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Daily "HERALD The Orbgon Da.lv Emerald published Monday 7; ^nd ^»cept Oct. 30; Mb. 5 through Jan. 3; KafJStudluts of theTniversity Oregon.^Entered^^secontf'class matter Me Oregon. Subscription -sates: $5 per school year; $2 per term. ^ssaais£mi.7istxu^rji&^9£S ~*hf«£*iate editors. Unsigned editorials are written by the ed.tor. ■mnita Holmes, Editor Don Thompson, Business Manager Lobna Labson, Managing Editor Shimmy Millard, Barbara Williams, Assts. to Business Manager "!5iJcws Editor: Norman Anderson Sports Editor: John Barton rAsst. News Editors: Marjory Bush, Bill Frye, Gretchen Grondahl. , _ , ~ . . Managing Editors: Bob Funk, Gretchen Grondahl, Fred Vosper. __ IIL UUILUI • ---- .. Circulation Manager: Jean Lovell. * i . * •_ _ If • \7ir<n«ito KpI Adv^er^ng-ManaKer^Virpnia^ello^^^ Zone Managers: Fran -ci7"v^.’ * Jody Greer, Marion Galla, \al Joyce Shultz. IVe Want the Facts Abont Korea What’s the true story about Korea? Are you and I being tolcl the tacts—or are the facts being colored? We wonder about such things as— The charges recently levelled by Columnist Drew Pearson against General MacArthur concerning false estimates of Red Chinese manpower in Korea. We wonder even more about the lack of a denial. On the contrary—the Army has indirectly confirmed it. MacArthur, it seems, estimated that there were more than 1,000,000 Chinese in Korea on Dec. 4. That’s what the public was told, too. At that time the "home iby Christmas” pronouncement was quickly withdrawn. But Pearson claims that “if intelligence is correct, Chinese manpower in Korea was only 285,000 (altogether, including reserves) plus 150,000 North Koreans.” He claims the infor mation comes from secret messages sent from Tokyo to Wash ington. lias anyone attempted to prove Pearson wrong? On the contrary— The army in Washington, according to a report four days ago, announced that Pearson was quoting from secret mes sages with authorization when he cited intelligence reports contradicting MacArthur’s estimate. Thus, by direct implication, the army concedes that Pearson did obtain his information from valid seciet intelligence le ports. We are not concerned whether Pearson did so without au thorization, though we wonder whether this whole affair has . anything to do with the recent strict censorship of news re cently clamped on by the Eighth Army in Korea. The report is substantially true—or at least all present evi •dence points in that direction. If ft is—then why aren’t you and I being told? Why were the true facts concealed in this country? Pearson says they are not being concealed in the European press. If the doughboys and the rest of the U. N. in Korea are getting a solid thrashing even though they are NOT vastly outnumbered as reported—then we want to know it. Yes_we want to know the true story of the Korean catas •trnnhp. And we want to know why.—T.K. The Man Behind the Lectures The Condon lectures are for those of us who know Thomas •Condon only as the man after whom Condon Hall, the Condon •Oaks, and the Condon lectures are named. And for those who don’t even know that much about Con don. Dr. Condon was an early Oregon geologist, who first made ■considerable geological research into the h.astei n Oregon •country. This research, as is much other research, was paid for by the layman—and the State Board of Higher Education felt that the results of research should be made known to the man who pays for it. So, once every year, the State Board presents a lecturer, usually a well-known expert in a particular field, who reports •on scientific research in such a manner and in such language that we, who have never been fascinated by the scientists of Deady and McClure, can understand scientific research. The lecturer talks at OSC, at the University, and in Portland —all expenses handled by the State Board. This year the Condon lecturer is Dr. Perry Byerly. He'll be in the Student Union to talk Jan. .10 and Feb. 1 on Pacific Coast earthquakes.—D.S. THE DAILY goes today to J. Van Dyke, Medford attorney, who has been appointed to the State Board of Higher Education by the Oregon Senate. He was speaker of the House of Representatives several years ago. Colleges From Coast to Coast War Conditions Result in Failing Grades While University Of Oregon students are finally forgetting about fall term grades, the Uni versity of Oklahoma reports that uncertain conditions in the world have resulted in poor morale and low grades on that campus. Forty-six per cent of the stu dents came through with grades of "D” or “F” for the mid-semes ter. Even the girls are jittery, de clared the university’s counselor of women. Withdrawals to join the armed forces have numbered 86 from the beginning of fall quarter to Dec. 1. In an attempt to stem the tide, the dean of admissions and records argued that the army wants college-trained men. The student attitude on this subject can be summed up by the remark Of a graduating senior: “It took me 22 years to grow this blood. I don’t want to lose it in one hour in Korea.” Sharing the news with Korea at West Virginia University is a controversy over majorettes at basketball games. The AWS has squelched a plan to have a ma jorette appear during halftime, saying “these appearances would not be m accordance with stand ards which have always been maintained! by University wo men.” Women at Phillips University, Enid, Okla., found themselves in a hot situation last week. Eager to try out the swimming pool after the installation of a new boiler, the girls dived in and came up screaming. The temperature had been set at 110 degrees by mistake. Higher education is in hot water at Appalachian State Tea chers College. The Appalachian student newspaper, has declared, “The school system in the Unit ed States is a mass production assembly line for gridiron greats and cross-country runners, seven foot high basketballers', swim mers, wrestlers, and baseball stars.” And the Hawk, newspaper of Rockhurst College, Kansas City, complained recently that “one of the most disheartening features of college life today is the steady decline in the study of Greek and Latin classics . . . genuine cul ture is in danger of disappearing completely from the American scene.” Sky’s The Limit A Belief to Bridge The Gap in Our Faith By Sam Fidman Tons of paper and oceans of ink have been expended, espe cially within the last year, in an effort to explain to Americans just what it is that is missing in our ideological engine. There have been scores of an swers, approaching what seems to be the problem, from almost every conceivable angle. But none of them has gone far enough to satisfy the gap in American faith. For example, there is the ap peal that claims what America needs is a return to religion. Well, it doesn’t seem, if religion is wha’t religion is supposed to be, that millions can turn to it for what they need simply by saying “I'm going to be religious.” That would be likened to a New Year’s resolution. Religion implies a spiritual reaction; that is something you must feel within, in order to re act physically. And, it would seem that the religious system has failed to keep abreast of the times. The best evidence of that is the fact that many millions of Americans pay no more than lip service to religion, and religion is not going to get those millions back into the spiritual fold mere ly by beckoning with a come hither motion. The real trouble, the basic cause of our ideological frustra tion is caused by the seeming successes; of communism, tjiat scavanger that feeds itself on the shortcomings of democracy. The appeal of communism is greatly enhanced by the fact that it of fers to the masses an embodi ment of all the things that de mocracy for one reason or an other, has left to stagnate in the trash can. If American faith in American ideals is so weak as to falter in the face of military reverses a time when the strength of ideals should come to the foreground, then what is needed is a renais sance of belief in ourselves. A powerful light that tries to diffuse its rays over a vast area loses its brilliance. If that light glows unfalteringly in a dark world, the people in the darkness will see it, and come to it for warmth and escape from the darkness. Then, we need to bolster our system where it is weak, and we will not have to “sell democracy’’ with a prayer that its failings on the American scene are not de tected. We need confidence in our product; but then, among other things, tolerance cannot be taught in the classroom. From Congressman Velde (K., 111.) have come charges that the University of Chicago is a “hot bed of communism.” Communist propaganda, he said, is being issued from that university and distributed to other schools such as Northwest ern and Illionois. _^—JLetters The Campus Answers Expand Emerald Deliveries Emerald Editor: I am not fully acquainted with distribution policies of the Em erald, but I am wondering if it is possible to have the Emerald delivered to the various Univer sity family housing projects. Naturally, as a resident of thtf University Trailer Houses, I am most concerned about them. The project consists of 55 units, whose membership should be roughly equivalent to the mem bership of some of the living or ganizations where the Emerald is now delivered. The telephone booth in the center of the pro ject would be a convenient loca tion for daily delivery. Many of us on different occa sions have had the sad experience of trying to obtain a copy either at the Co-op or at the Student Union, only to find that all cop ies had already been taken. Charles L. Diener The Second Cup Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much of life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something—Thoreau. The memory of the recent ar rival of the new . year coupled with the reopening of the near campus drinkeries calls for a few choice comments on the art and evil of drinking: Drink today, and drown all sorrows; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow—John Fletcher. Water is the only drink for a wise man—Thoreau. It Could Be Oregon • —■ I in ■ . T THiTTtfrfBgirii'B¥*V “Did I get an ‘A* oiita this course ?—Did I get a ‘B’ ?_a ‘C’ ?_A ‘D’ ? •Flunked it huh.”