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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1951)
U.N. Forces Yield Ruins of Wonju From the Wires of the Associated Press U.N. Forces Yielded Ruins of Wonju . . . to an overwhelming horde of Chinese and North Korean Keels Monday after a hitter holding action that bought precious lime. Red troops entered the burning read and rail center as L -A. forces withdrew to new positions. ' The Allies had fought fiercely for the city. 55 miles southeast ‘of Seoul, to buy time for the mam body of l ;N. forces to rtm.it •south-westward from Seoul on the road leading to the southeast 1 Hal'd at bayby the grim defenders were seven Chinese armies, possi bly 210,000 men, and their Korean Red comrades. U. S. Eighth Army headquarters said allied casualties were light dur ing the holding cation. Reaction Cut Through Party Lines ... ' ... as Democrats and Republicans in Congress quickly gave their back ing today to President Truman’s general proposition that the United ■States must be made strong enough to meet any threat But some individual legislators were disappointed that Mr. Tiuma saw fit in his state-of-the-union message to revive again such controver sial measures as health insurance and federal aid to education. | Truman’s speech was termed his “best" and his woist by ma e (critics. I Senator Wiley of Wisconsin, top-ranking Republican on the Senate foreign relations committee, called it "The greatest speech of Truman s *r9,rc(?r.M : But another Republican, Rep. Taber of New York, termed the address the President’s “worst the most pitiful exhibition I have ever heard or Senator McCarthy (R-Wis.) described the message as a “clear-cut confession of bankruptcy on foreign policy.” Senator Morse (R-Ore) said it “Was sound in basic principles.” Chairman Connally (D-Tex) of the senate foreign relations committee lauded the address as a “magnificent and eloquent statement of the dan ger confronting this country and what must be done to meet it. Senator Taft of Ohio, Republican policy leader, declined comment but indicated he would have something to say about the President’s message in a speech to the national press club tomorrow. Republican Dominated 46th Oregon Legislature ... . convened Monday morning, with practically no inter-party friction, 'paramount in the minds of the legislators seemed to be the desire for a 'short session. As an aid to this objective, the Senate cut down its oO committees to only 20. The House limited its committees to 23 four years Senator Paul Patterson of Hillsboro was elected President of the Sen ate while in the house, John Steelhammer of Salem was chosen speaker. Top committee positions in the House were appointed Monday, while those in the Senate will be appointed later. Topping the slate in the House was Democratic-Republican Henry Seman, who is to head the Ways and Means Committee, and Ruddie Wilhelm, a Republican, who will chair man the Tax committee. The Quietest Inauguration Ceremony ... I ... in many years, was the comment of a veteran state police officer, concerning the inauguration of Governor Douglas McKay Monday. 1 he ^officer, who has seen 10 inaugurations, expressed surprise at the lack of public interest. “I guess the people are thinking more about the war than they are about the legislature," the officer commented. A Wide Breach in the Ranks of the 82nd Congress .. . .. lias been uncovered by the rising controversy over foreign policy. An Associated Press poll of members indicates that the present Ad ministration policy has more avowed support than has that advocated py former President Herbert Hoover. But the balance of povvei is held liy those unwilling to commit themselves and those who call for a mid dleground approach. The Administration is going ahead with plans to help Western Europe and other non-communist countries build up their defenses. Hoover pro posed cutting off that help until Western Europe builds a “sure dam of its own against Red aggression. The question asked was intended to present in abbreviated terms the choice between announced policies of the Truman administration and the line of action proposed by Hoover. Of the total membership of 531 in both houses, 180 indicated support of the administration plan, 67 expressed a preference for the Hoover pro posal, 121 either held a middleground view or were unwilling to commit themselves and 163 were not reached. No U S. Ground Troops for Western Europe . . . . . . until Congress has determined policy on this issue is the sense of a resolution Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the Republican floor leadet, said Monday would introduce in the Senate. Only the Commies Said No . . . when the French National Assembly gave Premier Rene Pleven a vote of confidence, 333 to 181. Monday in re-approving his two billion 'dollar rearmament program. The 181 votes came from the Communists. in Canada, the World's End . . . . was threatened by legal action Monday as British Columbia truant 'officers considered action to remove several teen-aged children from the isolated fruit farm cottage where 35 white-robed members of the “Child ren of Light" are awaiting the second coming of Christ. They went into seclusion Dec. 26 and it was reported they were await ing the world's end, but Mrs. Grace Carlson, their grey-haired leader, 'said: “We hope to meet with God. but we don't know in what form: only •God knows that.” She denied she had called her followers together for the end of the jworld, but said “We expect the coming of Christ, but not the way the ■ j est of the world does." There's One in Every Class — Some Campus Classroom Characters Reviewed By Exasperated Emerald Reporter By Phil Bettens You see all kinds of queer char acters around the campus these days. For example, take the cigarette saver. This little fellow knows that its hard to smoke a whole cigarette in the short interval between class ics. And, being a penny-pinching sort of cuss, he hates to throw away a half-smoked one. Ergo, he carries with him a little pair of scissors; when the last bell rings, he snips off the burning tip and tucks the weed ba k in the pack. Smooth move! The Book Fumbler Then there’s the book fumbler. This guy carries every textbook he owns to class. There’s not enough room for them under his desk, so he piles them precariously on top of his desk, succeeds in spilling the whole works at least twice during class. This makes a big hit with the professor. The Notebook Fumbler Under this classification comes the notebook fumbler. He gabs un til class'gets under way, then opens his notebook to the section reserved for this course. Ye gads! no paper. Click—open the notebook—take out extra paper from the back. Click—close the notebook again, multiply this by ten or twelve stu dents, and you have a sound like three or four noisy clocks ticking away. Almost as bad as the mass vegetarian banquet we attended where 2,500 people munched away on celery stalks. Other Types Noted Oh, I could go on at great length: the talkers, who keep up a continu al buzz-buzz throughout the lec ture'; the sleeper who snores, and many others. All these people are especially irritating to both students and pro fessors. But there’s one character who’s the most bothersome of all: the professor who continues to lec ture interminably after the bell at the end of class. PledgeCards For Drive Due Monday Pledge cards for the donors to the campus Red Cross blood drive Jan. 22 were distributed to wom en's houses Monday, and will be sent to men's living groups later this week, Campus Red Cross Pre sident Donna Mary Brennan has announced. The women’s pledge cards are due by Monday to Leslie Tooze, at Kappa Alpha Theta, and the men’s to Herb Nill at Theta Chi. House presidents should turn cards in as a group, Miss Brennan said. Quota for the drive is 350 pints of whole blood, to be collected from both students and faculty mem bers. Due to possible rejections and failures to keep appointments 425 appointments will be made. All students under 21 must have a release and indemnity agreement signed by their par ents before giving blood. Miss Brennan reminded. This release, reprinted in the Emerald today on page 3, should be included with pledge cards. A Co-op booth will be open this week for off-campus students to sign up for the blood drive. Hours will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednes day. Thursday, and Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday. After pledge cards are return ed, appointment cards will be sent to prospective donors through the mail. These will serve as class ex cuses, Miss Brennan said. It will take approximately 45 minutes to give the blood. Pledge cards for faculty mem bers will be in the mail today, Miss Brennan stated, and should be returned or sent to Howard Lemons, assistant to the president, in Johnson Hall, so that he will re ceive them by Monday. Henry Villard helped the Uni versity pay off some of its old debts and donated money which was needed for certain necessary tools of instruction which the Uni versity lacked. His donations were the first of any importance to j public higher education in Oregon. Lemon-Orange Plans on Agenda Plans for the annual Lemon Orange Squeeze will be discussed today when members of Junior Panhellenic and the Junior Inter Fraternity Council meet at Pi Beta Phi at 4 p.m. for a joint confer ence, according to DeWayne Bills, president of the IFC. The Lemon-Orange Squeeze, a mixer dance following an Oregon Oregon State basketball game, will be sponsored this year by the two pledge organizations. Bills reported that Bill Tubbs, head of Oregon State’s junior fra ternity council, and five other re presentatives will be present at the meeting to co-operate in the planning. The OSC guests will be entertained at fraternity houses and will be invited to a social hour in the evening. Night Editor Calls For Staff Workers Prospective workers for the Emerald night staff will meet at 4 p.m. today in the Student Union. Room number will be posted on the bulletin board in the SU lobby, Chief Night Editor Sarah Turn bull said. Workers are needed for head line setting and proofreading, Miss Turnbull explained. Experience is not necessary. Five AWS Posts Open to Feb. 14 Deadline for petitions for the AWS Cabinet was set at Feb. 14 by the AWS Council Monday, Pre sident Barbara Stevenson announc ed. Positions open include that of president, for which junior women may petition; secretary and trea surer, for sophomores; and serg eant-at-arms and reporter, for freshmen. Senior members of the Council will choose the slate for elections Mar. 7. New officers will assume duties spring term. It Was 98-0 in Favor of Withdrawal . . . . from Korea according to an informal poll by Frank Porter, com mentator for Richmond, v^a., radio station WXGI. Portei asked his list eners Monday the question: “Should we pull our men out of Korea?” He received 98 telephone calls within the few minutes allotted after he put the question on the air, and the result was 98-0 in favor of the United Nations troops abandoning Korea. Britain's Sir Gladyn Jebb . . . called on the U.N. today to make another effort for a Korean cease fire, but warned Red China that it might force a break with the free world if it insisted on acceptance of its own terms. In a major declaration, he, at the same time, pledged British support as long as U.N. troops continue to fight in Korea. He spoke before the general assembly’s 60-nation political committee. Jebb backed the United States demand that a cease-fire must come be fore negotiations can begin on other problems. Yellow Margarine . . . may be a reality in Oregon if a democratic-sponsored bill to allow ! sale of colored oleomargarine, introduced in the legislature Monday by states senator Thomas R. Mahoney, Portland, meets the approval of the I lawmakers. Inquiring Reporter Lerner Series GetsApproval From Student^ By Billie Harnden Today’s inquiries as to the opin ion of Max Lerner’s series of arti cles on campus morals brought an almost unanimous reaction of, “It’s a good idea. . .but. . .” Gayle Abbott—freshman in busi ness administration—“I think there is a bit of truth in the articles, and certainly plenty of food for thought.” Ellen Stephens—sophomore in speech—“I think it is a good idea to run such a series, though it doesn’t seem to have much new material in it.” Earl Churchill—sophomore in business ad.—“I think it’s a good idea. They are bringing out a lot of points that most people don’t seem to recognize.” Enjoyed Articles Gary Sem—senior in biology— “I enjoyed reading the articles, but I don’t think there is a great deal of depth in their data.” Dolores Parrish—sophomore in liberal arts—“It is a good idea, and I think the articles' objective of bringing campus morals to the attention of the students has been accomplished.” Jackie Wilkes—sophomore in sociology—“There’s been a lot of comment and depression over the status quo of the moral standards on the campus, and I feel that the articles are very successful in ex plaining to us why we feel as we do.” Emerald to Print Religious News News of the weekend activflP^ ties of campus religious organi zations will be printed in the Emerald every Thursday. Publicity chairmen must turn in copy about weekend activi ties to the Emerald news office by 4 p.m. each Wednesday. Women's Parts Open For 'Goodbye My Fancy' General tryouts for “Goodbye My Fancy,” University Theater production to be presented Mar. 2 through 10, will be held at 7:30 tonight in 104 Villard. There are many openings for women’s parts especially, Ottilie Seybolt, director, said. The play will be staged in the new ‘“arena style” theater in Villard. The comedy, a recent Broad way hit with Madeleine Carroll, will be the first production plan ned for the intimate theater. They say that swimming devel ops gracefulness and poise—well did you ever get a good look at a duck? The price of coffee has cut down a lot of drinking on the old home grounds.