l*e O..OOM Da.lt Kmk*al® published Mo?d»y tbrougb, Fridw during the E!£^3£JJ£frHSsiitetas rates: %S per school year; $2 per ♦erm «P3. pLl XUWt 7t4»» , f b K*" ? S&- b, the associate editor*. Unsi***il editorials are written by the editor. -- Anita Holwii, Editor Motel Scwxxsin, Business Manager Lorna Larson, Mansging Editor t _ Tom Kino. Ken Mitiur, Jackie Pritzen, Associate Editors Fran Neel, Advertising Manager _ The General Takes His Stand "Truman would never draw crowds like this. That’s what onlookers were saying in San Francisco this, week when Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived attei his 14 ) eats absence from his fatherland. “General MacArthur delivered an exceedingly able address. However, it definitely proved President 1 ruman s case that (the general) so thoroughly disagreed with the foreign policy of the United States that his dismissal as commander in field was necessary.” That’s what Oregon Senator \\ ayne Morse said after listen ing to MacArthur’s address before a joint session of Congress Thursday. Morse’s keen observation summarizes in a nutshell what MacArthur said and did in his key speech. It was a sound pre sentation of the 71-vear-old soldies-statesman s viewpoint on the situation in the Far East; he wants aggressive strategy. It pulled a few punches; the administration came in for its shaie of criticism. It gave conclusive evidence that the general and president were so far apart in their views that they would never be reconciled. MacArthur’s appeal to sentimentalism with his references to the “Old Soldier” ballad will probably capture the imagina tions of the masses. But it is an appeal to sentimentalism, nevertheless. The reaction of the San Francisco crowds was an expression —not of sentimentalism—but instead of plain enthusiasm. The welcome extended him was colored little by political stripes. San Francisco felt it owed the soldier-statesman a real, full-blown greeting-. Feelings concerning the Truman-ijacAr thur differences were somewhat secondary—one of the na tion’s greatest military geniuses had finally come back, the last World War JI top-brass to make his return. The president’s name was frequently uttered in vain—again: “Truman would never draw crowds like this. Partly this was political by-play; mostly it was contagious enthusiasm for Mac Arthur, which found its sacrificial lamb in the chief executive. —T.K. VVe Want Blood, Not Competition The second Red Cross blood drive will be on the campus April 24 and 25. Campus response was good during the pre vious drive, but what about this time? At the Northern Branch they are stirring incentive by pro posing, “One Thousand Donors, Beat Oregon. Maybe some eager Beaver who would remain disinterested otherwise would be persuaded to give a pint (of blood) in the competitive spirit. But such an incentive is somewhat petty and a bit juvenile, we think. The blood donated will go to Korea, where it will mean life to American soldiers. All right, so bring out the violins, but that’s what it amounts to. There should be rtt> necessity for con juring pseudo-enthusiasm. The degree of its value and its need should be enough for students to respond without question. Rumors fly constantly about organizations such as the Red Cross—like the perennial claim that it sells blood donated by such drives as these. To curb these rumors, the Lane County division checked such claims with the Korean section. Such unusual cases have not occurred since the last war when black market activities cropped up, but were quickly elimi nated by Active Red Cross units in Europe. The Red Cross has many purposes. One of them is to solicit blood, whole and plasma, for troops in Korea. The average body contains between four and five quarts of blood, and biol ogists tell us that you can live a while without part of it, and it doesn’t hurt a bit. Unless your four or five quarts are polluted, you can donate it to the Red Cross. So why not? If we’re looking for incentive, we can have our donation buttons mounted.—J.P. p THE DAILY to Director Robinson and the cast of “Finian’s Rainbow” for deciding to give an extra performance of their most outstanding musical comedy. Those who missed tickets for the regular performances will be able to go 'i uesday night. —Campus Critic At End of the Rainbow A Beautiful Pot of Gold By Don Smith This evening in the fjtudent Union "Our Town" will be shown; the film version of the Thornton Wilder Broadway success of 1938 has Martha Scott as one of the notables in the cast. This film was made when Miss Scott was a tal ented young actress; and her performance in the unusual drama of small-town life is very creditable The picture will also be shown Sunday afternoon. On the screens downtown to day there is nothing of particu lar interest. (Xrniing Sunday to L«lfer» Campus Answers Tell Me, Unc Dudley Emerald Editor: Gosh, Uncle Dudley sure did get a cute letter from little Jim my. It was awful good. But I'm so dumb I can’t fig ure out whether maybe the gen eral didn't really lick all the Japs by himself, or whether the presi dent shouldn’t have fired him, be cause he’s right, because lots of folks—the ones who always talk the most—just know he’s right, and besides, they love him an awful lot. Maybe Jimmy would have been real puzzled if he’d been in Ber lin back when millions of people were real excited and having pa rades for a man who had a mus tache on his face. But then maybe Uncle Dudley - would have written back and ex plained to little Jimmy that all people over here are plumb dif ferent from those people. Why, those were the childish kind of people that just went around let ting their feelings tell them what to do and think. Why, they thought their whole race was smarter and nicer than all the other races. And then may be Jimmy would see things in the same light as his Uncle Dudley. ‘Course, maybe Uncle Dudley wouldn’t write that kind of let ter at all. I just don’t know; like I say, I’m awful dumb about reading things. Paul A. Norris • • • Our Fault, Not Yours Emerald Editor: We would like to put in a pro test on our receiving the Ore gon Lemon Monday, April 16. First of all, tickets were on sale in living organizations the week preceding the Vodvil. The sales were so poor that some houses that bothered to pick up their tickets, returned them in tact. Secondly there was a booth in the Co-op and Student Union Wednesday through Friday and another booth downtown at Mil ler's. The students could have purchased tickets, but t^ey did n’t. So actually they deserved to wait. Also there has never been any more than two ticket windows open at the Vodvil and like all good Oregon students we just followed tradition and opened two. A third one was set up when the people started coming thick and fast. You seem to have over looked that fact. Vodvil Ticket Committee the silver screens arc »'**"te filin'* which have ha«l a *<••**• quantity of advance publicity. “I p Front," bused on Bill Mauldin’** lilting cartoon humor < f the war, will come forward at the llclllg Sunday. Major criticism of thin film ha* followed the line—Maul din's humor depended on sharp ness and th<> film lia*t leveled too much. David Wayne, usually Rood for laughs, Is Involved. "The Mudlark," with Irene Dunne as Queen Victoria, flies in to the McDonald Sunday. Praise for this film has been generally high, commenting on the quality of the film, and the quality of Miss Dunne's performance. Turning from the flickers to the stage—the University The ater has found a pot of gold In “Finian's Itainliow” which will break theater attendance records by the end of Its run Tuesday. It appears, also, that many students have been plunking down their $2 for tiekets reluctantly, and won dering why the theater doesn't have a student rate. First, let me explain that a ma jor portion of Finian's is done by solo and choral singing and danc ing, all accompanied by an or chestra. The $2 rate is, as you may know twice the cost of regular theater productions; that’s because a musical ia much more costly to put on, royalty being three times that of a regular play. However, if you had purchased a season ticket for Jf> at the beginning of the year, you'd be paying no more for this production than for any other. In fact, it costs you and your date $4 to see “Finian's.'' For another $1 you could have bought a season ticket and been entitled to six admissions (to any of the plays, or all for one play). This may seem rather confusing to you, but if you finally figure it out you’ll decide to reserve a season ticket for next year when they go on sale later this term; that is, of course, if you're going to be here next year. ~x f Hv: I Hatth Hi B f Bob Funk Following Ih a lint of days hi tlir week. It Im for thoac who have always wondered which day any particular day wan, and have never known anyone who knew. Sailer day. I fatter round all day, und then went on a plelno (Isn’t this horrible!). Hun duy. Sun day 1 am gome to have to Htudy, hut this Ian", the day. Monday. Thin isn't the day either. rouge liny. I in- ua\ i.eslle Too/.e duel something thill in written up on tlw front page «if th«' F.ineruld. Komi' Hfrloi sue docs something on Ptomr other days. In this rase, however, all the now* Ih Ik'IiI until Toon- Uaj. Wens day. You'll h«*ar raying "wen's the day i this u i full we .have our mid-term, % "wen's the day we're goin' to liio show." or "wen's the day I pay my house bill.” This is the day. Fry day. This Is the day the 1*1 Phi's Hint the Carson girls ex pose themselves to the sun. A good place to view fry da\ is front ts-hliid the third floor of the Student I'nhin. It’s harder to see the 1*1 Phi's. Yesterday. The day before to day. which is the day you put off doing everything until today. You'd bi tter postpone everything until tomorrow, which isn't a day of the week at all. Not during spring term, anyway. I Author’s note: If you liked this column, maybe you'll fed more like yourself tomorrow, i The Second Cup A dedicatory word to that lit tle known sun dial which stands near Johnson Hall: • • • Let others tell of storms and showers, I'll only mark your sunny hours, ion sun dial at Pittsfield, Mass, i • • * The sun, oentre alre of light, The keystone of the world built arch of heaven. liaih-v. • • * * Let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Ephesians It Could Be Oregon “Your hair smells so lovely tonijjht. Flossy. I’ll bet you just washed It, huh?”