. Please
enclose $5 with each entry to
cover the cost of mailing, handl
ing, and registration (ours).
All entries are the property
of the judges. Submit as many
$5 bills as you like.
(This reminds us of the fellow
who ran a small ad in a nation
al magazine saying a certain day
was the last day to mail a dol
lar to a certain address—his;
that’s all the ad said, and he
was rapidly getting rich when
the postal authorities clamped
down.)
Okay now, one-two-three, let’s
go: Why do textbooks cost so
much ? Why don’t they print
them on cheaper paper so they’ll
be cheaper? Why don’t students
revolt? What is Stalin up to?
(We seem to be asking a lot of
questions here.) But actually,
what is going on here? A stu
dent enrolled for an average
number of courses will spend
around $20 or more for his first
term’s books and a little less
winter and spring terms, unless
he changes his major or takes a
whole new batch of courses,
which is his own doing and he
needn’t come crying to us.
We are roughly familiar with
how the Co-op operates, and
don t believe it’s their doing.
Obviously the book manufac
turers are behind it, and can
anyone suggest anything?
Answers suggesting buying
used books will be disqualified;
used texts are as hard to find
as courses that use the same
text more than one year in a
row. And why do the little tiny
texts cost more than the big
ones? And why do all of them
cost more than fiction or non
fiction of twice the size? Maybe
they don’t, but it seems like it.
And why are we assigned only
three or four chapters from the
most expensive ones? Gad!
Now here’s
one for the real
super-sleuths. Where have all
the swarms of attractive young
ladies that but a few days ago
abounded in great plenty dis
appeared to? They were here—
we saw them with our own eyes
—and they are gone.
And from past experience,
they will reappear in the spring.
Where do they go in the mean
time? Frankly, we haven't any
suggestions for you in hunting
the answer (or anything else).
For a few days it seemed it
might be those toe-length rain
coats, under which few can
look glamorous, but the rain
has stopped for a while and
they’re still gone. No, not the
raincoats.
We have just one interesting
theory to toss in that we picked
up in a local pub (we \m
quiring directions to tb*
pus). Theory': These pi
young things arrive fro®
school (this is hard enw
believe—we went to high*
and arc for the most part
tached.
This being a condition i
rent to nature as well ast
young things, they attempt
something about it. The;
Maybe it’s deep breathing
cises, but several million
ments to the contrary u
ported to have been soli
At any rate, soon the I
men are newly attachet
arguments are now left h«
too much trouble, and I
are back to normal.
And what happens 6
spring. You don’t know?
It Could Be Oregon 1
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