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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1950)
Orman Baity EMERALD The Oregon Da.lv Emerald, PublishedMo^ay.throDgh Fridayteing the^ollege^ with the following exception: no PW an'(1 after May 24; additional paper on giving holidays, including the foilUniversity of Oregon. Entered as second class matter^at^he^ostoffice'^Eugeneftjregon.^SubsSptlon^ates: $5* per school year; $4 for two terms; $3 per term. the associate editors. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor. - Anita Holmes, Editor Don Thompson, Business Manager Lorna Larson, Managing Editor Barbara Williams, Advertising Manager Tom King, Ken MetzleR, Don Smith, Associate Editors Assistant Editor: Sam Fidman News Editor: Norman Anderson Wire Editor: John Barton Sports Editor: Pete Cornacchia Assistant Managing Editors: Bob Funk, uret chen Grondahl, Ralph Thompson, Fred Vos Per> T T 11 Circulation Manager: Jean Lovell Assistant Business Manager: bniriey muaru National Advertising Manager: Bonnie Birkemeier Layout Manager: Martel Scroggm Portland Advertising: Karla Van Loan Zone Managers: Fran Neel, Jean Hoffman, Virginia Kellogg, Don Miller, Val Schultz, Harriet Vahey. After the Game is Over Editor’s Note: ASUO President Barry Mountain asked Friday in an open letter that we “recapture the spirit that has made the University of Oregon what it is today.” Following the game Saturday Mountain’s reaction was this:) Fellow Students, I want to thank you for your wonderful support in Satur day’s game. Since I have been at the University of Oregon, I’ve never seen the student body respond as it did Saturday. I am sure you will agree with me that the game was a moral Victory for the University. If we can continue to support the team in the same manner that was displayed Saturday, the future is unlimited to possi ble victories, for it is hard to hold back a fighting team as well as a fighting student body. With the cooperation of the yell squad and rally board, the band, Order of the O, white shirt section, as well as you, the students, we—5000 strong—will continue to make ourselves heard. Surely, there can be no greater incentive for a fighting coach like Jim Aiken and a fighting team like the present University of Oregon squad than 100 percent student backing win, lose, or draw. 1 eiittii'if! Don't Bank on the Bank Why no bank in the student union? It’s a question that s asked frequently. The answer is quite simple—there is not enough business to warrant a branch bank on the east side of Eugene. The First National Bank of Eugene requested branches for the west and east sides more than a year ago. 1 he west side re quest was granted, but the comptroller of currency, U. S. De partment of the Treasury, denied the request for a branch on the east side. When a bank requests branches it must first take a survey of the area in which the branch is desired, Lynn McCready, presi dent of the First National told us. This survey covers the amount of business, volume of money in the district, the po tential credit possibilities of the district, and other phases of business that are in need of banking services. And the verdict of the treasury department, which has the final word in determining location of banks, was that the Uni versity and east side Eugene area just didn’t have the popula tion to support a branch. When business and population increases, then maybe we'll get a bank. But in the meantime we’ll have to cash our checks at the Co-op, and do other banking business downtown. D.S. The Second Cup... On Dependence— He who imagines he can do without the world deceives him self much ; but he who fancies the world cannot do without him is still more mistaken—La Rochefoucauld. People may live as much retired from the world as they please; but sooner or later, before they are aware, they will find themselves debtor or creditor to somebody—Goethe. Can anyone be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one’s self?—Emerson._ THE DAILY . . . goes to "Hap" Engelbart for stepping behind the wheel at Friday night’s snowball rally in the absence of the rally squad. THE OREGON LEMON . . . to California for defeating the football team of our sister school—Oregon State College. You may think we're kid ding but a Northern Division victory is better than an Oregon State loss. Why I Am a Democrat Republican Democrat: Progress By Charles Zulauf Why am I a Democrat ? Because it appeals to me. Because the Democratic party, to me, represents the party of progress, the party which is not afraid to bring out controversial issues as for example C.V.A. and the Brannan Plan. GOP: Individual Freedom By Bill Lees I believe it is the duty of every citizen to align himself with, and support the fundamental beliefs of one of the two major political parties in this country. For this reason, I am a Republican. The Republican party has always supported the But the" Dem ocratic party m e ans more than just that. I feel it is the only jra r t y which earnestly strives to aid the people as a whole rather than just se lect, privileged groups. The 1950 Democratic Introducing the Writers—and the Why AGS or USA—which party will be mine? Answering that question is made easier by our nearness to basic party differences. But when it comes to the nationwide question of alignment with which major party—Democrat Or Republican—the voter often has to dig deep for his reasons. Two University of Oregon students who have definitely made up their minds tell why in these special features written for the Emerald. Charles Zulauf, president of the Lane County Young Democrats, is a senior in political science. Bill Lees, a member Of the Oregon Young Republican executive board and past president of the campus Young Republicans, is a soph omore in pre-law. right ol the in dividual to lift himself to the highest possi ble levels in so ciety. The Pem ocratic party has come t o stand for the opposite point of view; that the government should do this for the mass. The Republi platform bears out this belief. It calls for support of the proposed Columbia Valley Administration through which to develop and protect the vast sbil, water, hydroelectric, forest, grazing and fisheries resources of this region. Another plank supports the fai'm program of Secretary of Agriculture Brannan. It insists that present freight rate discriminations against Ore gon farmers, lumbermen and food processors be abolished. A third wants reapportionment of the state leg islature on the basis of population as provided for in the constitution. Personally, I feel that people are more important and are the ones to be repre sented rather than the thousands of acres of sage brush and sand the Republican party sponsors. These are just a few of the state platform planks but they serve to show clearly that the Democratic party is the party of the average Mr. and Mrs. Public. There is still ahother good reason why I am a Democrat—because the excellent, qualified men the party has for its candidates.” I don’t believe I could honestly be a member of the opposite party when its elected members can sit back and tolerate the poor conditions prevail ing in state finances, and state roads. Nor could I take pride in the opposition of Oregon’s Congres sional representation to the approval of General Marshall as Secretary of Defense nor in one repre sentative’s vote against the Fair Employment Prac tices Act. These are some of my reasons for being a Demo crat—I feel they are good, strong reasons. can philosophy presupposes a maximum amount of individual freedom. The Democratic party has tried to attain its goal by taking away individual free dom, as in the case Of the farmers, where 90 peM cent subsidies have virtually made the average far? nier a puppet of the whims and dictates of the De partment of Agriculture. The Republican party sponsored the Hope-Aiken Farm Subsidy Bill which would have given the far mer a minimum of 60 percent, and a maximum amount of freedom in regards to the kinds of crops planted and the quantity in which they were har vested. This bill was defeated because the Democrats felt it did not leave enough power in the hands of the Secretary of Agriculture. Another reason I am a Republican is the fact that the Democratic party has been hypocritical in re gards to its position towards “big business.” The Democrats have always contended that “big busi ness” has thwarted true, individual competition in this country. I agree with their accusation to a certain extent, but cannbt support their party because in the 18 years they have controlled the government they have never passed a bill that would rewrite the present antitrust laws and give the Department of Justice enough legal and monetary power and sup port to correct those illegal practices. Of course there are other reasons why I am a Re publican. But, as I have tried to illustrate, my basic reason comes from the philosophy of maximum in dividual freedom. T>*« Word A Sobering Reflection On Feminine Football .-From Stan Turnbull= Sunday’s “football” game be tween the pledge classes of Pi Be ta Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma was a very good show. We’ll pass along a few sideline observations in a moment. But first, at the risk of being stoned in the streets, avoided by our friends and being an old fud dy-fuddy generally, let’s say frankly that it was a wonder no one was seriously hurt. It was certainly no one's fault; both sides merely went at it very seri ously. The game, as a result, was rough. But the fact is that if examined closely, the fun just might not prove worth the risk. We sincerely hope that perhaps a rule change or more strict insis tence on “no pushing” can save this game, which really is one of the most colorful little events of the term, year after year. But the record: no one was ser iously hurt; however on several occasions the girls were knocked down and shaken up rather se verely, one to the point of tears. Last year a Pi Phi broke her leg in practice, and if memory serves, the year before a Kappa suffer ed a broken leg in the game. It sounds like a lot of fun, probably, when the pledges are told about their traditional game ■—and it undoubtedly is a lot of fun. Until someone gets hurt. It’s doubtful if the freshmen know just what they’re getting into. That's all. Far from being against the game, we hope it con tinues. But some good, serious thought ought to go into methods of preventing any injuries—and into taking care of the gals should there be any. The pledges played remark ably good near-football, all things considered. Pi Phi Joan Miller was perhaps outstanding, tearing off several really professional looking runs. One of the more humorous mo ments of the afternoon involved the gal who was told to “go in.’’ She asked “but what'll I do?” came the answer, “Just look at the card.” The huddles apparently involved figuring out who did what by looking at various dia grams which the quarterback whipped out of a hip pocket for each play. -betters—- -— The Campus Answers Racial Prejudice Emerald Editor: The Paddock is still open fcpf~ business. In fact in the year 1949 they made very good business and may make better business this year. And yet they still re fuse to sell beer to Negroes. Ne groes are some kind of commer cial being that are not commer cially useful. In 1949 a coalition set about to stop associations with the Paddock because of their narrow-minded views. Still the Paddock made business. I visited the Paauock in 1949 and asked them why they refused to serve beer to Negroes. They told me frankly that if you serve one Negro pretty soon all their lower class friends come to the place. Still the Paddock is being pat ronized by college students who tell you that they are opposed to race prejudice. I have no commer cial interest in saying this sort of thing. But I like people to act the way they pretend to believe. All I ask is that people do not support the things they are opposed to. If you want to drink at the Paddock tell people that you are race pre judice and don’t be ashamed of it^ Otherwise avoid the place and don’t be a hypocrite. Earle A. Taylor