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Lorn a Larson, Editor
ABBOTT i ai.nk, uusincMi manager
Gretchen Gronimhl, Hill Clothier, Don Dewey, Associate Editors
Gretchen Grefe, Advertising Manager
Phil Bettens, Managing Editor
Why Pick on Single Men?
During the past few days we’ve heard several complaints
about the new draft law which President Truman signed
Sept. 26.
Oddly enough, the complaints were all voiced by childless
married men, who don't think the new law is fair, hair or not,
it makes them just as eligible to be drafted as a single- man with
no dependents.
We don’t consider the new law unjust. This is not to say
that we’re very happy about a situation that demands mili
tary service from a large number of citizens whether they want
to serve or not. But we're faced with such a situation and it
will probablyr get worse instead of better. And we can t see
why the single man should carry more than his share of the
load.
We know of a wedding or two motivated primarily by an
urge to stay out of uniform. This could be likened to jump
ing out of the frying pan into the fire, but it still passes the
buck to somebody else.
Married men with children are still exempted. L nless war
comes, it is probably simpler for all hands, including the armed
services, to leave such men alone. \\ e think drawing the line
between married men and married men with children is reason
able in view of the present circumstances.
Now, of course, the next step for a childless married man is
obvious. Only he'd better not wait until he receives his notice
to report for induction. It doesn't count after that.—B. C.
Not Even A Contest
Sederstrom hall keeps the men’s dormitory cup through
1951-52—and the frosh now living in the hall must be de
lighted at the intellectual superiority of their predecessors.
The Sederstrom men were in a class by themselves last year.
Their all-grade point average was 3.017, way off in the clouds
when compared with the all-school average of 2.598.
The question is: why wasn’t Sederstrom kept in a class by
itself? Undergraduate students in other dormitories should not
have been compelled to compete scholastically with this gradu
ate-dominated hall.
True, a grade average over three point is unusual for a liv
ing organization. But grades of this quality are to be expected
from graduate students. Since a B is only an average grade for
the graduate student, the Sederstrom students can take no
particular pride in their achievement. Comparatively speaking,
Gamma hall's average of 2.614 is the more impressive.
We’ll hope that the next administration experiment with
group living for graduate students is conducted in such a man
ner as to prevent the disruption of undergraduate scholastic
competition.—D. D.
Simple Remedy Sometimes Best
How to organize the freshman class for participation in 1951
Homecoming events was a question recently put to the ASUO
cabinet. (Regular freshman class officer elections come dur
ing winter term under the new constitution.)
Suggested to the cabinet was the election of a president pro
tempore for the frosh. The plan was turned down immediately.
Cabinet members reasoned that such a move would place the
person elected right in line for the permanent class office.
Instead, one cabinet member came up with the idea of hav
ing the presidents of freshman living organizations meet to
gether as a committee and elect a temporary chairman. This
comhuuec could tahe care of organization. No muss. No fuss.
No special elections. The cabinet thought it was a good idea.
So do we.
The real solution to freshman class organization during fall
term seems to lie in moving frosh elections up a term. It’s
a bit late for action this year, but ASUO officials might tuck
the thought away for further reference.
Anyway, we hope ASUO representatives can continue to
handle minor problems such as this one without creating a lot
of furor—which the slightest problem so often has caused in
the past.
Seems to be a good sign.
LETTERS
TO THE
EDITOR
Emerald Editor:
Once upon a time, there were
two politicians, whom, for the
sake of convenience we shall call
Mr. L and Mr. C. They knew
each other well and were im
pressed. They called each other
“Friend" and gave to each other
unstintingly of their wisdom and
knowledge so that soon each
knew as much as the other and
their knowledge was the same.
Then they were content for when
Mr. L. grew tired of talking,
which was seldom, he could lis
ten to Mr. C. for the words were
his and the ideas were his. When
Mr. C. grew tired of talking he
could listen to Mr. L. and the
result was the same. Occasionally
they both talked at the same
time and it was a duet wonder
ous to hear.
They grew tired, however, of
speaking and agreeing only with
one anelher so one windy day
they decided to run for high po
litical office and thus share their
accumulated knowledge. So Mr.
L. went before the gathered
throng and spoke long and knew
whereof he spoke, and Mr. C.
was Impressed. Then Mr. C. spoke
long and knew whereof he spoke,
and Mr. L. was impressed. Then
Mr. L voted for Mr. C. and Mr.
C. voted for Mr. I-. and every
body else voted for somebody
else. This was afterwards re
ferred to as the “Age of I'nap
preclatlon. (Notably by Mr. I
and Mr. C.)
Months ensued and each day
they reaffirmed and retested
their beliefs and since each
agreed, they knew that their
ideas were good. Dissatisfied with
anything less than their own per
fect knowledge, they now jointly
chide the Senate and ASUO gov
ernment for its imperfections
which are due solely to the ab
sence of themselves from that
body. They then partook of sour
grapes and the juice therefrom
and retired to their tents.
Student government can be a
real and positive good to the Uni
versity as a whole and to those
actually participating. It seems
to me, that this participation
should be shared as widely as
possible: an active part should
be played by as many students
as there are offices to be filled,
if possible. If we agree that stu
dent government is good and has
values that accrue to those par
ticipating, then we cannot deny
that its total value is increased
directly as the number of quali
fied students participating is in
creased.
Judged in this light, I think
that the refusal to allow one man
to serve simultaneously in the
senate and on the cabinet was a
good decision, regardless of the
attitude of would-be parliamen
tarians. This was, I feel, the rea
son for the “precedent” set on
Thursday last. At least, this was
the reason I voted for the “pre
cedent.”
This is not to deny the value
of criticism by each and every
member of the student body for
mistakes will certainly be made;
it is rather to suggest that in
vestigation so that one knows
whereof he speaks, would make
criticism more valuable and re
move some doubt as to the sin
cerity of purpose behind it.
Arlo W. Giles
ASUO Senator
We Want Writers
The Oregon Dally Emerald edi
torial staff is looking for two
student writers—one to do book
reiviews and the other to write
a radio column. Interested stu
dents are ask?d to see Editor
Lorna Larson in the Emerald
Shack or call her at Ext. 217,
—So THIS Is Oregon
Social Rules Not Too Bad
But Still Not Best in the West
I
-By Jim Hayeox
See the back page of the Em
erald Monday morning? On one
side was the regulations of the
Student Affairs committee; on
the other a house ad reading
"Your newspaper lights the way
of Freedom Foremost guardian
of all your liberties.’’
Kules, we must have. Those
listed weren't, for the most part,
too bad. Some, however, are still
Utopian.
"Houses must be well lighted
for dances, and porch lights must
be left on nil evening.” A nde
for the convenience of the milk
man.
"Social events of schools, de
partments, or allied fraternities
and honoraries . .. must be held
In a University-controlled build
ing." Don’t worry, we’ll get Car
son hall paid for yet.
"Women are not allowed above
the first floor of men's houses
and men are not allowed above
the first floor of women's
houses." Have you seen our base
ment party room, dear?
"Organized serenades . . . must
terminate within one hour after
normal closing hours." There will
be a $2 fine for members not at
tending tonight’s disorganized
serenade.
"All dances sponsored by living
organizations in the Eugene area
must be held in the organiza
tions' living quarters or in a uni
versity-controlled building." (Jam
ma hall of Northwestern Chris
tian college cordially invites you
to attend. . . .
"Any organization may be re
quired to submit a statement of
its aims and functions." Proof
that the administration is out to
abolish the fraternity system.
“House guests and alumni visi
tors are required to obey all uni
versity regulations including
closing hours.” ’Sorry Dad, you'll
just have to get mother back to
the hotel by 1.'
Now that we know what were
doing, the senate can start knit
ting afgans for the boys in Ko
rea.
Unholy slaughter at Corvallis
Saturday sounds like Taylor was
pouring it on a bit, Dave Mann,
a first string back, was lr an
awful lot of the game. By con
trast, Casanova experimented
w'ith freshmen and 3rd and 4th
stringers in the fourth canto and
threw away chances for a couple
more markers.
Arizona, as someone remarked
after the game, need not be
ashamed of the amre against
count league eompetlt'-jn. Utah,
on the other hand, probably feels
like Oregon did In 1941 after u
brief but bloody encounter with
the Texan Longhorns .. . score
was 70-7. Hope OSC gets some of
the same Just to know what It
tastes like.
From The Shelf
"A diplomatic and naval his
tory” Is how Karl S. Pomeroy,
professor of history, recently de
scribed his newly published book,
“Pacific Outpost—A m e r I c a n
Strategy In (ituuu and Micron
esia."
Printed by Stanford Univer
sity Press, the hook Is now on
the market at $5. It traces the
history of (iuain and Micronesia
from the turn of the century,
when their position In I’nlted
States defense policy first excited
debate. “Micronesia” refers to the
Marianas, Caroline and Marshall
Islands.
A chance teaching position In
the U. S. Navy during the war
stimulated Pomeroy to write on
American diplomatic policy,
rather than his native historical
field. He was assigned to in
struct a class on the subject and
was so aroused by his students'
numerous questions that he
started a book. That was In 1944.
Ijvst summer, following six
years of research and writing—
“off and on”, said Mr. Pomeroy,
his resultant work was packed
off to the publishing firm. In an
interview lie described the state
department, the navy depart
ment and the University of
Oregon library annex as all be
ing “helpful” toward the hook's
completion.
Mr Pomeroy is thoroughly con
vinced of the Indispensable po
tential exerted by Guam and Mi
cronesia in United States defen
se; his book tells why. He states
in its foreword:
“This book ... comes out of an
active interest In the origins of
the current situation of the U. S.
and a conviction that historians
should take the risks Involved In
exploring the parts of the past
that seem to bear most closely
on present Issues.”
Pomeroy is not new to the
reading public: he has written
magazine articles and another
book, “Western Territories and
the United States,” published in
1947.
Man From Sederstrom
Must be a graduate student—I think they have to maintain
a “B” average.”