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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1951)
WERAtD The Obegon Daily Emebalb is published Monday through Friday during the college year, ISccent examination and holiday periods, with issues on Howeeommf Saturday and Juntur Weekend Saturday by the Associated Students of the University of Oreym» Bnteted *• «d7UM the p«rf <»*«•. *•«»«. Ow*. Subscription rates: tS per school year, *2 per term; ~ • »■■ — -.j — tL. (JinU Mar arc those si the writer and do not pretend to rer^^ ^«“« of thTASlIoTr SfThe UnJwrrity. Initialed editorials ere wrM~ V Ih^riJl^edS^UMlwwd -Utters ar- written hr the editor._ ^owa La mow. Editor Phil Betting BiimmrMMr GuicHta Gmwuhl, Biu. Cuthiu, Dmr D»w»y, AmocUu Mto Gutchsm Gm*r», Advirliting Manager The Band to Berkeley? Dollar signs and the numerals that follow them cause a lot of woe. And right now they're a particular headache to the University band. That organization will probably go to the Oregon-California game in Berkeley Nov. 17. It’s the word “probably" that's bothering the music school. Our bandsmen may not go unless some money—upwards of $500—appears soon. It's a rather complicated story, as most concerning finances are—but we thought you d want to hear it. First off, we’d better explain that the athletic department is the largest contributor towards the band’s support—$8512 for the year. The music school pays $2298 this year. Student fees contribute $600. That a total of $11,410. SeemS Dean Theodore Kratt of the music school “went out on a limb” this summer and mortgaged the Berkeley trip to the athletic department to secure new uniforms. The music school’s usual annual share of the band’s budget is $640, but this year it agreed to share the new uniform cost with Director Leo Haarris of the athletic department. Kratt originally thought he was secure in buying the new uniforms because he expected to receive Marine band concert profits. His school wanted to sponsor the band, but the athletic department refused to support him on the basis that the $2500 guarantee asked by the band was too high. After the music school abandoned the idea, the 75th anni versary committee and the Student Union office began to work together on it. They succeeded, through summer negotiations, in bringing the guarantee down to $1800. They went ahead on that basis. The concert brought in $1500 clear profit. But, since it didn’t sponsor the event, the music school has no claim on the money. So... the music school still owes the athletic department §1658—its share of the uniform expense. And it doesn’t have the money. Dean Kratt and Band Director Robert Vagner can raise some or the amount through budbetary changes. A sum of $150 saved on the Portlan dtrip, and a cut of $1000 from operating expense^, will leave them only $508 to raise. You'll all agree, I’m sure, that the band has been doing a good job at games this year and should, if at all possible, go to Berkeley. There are possibilities for raising the money. These seem to be: (1) a contribution from the non-profit-making 75th anniversary committee after it’s paid expenses, (2) contri butions from other groups and/or (3) a pop band concert strongly supported by the student body. Seems as though the athletic department has already done its share financially. It’s up to the music school to get itself off that “limb” and go to Berkeley. On *JUe Ail ... 'Jockey for o Doyr Open to All By Don Collin Sammie Merle Davis appears on ‘Disc Jodkey for a Day’ today at 4:45 p.m. over KERG. Broadcast originates from the record bar of the Appliance Center. Format is to invite a different person for each broadcast to spin a few discs and give with a little chin music. A 15 minute affair Monday, Wednesday and Friday . . . any one can become 'Disc Jockey for a Day’ by dropping a post card to the*Appliance Cen ter, 70 W. 10th Ave. Be sure and state which aay you would like to be on the air. Good chance to get on, for more University students are wanted for platter spinning. Attention dixielanders: Best dixieland jazz originating in Eu gene area is ‘Jazz Wax’ over KORE at 10:30 p.m. It’s that real two-beat dixie. They like to have collectors items on the show from time to time so if you’ve got some of the old dixie jazz records give KORE a buzz and they’ll have ypu down' and spin 'em on the broadcast. . . Best light classical program is Din ner Hour Concert’ over KASH, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Fri day. Newest and most popular (just received a national award) Monday night show is ‘Could This be You’. Content is actual recording of ar rests made by state police. Strictly on the scene stuff. Its a hard hitting program that dramatically brings home its point—safety on the high ways. Between the drunks and ali bis, the censored recordings are humorous, but an underlying trag edy is nevertheless present. ‘Could This be You’ is aired by KOBE Monday at 8:30 p.m. ‘Town Meeting of the Air’ (KUGN, Thursday, 9 p.m.) brings together U.S. Senator Paul H. Douglas (D), Harvard History Professor Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. and Walter Kholer (R) Gover nor of Wisconsin to discuss “How the Truman Administration will look in History.” —Letters to the Editor Funk Wronged Emerald Editor: We’d like to go on record ns saying that the Emerald won't sparkle half as much after Bob Funk graduates. We feel that he has been horribly wronged by this Adele and Mr. Kershaw. In line with your suggestion that Mr. Funk apply for a fount ain job at the SU, we would like to suggest that you, Adele, secure a position on the Emerald. You seem to have made a noble try in the field of Journalistic en deavor. After all, anyone who can ramble on for three columns must have talent. Perhaps by using our small influence, we might be able to procure a daily full-page spread for you. In short. Adele. we feel that Funk’s humor has sailed right over your head. Too bad that so many people in this old world have lost the knack for laughing at themselves. It is evident that you were one of the first to go. Let's face It. Everyone on the campus seems to know about the poor fountain -service at the SU except those behind the bar. We ask you, who has a better right to gripe than the person on the receiving end of such service? And anyone who ran do It as cleverly as Bob Funk should be awarded a medal. Unfortunately, there is no long er the Bird. Taylors and the Side will shortly be institutions of the past. Since we have no choice, we see no reason to suf fer silently while those in back of the bar continually foul things up. Bob C hamber* Bill Southwell A One-sided Column Emerald Editor: My congratulations to Adele Leonard and Alan Kershaw for their letters to the editor printed on Friday Oct. 19. Each of these parties Is con nected with the soda bar In the »r, and they probably know the inside story as well as anyone. They seem to have thoroughly covered every specific criticism of the criticism of the subject at hand. May I, as one with absolutely no connection with the soda bar or the Emerald, be allowed to make some comment on Bob Funk's column "A Day at the Zoo” of Oct. 17. According to editorials con cerning certain vandalism on this campus, the editors proclaimed their stand as being against printing any story without the complete facts. Only two days later an editorial is printed that is so obviously one-side in its viewpoint that it makes one won der just what the Emerald's standpoint actually is. I don’t pretend to be a reporter, but I have been a oporto editor of a college newspaper, tit n>y experience a* ouch, I think I have learned to tell the differ ence between a good otory and a bad otory. 1 would bo aohained to line my' by-llne, let alone my picture. In connection with an editorial of the caliber that wax printed under Mr. Funk’* by-llne on Oct- 17. I gueas It takes all kinds of people to make a world, but may I suggest that .someone put Mr. Funk in a cage. It is my belief that he would get an entirely different outlook upon hi.s so called "Zoo." Duane Best P.S. juat what I* the Kmej-ald • HtBTTd oh the*e terribly one-m^ piece* of new* ropy? Kd. Note: Column* ure not *ldered n» editorial*. Colum j[|ve their own, not neci-H*arti i the editor*', opinion*. Tin 24 Kmerald carried a •tatenm ol policy. We quote: ('olumnlnt* will preaent the,, own opinion*. They may or m, not agree with tho*e In the d1 torlal rolumn*. Il Column* are not new* atorir Again we quote: -f, Impartiality will be the Urj. word tin the new* page*. . ,, -Spotlight on me t» orw Yugosalvia's Location, Tito's Individualism Cause Schism -— By Pat Dignan —--*pl Martin Meadows brought out an interesting point in a letter to the editor which appeared in the Emerald on Oct. 11. He said Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union are strong Communist countries, yet they are the bitterest of enemies. The question was brought forth, by Mr. Meadows, in crit icism of an article of Oct. 4 in which your writer, and I quote Meadows, . . implied that Tito was a strong anti-Communist.” We believe the implication made could have been interpre ted to mean that Marshall Tito is anti-Communist, but this was not the intention. We were try ing to show that there were some strong leaders in Europe today who were enemies of the Soviet Union. Some arc anti-Commun isl -General De Gaulle of France, and some happen to be Commun ist Tito of Yugoslavia. Before Tito and Russia broke off relations, Yugoslavia was con sidered the strongest Communist country in the Soviet orbit. Rus sia pointed with pride to the ex ample this country was setting. Other satellite nations were urged to study the methods used by Tito. The Western nations considered these relations unbreakable. They were amazed when the Comin form, the international mouth piece of Soviet power, denounced the Tito Communist regime and broke off all connections between that country and the Soviet Union. We were at first doubtful of this move. We suspected some trick on the part of the Commun Not at Oregon FOO^ uoctft too* rco. *ris'1*/ ists a fraud with an ultrn*1 motive. But when the BOVUi*1 1 Ion and her satellite nations brol all economic tie* with Yugoslav) we were convinced that an preccdented move in the histo* of the Iron Curtain had occurre There were numerou* renxof for the break. If we were to lmf to the Cominform we would completely mialed. Stmilarlly. i1 cannot depend upon the Yuf' hlavia viewp<iint. That count^ also has a strong propagaiv machine. c It seems, then, that there ut.| two primary reasons responslif for the schism. The first n rerns the geographic location \ Yugoslavia. It is situated on t| Adriatic Hea and Is la const* contact with the Western wur Jtiissia demanded that Tito hr economic tics only with the S»>, let Union and her satellites. I1> Tito would not do. > Second was the Individually; attitude of Marshall Tito. He u| not a puppet and in many i stances he thwarted Kussiun •* tempts to place their military r. perts In his rountry. He also refused to set up collective land system such as ti Soviet Union employed. Thi. tt| Kremlin considered an anti- Co> munist move and denounced Tl as a leader of the Yugoslavs1 Communist party. So far there have been no ir mediate consequences of Titrt flagrant opposition to the Sod! Union. This haa surprised iijo. who felt that Russia would r. let an action of this sort go tij avenged. ’ I Actually there are 'tTwr. the Soviet Union could fol* without serious consequences. F, instance, they could invade Y slavia. But they would not ij this because of the danger of i. terference by the Western powtf and the United Nations. There only alternative would | the assassination of Tito or I overthrow by revolutionary fort within Ills country. This until, seems to he the one Kiissial employing today. They have R1 succeeded in the attempt. It seems that they taught Ti too much when he was studyit, in the Communist schools of KU sia. Today the Yugoslavia seer police, OZNA, is every bit.! good as the Soviet Union’s. TW have employed the same methe1 of eliminating enemies as Hus/ has done in the past. The stand that Yugoslavia Jii taken against the Soviet Unin has proven that Communism ca live without Russia. We hope thi this action will set an exainp for other Communist nations, w der the influence of Soviet dora nation, to follow. v rf-uxun llte MoJujue... 5 YEARS AGO Oet. 'i'i, 11)4(1—Traffic barrier manned by physical plant err ployees, will go up today on 13* at University and Kincaid. W will be used during 10-jninut class changes. "