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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1950)
emerald The Oregon Daily EmSRAM>. published j^”dff Mar!”? thru 28; 5“ *s aarawcHJfes1 cs“"— ss.’sjwa lice, Eugene, Oregon. auDscnyuo.. ■ t- r pretend to o**»-*-*«; ■" *■““k’ ggayjK^aiaaaa si. ^ <■, .Akita Holmes, Editor Don Thompson, Business Manager .Lorna Larson, Managing Editor Barbara Williams, Advertising Manager Tom King, Ken Metzusb, Don Smith, Associate Editors^ Assistant Editor: Sam Fidman News Editor: Norman Anderson Wire Editor: John Barton Sports Editor: Pete Cornacchia Chief Night Editor: Mary t. Hall , „ Assistant Managing Editors: Bob Funk, Gret ^ chen Grondah?, Ralph Thompson, Fred Vos ■Circulation Manager: Jean Lovell Assistant dumuwo — National Advertising Manager: Bonnie Birkemeier Layout Manager: Martel Scroggm Portland Advertising: Karla Van J-0?? # Zone Managers: Fran Neel J<*" H°& Virginia Kellogg, Don Miller, Val Schultz, Harriet Vahey. One Vofe, Multiplied by Many Some unthinking bystander put a thought-provoking ques tion to a potential Oregon voter the other day. Let s stop an consider—but, no, first let’s set a few things straight once and for all. The Democrats and Republicans spend a small mint on pre Nov. 7 electioneering. In St. Louis, Truman says to the people that a vote for iso lationism is a vote for national suicide. In New Haven, Conn., Stassen says to the people that ap peasement of Chinese Communists now is costing U. S. forces their heaviest losses. Down South candidates are kissing babies, standing on the cabooses of streamliners to tell farmers about the Brannan Plan, and pumping the hands of the country folk who get to town only twice this year—once for the fair and once to vote. Who are Truman and Stassen and other candidates talking to? They’re talking to you, my friend—to you—and me. Now for that question. It was: “Are you one of those people who thinks your vote counts? Come now—don’t you ? T.K. Because a Ballplayer Leaves “Tail wagging the dog’’ would truly be the case if the men’s fall term rush and pledge program was to be changed because of freshman football players’ unhappiness over the living-in plan. But a little investigation has shown that the basic argu ment about the football players given to Interfraternity and Interdormitory Councils was not true. The councils were told that “two freshman football players have already left school and many more are unhappy.” The only way this can be corrected, the councils understood, is to rush and pledge the first-termers right away instead of waiting until winter term as the dormitory-fraternity men compromised last spring. To the root of the question—did those two boys leave be cause they disliked living in the dormitories without pledg ing? “Absolutely not” was the freshman football coach’s an swer Monday morning. He said a couple of men leave every fall, and it’s absolutely false to say that this year’s pair left because of the living-in plan or deferred pledging. Exactly this same information was given the alumni meet ing Saturday morning by the director of student affairs . . . “deferred living and pledging shouldn’t shoulder the blame for the departure of these two freshman football players.” As for unhappiness of other freshman football men, we need more concrete statements than this. And we just wonder if there aren’t one or two unhappy persons on any college campus. We’re not favoring the hands-off policy which kept fra ternity men from talking to freshmen. Nor do we believe the entire campus is crazy about deferred living and pledging in this trial term. But if somebody wants to alter the plan, we’d like to hear his honest reasons for changing. THE DAILY to the professor who said this morning that the student is often forgotten in higher education—and it is the student we should remember. THE OREGON LEMON... to lagging contributors to the campus Community Chest drive. Only two days of the drive remain. Three Ayes, One Nay-Emerald . whpre to put his “X” on the Oregon *he “ur me“ures not previo06'5’ “■ plained in the Emeraid. WAR VETERANS; fund provide loans for World War Aconstitut.onal a»endm.nUt)y the llmits from three II veterans, enlarging assessed valuation of taxable property, percent to fonrpereen tQ benefits inductees from other Jes'^’wei'SidehJoh date .f en.istmeht or at leas, two years prior to December 31, 1950. Emerald vote is 304—Yes. INxctK? XISiM S Berthe .gee 4 a„d 20 years, according to the latest school census. Emerald vote is 306—Yes. AGED PERSCDNS ASSISTANCE istance t0 needy persons Purpose of this act is ***£“ “"^ five or more years within TheTstnine! ani7oT* least one year immediately preceeding the ^eed Ud“dnas not having enough income and resources to af ford a Me of health and decency. Minimum income and resources, in cluding the assistance grant is fixed at $50 per month. ^Assistance given will constitute a prior claim against the property of ^ny deceased recipient of Old Age Assistance, except a home occu pied by the spouse, minor dependent children or parents of such de ceased recipient. Emerald vote is 308—Yes. VTMs*iniiiaHve> proposes'tocreate^afuhd from which to p.y Oregon residents who served in World War n compensation at the rate of $10 per month for domestic and $15 for foreign service with a maxi mum of $600 and authorizes a director of veterans’ affairs and sets forth regulations and provisions. . , It’s estimated that the measure will require about 75 million dol lars in bonds with interest bringing the total cost up to 90 million. Emerald vote is 313—No. Emerald vote on the other five measures was: Legislators’ compensation, 300—Yes; lending state tax credit for higher education buildings, 302—Yes; veterans’ fund for loans, 304 Yes; reapportionment, 315—No; sale of advertised alcohol, 317 No, uniform standard time, 311—No. il ■—Re: Hash= Lepers Do Slow Burn As UO Tightens Up By Bob Funk Richard Laing says that Merv Hampton’s letter to the Emerald protesting deferred living is . . effusive verbosity with no ele ment of empirical investigation” and .. juvenile squawking.” At the risk of further annoying Mr. Laing, and landing ourselves in the juvenile category again (we always seem to be loitering there) we will try some effusive verbosi ty ourselves. Organized groups supporting the University seem to be in fa vor of deferred living, all right. We don’t know many organized groups. Individuals, however (we know one or two individuals) are doing a slow burn. Not only are we told where and when we may live while at Oregon (thanks to “The Plan”) but we are also told how. It is interesting to note that fra ternities and sororities are still allowed to conduct their own chapter meetings and prepare their own menus. This is too good to last, of course. Possibly it is the thought of the persons who think up these poli cies that University students are of course essentially irresponsi ble and morally corrupt. This may or may not be. We haven’t made even an element of empiri cal investigation into the subject —it’s just that we rather like peo ple and resent the implications of all these rules. Putting aside the battle of t University vs. The Moral Lepe it would seem that the public resulting from this intensive r< imentation of student life will i do the University too much go, Not only will athletes s away—but there will be a number Of persons who woi rather go to schools where t student is permitted to make a couple of decisions a week for himself. Actually things are probably not this bad. It is just that, possibly due to an oversight, none of the regula tions have been justified in the eyes of the student body. There will no doubt, with time, be com plete and entirely acceptable ex planations. Card Stunt Review Editor Emerald: The purpose of +v twofold; Praise and rebuj I want to thank evetvn. helped to make the CS at the Homecoming^. success. Bgan’e« .. 1 ,W<™ld specially iik, thank: Don Zavin, Bill min Nudd, Sally Erickson,^ ler, Pete Charltonandifc for all the long hours thev* on the stunts. I certainly!' have the same cooperation. OSC game in Portland Z OSC will not be able ^ stunts because of the seat™ rangements. Consequently^ tend to show up the Aggie, some good stunts. The second purpose of tH ter is to rebuke those«« who thought it necessu] throw their cards after th«< were over. I realize the ten tion was there, but there a many reasons why such acfj foolish. In the first place, those cards cost the University dollars and their loss after game would be a needles i of money. Secondly, it j, dangerous to hurl a heavy,;) edged object in that manner, eral people have complain) me of cuts, and several can be sympathetic w people since I was one c tims of the onslaught. 1 when we ask you not your cards, don’t throw Again, thanks for all eration because the ca were very well executed were numerous con which were made tomei to you students, praisin for our fine stunts and spirit. Chairman of Cai Bob Brittain The Second Cu| I would rather sit on a pi kin, and have it all to oy than to be crowded on a f cushion—Thoreau. It ain’t the things you know what gets you into to it’s the things you kno?' what ain’t so-Negro Saji • It Could Be Oregon 1 itr ^ _ “OK, men—watch out for a nekked re'e