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Anita Holmes, Editor
Don Thompson, Business Manager
■ I.QRNA Larson, Managing Editor_ Barbara Williams, Advertising Manager
‘ Tom King, Ken Metzler, Don Smith, Associate Editors
Over the Walls—-and Out
You were the victims of an experiment Thursday. And be
cause you reacted favorably, this page will continue to present
Oregon election issues until Nov. 7—E-Day.
Initiative measures 316 and 317, making sale of promotively
advertised alcoholic beverage unlawful were the first issues
discussed.
We understand many comments—both for and against our
stand—were prompted. And now we re convinced that the
Oregon student is interested in issues outside the limits of
campus walls.
So—next come pros and cons on the remaining eight mea
sures facing Oregon voters in November. Like our big brother
downtown—The Register-Guard—we’ll try to give salient ar
guments on both sides of the issue.
And, with neck sticking out, we’ll give the Emerald’s stand.
No political party will be favored. No official University
stand will receive extra consideration.
We’re going to honestly and sincerely consider the issue on
its merits and draw our conclusions. You may disagree. And
we may be wrong. But together we’re going to find the whys
behind that ballot.
Wage Hike Gets Airing
The situation of the student worker at the University is be
ing placed before state officials.
A copy of Thursday’s editorial, “Up With Your Salary—
Maybe,” has been sent to the State Board of Control.
Copies of letters to the editor dealing with the same subject
have also been sent.
And if there are other arguments in favor of the increase in
student wages—and werre sure there are—why not send them
along to the board in Salem? It may make a difference. K.M.
Suggestion for Saturday
(Editor’s Note: ASUO President Barry Mountain wrote the following
open letter to the campus after the assembly-rally Thursday morning.
He has been master of ceremonies at both the morning assemblies.)
Last year students of the University of Oregon requested
daytime student-faculty assemblies. This was a reasonable re
quest, for many of our neighboring schools up and down the
Pacific Coast schedule weekly assemblies.
In granting the request an assembly committee tried to pro
vide a well-balanced, integrated program; a program that
would interest ALL students on the campus.
Since the stuents’ thoughts turn to football fall term, natur
ally the committee felt that it would be desirable to schedule
three rally assemblies.
To date we have presented two out ot the three assemblies.
The only criteria on which we can base the success of the pro
gram is through student participation and attendance.
Needless to say, it is discouraging to see 700 students attend
an assembly when we are 5,000 strong. In turn it is discourag
ing for our guests, coaching staff, and members of the football
team, for their only impression can be that students of the Uni
versity of Oregon are not supporting their team. For their sake
as well as my own I hope they are wrong.
The fact remains that win, lose, or draw, the students of the
University, as in the past, should support to the fullest any
team or student group that is working for the h niversity as
well for the student body itself.
It is never too late to rectify any false impressions: therefore
may I suggest that Saturday we show the team and the towns
people that we can yell and support the team with the best of
them.
In the future let us recapture the spirit that has made the
University of Oregon what it is today._
THE DAILY 'E' . . .
to Foreign Student Adviser James D. Kline for the very
successful foreign student reception \\ ednesday night.
THE OREGON LEMON . . .
for late announcement of Thursday morning’s changed
class schedule. Some of us—professors and students—
never were in the right class.
-Letters—
The Campus Answers
Coordination, Please
Emerald Editor:
For three years I’ve been at the
University of Oregon, and finally
I’ve witnessed something that I
must air my feelings on.
It was the announcement of a
snowball rally for this coming
Friday night. It’s not so much this
rally—but mister, if it’s anything
like last week’s, our team will be
beaten this weekend.
I saw better attendance at the
return of the Cotton Bowl team
(out at our airport, some eight
miles out of town) in January of
1949, when there was no rally
scheduled and there was snow on
the ground and the temperature
was something like three degrees
above zero.
Let me explain that we can’t
create a giant-killer just by hop
ping the team up with cheers and
rah-rah. But we certainly can in
still the idea that this is our
school, our team, and we’ll back
them—win or lose.
Guilty—the rally board and
the yell king and his dukes.
Recommendation—Let’s make
it appealing to the students with
the right time, the right place,
and the band (and whatever hap
pened to the old rally march
through the Bide, the libe and the
houses ?
It’s your job, you applied for it
and got it, so let’s get coordi
nated!
Keith L. Reynolds.
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Fleet A-Foot
Emerald Editor:
This story is dedicated to the
editor who writes the “Daily ‘E’
and the Oregon ‘Lemon’ ”, may
the body rest in peace.
It was kind and thoughtful of
this editor to reprimand Skull
and Dagger for not dunking any
sophomore men. In fact, I appre
ciate it so much that I am now
suffering from a cold, fallen arch
es, sore leg, stiff back, and
straight hair.
It started when six burly soph
omores walked into our dining
room Thursday. They looked
around and one of them pointed
at me and said, “There he is.” I
was brutally grasped and pushed
towards the door. Luckily one of
the French doors overlooking our
lawn was left ajar. I tore myself
free and dashed for safety. With
the element of surprise and my
track ability I knew they could
never catch me.
After escaping, I proceeded to
dart across lawns, through hedg
es, over fences, around cars, and
down alleys. I was not atone how
ever, as three die-hard Dagger
men were not ten yards back.
They soon began to fade, though,
and I found myself with just one
hang-on who was gaining with
every step.
That must have been his dying
thrust because ten steps later I
glanced back and he was hanging
on to a clothes line gasping for
air.
Ah, freedom at last thought I,
and then with four sharp yells
and the honking of horns I real
ized I might yet be exposed. I
then got a brainstorm; why not
walk into one of the houses—the
people would probably understand
and get a laugh out of it.
I darted up the steps Of the
nearest porch, knocked on the
door, waited, no answer, panic,
and then I was exposed by the
sharp eyes of a Dagger man. Not.
to be denied my freedom I dart
ed around the house, into the next
yard, over a fence and then with
at least six men following me, in
to a bakery.
That must have been the big
mistake because when I came
out, a car pulled up with three
monsters in it and I was escorted
to Villard Pool where the rest is
tradition.
Jty only comment is this, “Was
it worth it fellows?”
Beardless Sophomore
(Name withheld by request)
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Betty, Joe Judges
Emerald Editor:
In reply to Wednesday’s query
concerning the possible discrimi
nation in the Betty Co-ed and Joe
College contest, I would like to
explain this year’s contest pro
cedure—and THEN any con
structive criticism will be most
welcome.
First Of all, Independent and
Greek houses were started out on
an equal basis—one candidate
from each group. This included
Orides and Yeomen.
The co-chairman of this con
test selected, as impartially as
possible, the judges. *1 (and I am
an Independent) wholly approv
ed of their choice.
The names of the candidates or
their houses were NOT printed in
the Emerald until after the first
elimination. Thus the judges had
no Way of knowing whom they
were judging or from what living
group they came. All candidates
were required to dispose Of any
fraternity or sorority pins before
they were interviewed.
Likewise, they were introduced
by number rather than name at
the first elimination. I talk of the
first elimination because it was ■>
here that all but one Independent
was eliminated.
Both the <y>ntest co-chairmen
(both Greeks) and myself agreed
that it was unfortunate that no
Independent was in the finals,
Far be it from me to judge the
“typical-ness” of a college stu
dent—I’m one, too.
I do feel abashed, you might
say, to know that at least one
student thought the contest was
unfair. We had discussed every
angle and thought that at last
the plan was infallible.
As I said before criticism is
welcome. I live at Highland
House.
" Helen Jackson,
Sophomore Class President
Re:
Hash
By Bob Funk
We have just decided that
this is not a very good time of
year. In fact, it is a durned de
pressing time.
This is the time of year that
you get up too late for break
fast, think it’s Thursday instead
of Friday and miss all your
classes, and are just generally
depressed.
It is the time of year that the
worst sides of your character
(and there are a whole mess of
them) start coming out no mat
ter how cleverly you try to con
ceal them.
If you live in a living organi
zation you are unanimously elect?»
ed to build the Homecoming
sign. If you go to- classes you
get called on at 8 a.m. to dis
cuss overtones of hypocrisy in
paragraph three, page two.
However, next week is going
to be one big party. We have
been telling ourselves this for
three days in a. row, so don’t
try to change our line of thought.
We would not like to give this
week up as a total loss, how
ever. There are a couple of fair
ly good things coming off. One,
of course, is the Whiskerino.
Another is the dance at Willa
mette Park Friday (this is Fri
day) night.
This dance is rather unusual
because usually on Friday night
there are conversations about
how there is nothing to do in
Eugene but bowl, go to movies,
and drink. Now for a fairly
modest amount of money you
can take a girl out to the park
and dance, which is usually bet
ter than bowling and going to
movies.
So as sort of an introduction
to next week, which is going to
be a big party, a lot of people
will probably go out to Willa
mette tonight and spend a nice
social evening tripping the light
fantastic.
It Could Be Oregon
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