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'To Be or Not To Be' Lieutenant
Bid Decision For ROTC Troopers
i By Bob Thalhoiier
At periodic intervals throughout
each week of each term the Uni
versity campus is seemingly over
run by a horde of uniformed
youths. These are the 978 ROTC
cadet# on their way to or from 50
minutes of drill.
And what a motley crew they
are!
There aie those lusty-lunged and
fuzzy-cheeked freshmen with caps
askew and sauntering gait. They
probably can’t tell you the mean
ing of the army’s favorite term
“esprit de corps,” but they have
more “esprit” than can be handled
by their superiors or by themselves,
j They are very likely in their
; second term of what to them might
{constitute six terms of involuntary
servitude, or they might be figur
ing that this ROTC business is
“for real.” At least it’s one way of
rplaying soldier one period a week
{instead of making like • Johnny
{doughboy seven days a week near
isome Korean town whose name
{they possibly couldn't spell even
;jf they could write it to the folks
jback home.
i These freshmen garbed in green
{gabardine are just one year and
'much cajoling about “picking up
the step” and “dressing up the
rank” behind their basic buddies,
ithe sophomores.
Second Year of Basic
Now consider the plight of the
’poor sophomores. There they are
{with one whole year of experience
‘between them and the freshmen.
{And yet they still eat the humble
pie doled out by the advanced
[cadets—the fellas with the pink
ipants and snazzy looking service
leaps. Soon the sophomores must
’ The Milky Way'
To Run Friday
‘ Final dress rehearsal of “The
Milky Way,” touring show of the
University Theater directed by
Gordon Ericksen, will he given at
'*7:30 p.m. Friday in the laboratory
Itheater in Villard Hall.
I This will be the last time the
'comedy will be presented on the
University campus after this full
dress rehearsal, the show will hit
the road and play in towns through
out the state.
The comedy was made into the
Danny Kaye movie, “The Kid From
Urooklyn,” and concerns the trials
nnd tribulations of a meek milk
man who accidentally KO’s the
world’s middleweight boxing cham
pion in a street brawl, and then
rises to success in the boxing
world.
Elmarie Wendel and Bliss Stan
ley head the cast, which includes
Condon Howard, Doris Philbrick,
Ken Olsen, Dave Swanson, Don
Ration, and A1 Reiss.
Jo Secoy is technical director of
the production. „
KOAC to Air
Radio Drama
■ “A Drink of Water," a psycho
logical drama, will bo presented
toy the Radio Workshop players at
4 :30 p.m. today over KOAC.
Janet Han is will direct the radio
adaption of the short story.toy Wil-i
V ar Daniel Steele.
Starring roles are played by El-:
»narie Wendell, as “Mamie Ryan,"
and Glenna Hurst, as “Claire Ma-j
jo."
The supporting cast includes
Borin Miller, Denali Groth, Don
Ji'rost, Vsmi Stolen, and Vernj
Beard.
Sound and music will be under 1
the supervision of Kathleen Wis
flom.
I In 1895 the cry was raised that
Ihe faculty was too large for the,
.students, as there was one professor
for every fourteen students.
choose, if they are invited to do
so, whether they would prefer to
go into advanced RO training or
into the service. In most cases
they have little chance of follow
ing any but either of those courses.
Yes, like the frosh their’s is a
bleak outlook.
Juniors Give Orders
Next up the collegiate chain of
command are the juniors who have
finally attained that long await
ed chance to get off the receiving
end and onto the giving end of the
orders. Having already signed the
contract for advanced training
they are securely settled in the
college routine.
Only minor difficulties such as
flunking-out or being separated
from the RO program can prevent
their successful graduation.
This summer they’ll all go to
camp at such far away places as
Ft. Eustis, Va., Hamilton Field,
Calif., or Ft. Lewis, Wash., that
paradise of the Pacific slope. This
will be a great experience because
many haven’t been to summer
camp since their days in the
Scouts. And some haven’t been
further from home than the U. of O.
Cadets Well Trained
At the top of the whole heap are
the senior cadets. The regular sen
iors, who have completed from one
to three years of the program, have
the situation well in hand. They've
been to camp; are fairly adept at
handling the “troops"; have chew
ed and thoroughly digested the
contents of numerous field manu
als; and have snapped to atten
tion when the military instructor
entered the class room four days
a week—week in and week out.
They are set to fulfill the clause
in the contract regarding “two
years of active duty.” And it won't
be long now.
But don’t overlook that small
group of special seniors, the most
mystified personnel in the entire
set-up. They are the fellows who
are taking their first and final
year of RO. They are vets of an
other war—way back in the last
decade—who signed up in the pro
gram because if they had to go
back they’d like to go as officers.
(Not to mention the folding stuff
that rewards their efforts.)
Five or six years ago they were
pretty sharp at this military busi
ness, but time has erased quick
responses to smartly-barked orders
and the nomenclature and disas
sembly of an M-l is now a Chinese
puzzle. Slowly and painfully they
are re-learning the old and learn
ing the new. Harassed by nervous
ness and lack of preparation they
run their squads and platoons
throught basic movements.
They have this and next term
plus summer camp to catch up
with their fellow seniors. Perhaps
then they too can pack their bags.
The army needs second lieuten
ants!
Religious News
With the conclusion of Religious
Emphasis Week Wednesday night,
campus religious groups are back
to normal and the usual number
of open houses, forums, roller skat
ing parties, international teas, and
buffet suppers are scheduled.
CHRISTIAN HOUSE
Visiting Beavers from Corvallis
Christian House here for the bask
etball game Friday night will be
special guests of the Oregon group
at a buffet supper to be held at
5 p.m. Saturday.
Three features are on the agen
da for next Sunday: the newly in
augurated class on “The Prophets”
!_'d by Victor P. Morris at 9:45
a.m. in the First Christian Church;
ihe youth week church service at
11 a.m. with Bob Peterson as
speaker; and the evening fellow
ship discussion on “Faith for These
Days” with Roy McCall, head of
the University speech department,
as leader.
The International Tea Hour
with Wah Chun as host will be held
at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Feb. 3, is the
date for the annual ski trip, reser
vations for which may be made by
calling 5-3427 or 5-3491.
LUTHERAN HOUSE
Student questions arising as a
result of Religious Emphasi% Week
will be answered by Rev. Harold
Albue from Central Lutheran
Church at a discussion meeting at
5:30 p.m. Sunday.
A roller seating party leaving
at 7:30 p.m. from Lutheran House
will be held Friday night.
WESTMINSTER HOUSE
Westminster House will stage
open house after the basketball
game Friday night. Sunday will
feature a forum at 6:15 p.m. on
“The Meaning of Stewardship’"
with Bill Pearl leading the discus
sion.
WESLEY HOUSE
Oregon Wesley House members
will hold a joint meeting with the
Oregon State Wesley Foundation
Sunday in Corvallis.
Members will leave Wesley
House at 4:30 p.m. Reservations
for transportation may be made
at the foundation, phone 4-1043.
Bob Briggs is in charge of arrange
ments.
Campus religious group presi
dents and publicity chairmen are
reminded that the deadline for
material to appear in this column
is 4 p.m. each Wednesday.
CAMPUS CALENDAR
2 p.m.—Movie Comm., 313 SU
4 p.m.—Concert Comm., 313
SU
Group Dynamics, 112 SU
IVCF, 213 SU
YMCA, Ger. Men’s Lounge
Board of Deans, 337 SU
4:30 p.m.—Symposium, 333,
334 SU
Ford Comm., 110 SU
6:30 p.m.—YMCA, 315 SU
SU “Clambake”, 213 SU
YMCA cabinet meeting,
318 SU
6:45 p.m.—Phi Beta, 112 SU
7 p.m.—Hui-O-Kamaaina, Ger.
3rd
7:15 p.m.—Druids, 111 SU
7:30 p.m.—Pound Lecture,
Dad’s Room SU
8:45 p.m.—YMCA basketball
NCC gym
1059 Willamette
Phone 4-1401
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