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Don Thompson, Business Manager
Anita Holmes, Editor
Lorna Larson, Managing Editor
Barbara Williams, Advertising Manager
Tom King, Ken MetzleR, Don Smith, Associate Editors
A Few Questions to Answer
It’s time for we Oregon student to take stock of ourselves.
Let’s ask some questions—and see what kind of answers we
get. . .
Have you ever been an orphan, or a foundling, with no home
or family to call your own? Or were you ever a delinquent mi
nor who spent his childhood at reformatory schools rather
than on the neighborhood sandlots and playgrounds? And
maybe you were a kid who wanted an education but couldn t
get it.
Or have you ever been with your family when there was no
bread on the table, and when dad came in every night, shrug
ged his shoulders, and said he still couldn’t find a job. Were
you ever in the armed forces and, when a free weekend came,
you had no place to go? —
If you can answer “yes” to some of these, then you know..
what it means. If not, then be thankful. In either case, maybe
you’ll feel like helping those who do need help. We hope so.
Why did we say the beginning that now is the time to take
stock? Because the University’s Community Chest drive is
here and underway.
The campus has a quota—$4,000. It also has a duty for al
though many solicitors may approach you through the course
of the year, we doubt that any will represent a group more
worthwhile than Community Chest. There are 29 agencies
which will directly benefit by our contributions—29 agencies
which will take care of case's such as we mentioned at the be
ginning.
Well, students, what will our answer be to this?—T.K.
When Extra Steps Are Necessary
It’s going to be more difficult this year.
We’re speaking, of course, about the enforcement of tradi
tions in advance of Homecoming, particularly the one about
not walking on the Oregon seal.
When the emblem was located by Villard Hall, where stu
dent traffic is considerably less, it was no problem to avoid the
unforgivable. •
But this year it’s in front of the Student Union. Consequent
ly, Order of the “O” members may have more trouble in their
enforcement of the tradition.
This year the thousands of students entering the SU will
have to take three or four extra steps to go around—or face
swift punishment by “O” men. In a year’s time, of course, these
extra steps really count up.
But they are probably worth it. For the sake of tradition.
K.M.
This Year's Frosh Are Hustlers
When the freshmen of 1950 run for office, they—
Turn out strong—13 for the presidential seat and 11 for sec
retary.
Send three representatives to an executive council meeting
to learn campaign regulations.
Stamp dormitory napkins with campaign information.
Cover bulletin boards with names and faces.
Give flying speeches.
Display an enthusiasm heretofore alien to freshman class
elections.
And if the rest of the yearlings show half the hustle of their
candidates, Monday will be an election day when more than a
minority goes to the polls._^______
THE DAILY
to Virginia Hall, new business manager of the University
Theater, who took over one of the most difficult, confus
ing, time-consuming jobs on the campus, and has handled
it beautifully—as tonight’s theater opening will show.
THE OREGON LEMON . . .
to the Eugene street department for allowing such geo
logical phenomena as “Taylor s Lake and other huge
mud puddles to exist on or near campus.
Progress by Reapportionment?
Amendment 314,315
Nothing less than a political science professor is needed to explain
the arguments for and against the proposed constitutional amend
ment for legislative reapportionment. Called the “balanced” plan, it
bears thorough study in the voter’s pamphlet and other publications.
The Measure Would:
Increase the state Senate from 30 to 36 members with senators dis
tributed according to population, except that no county would be al
lowed more than one-fourth of the members. A county without the
necessary population could form a district of not more than three
counties or become a district by itself.
Give each county at least one member of the House of Representa
tives. Apportion the remaining 24 on the basis of population, except
that no county is to have more than one-fourth of the representatives.
If the legislature would not reapportion after each census, the sec
retary of state would. Original jurisdiction would be vested in the
state supreme court.
Proponents Say:
Both area and people would be represented, and no one area would
dominate.
“Gerrymandering” would be prevented.
Reapportionment after each census would be guaranteed.
Although this may not be the ideal reapportionment plan, it is a
step in the right direction and its defeat would probably lead to lack
of reapportionment for many more years.
Opponents Say:
The plan only legalizes the present inequalities, making the largest
House disproportion 18 to 1, and the Senate 4 to 1.
It’s inflexible, freezing 36 representatives and leaving only 24 to
change with population.
Strict observance of county boundaries creates inequalities of area
as well as population.
Most of Oregon’s farmers would lose out, as would tax-payers in
the 19 most populous counties.
The Emerald Says:
315-X-No.
We’re definitely for reapportionment, but not under the “balanced”
plan. Even if there were no other arguments against it, the 18 to 1
disproportion would be strong enough. Surely, Oregon’s statesmen
can reapportion with more emphasis on population and less on area
but keeping both in mind.
Better the mule stand still than walk backward—better yet, ahead,
ahead.
—Campos Critic ^
'Born Yesterday'Tops
Weekend Theater List •
By Don Smith
It’s a sexy comedy—that’s why
it will probably be popular. At
least “Born Yesterday” sounds
like it will be the best theatrical
bet this weekend, what with mov
ies in town being a little worse
than the average.
The University Theater pro
duction opens tonight, plays to
morrow night, and Wednesday
through Saturday of next week.
It has possibilities of being as
popular as last year’s “Warrior’s
Husband,” which played to
standing room only for all per
formances after the opening. So
it’ll probably be wise to get tick
ets early for “Born Yesterday,”
before all the seats are grabbed
by townies. And Homecoming
cuts into next weekend’s perfor
mances—so for most students
that limits production nights to
this weekend and next Wednes
day and Thursday.
Of the films in town, “The Red
Shoes,” playing a return engage
ment at the Mayflower, is the one
that has received some critical
acclaim. It is a fast-moving ex
travaganza, and certainly the
most successful attempt to trans
fer ballet from the stage to the
film. It’s grotesque makeup and
plot add to the effect of the Brit
ish made musical. Scenery, cos
tuming, acting (though unusual),
and camera work are all tops;
and the technicolor is magnifi
cent.
The ballet dancing is filmed
with an eye to popular appeal,
so nobody need be scared away
because he feels the film will be
too “arty.” Clever use of the
camera, and smart integration of
the suspenseful plot with the
dance sequences, gives the film
its broad appeal which has kept
it pulling in the money at the box
office for over two years.
Re:
Hash
By Bob Funk
Lately we have had (in com
mon with a number of other peo
ple on campus) a number of mid
terms. To study for these things
we have been almost completely
confined to the-place-we-live, our
company being the other people
who live there.
The people-at-the-place-we
live have been doing their level
best to distract us from scholarly
pursuits and lure us into the lach
rimal (we read a book they used
that word in) depths of a 1.00
GPA.
One event (one the eve of an
ROTC test) was a six-day bi
cycle race, which was staged in
our garage for one evening more
or less. The race ended suddenly
when one bicycle (there were two
in this race) became involved-^
with an empty beer keg which
was there enshrined. The partici
pants in this race were superior
minds who will never flunk out
of school. The spectator (us) is
mourning an ROTC grade.
Another event cleverly con
trived by the people at-the-place
we-live was the purchase of a
1934 Lincoln, which holds nine
people and used to belong (ac
cording to a popular legend) to
A1 Capone.
Nine people own this car. They
hold stockholders’ meetings every
night at ten at the better'drive
ins around town. Until lately
there seemed to be no battery in
the car—anyway, all nine had to
push to get it started. This sort
of activity has not helped mid
terms any, either.
(NOTE: Most of the information
for this column came out of a da
ily journal kept by the dog-at-the
place-we-live. We think maybe
next week we will have a guest
column written directly by the
dog.)
The Second Cup
Water is the only drink for a
wise man.—Thoreau.
Bacchus has drowned more
men than Neptune.—Garibaldi.
It Could Be Oregon
“Tex—how’d you like to play in the ba-ekfielri ? You can’t seem to stop
any of those line plays.”