The Obegon Daily Emerald is published Monday through Friday during the college year, except examination and holiday periods, with issues on Homecoming Saturday and Junior Weekend Saturday by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon. Entered as sec ond class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per school year, $4 per term. Opinions expressed cm the editorial page are those of the writer and do not preCerd to represent the opinions of the ASUO or of the University. Initialed editorials are written b* the associate editors. Unsigned editorials a^ written by the editor. Loin a Larson, Editor Abbott Paine, Buaireaa Manager Excuses in Place of Reason A lot of people are taking pot-shots at the American Press. Harry Truman made the biggest noise when he blasted the newspapers for printing material which his public relations officers had cleared for publication. Logically, this winds up sounding like, “any newspaper stupid enough to print what I say should be censured.” Also censored at times. We re in clined to agree. Now a Mrs. Thomas Levi of Redwood City, Calif, has triggered a few wild shots at newspapers in general. She blames the newspapers because her 12-year-old daughter, Mary emptied her piggy bank and ran off to Portland to enjoy herself. Mrs. Levi told Portland newspapermen that Mary got the idea from reading about the baby-sitter and her two girl friends who lifted about $20,(XX) from a doctor in Massachusetts and then went to New York where a pair of unscrupulous men relieved them of most of the profits. If the newspapers had soft-pedallfid this story, Mary would have stayed home by the fireside, said Mrs. Levi. If some thing had to be printed, Mrs. Levi knew what it should have been. “If they’d put in pictures of the kids ready to commit suicide, that would have done some good,” she snapped. Again, using about as much logic as Mrs. Levi, we asume that this sort of treatment would have caused Mary to go to San Francisco and jump off the Golden Gate Bridge. Anyway, her score is about as high as that of Mr. Truman. This is evidently the age of excuses and countercharges. No matter who does what—if it isn't right—somebody else is to blame. Mr. TrUman might better look to his own official family if he wishes to correct mistakes made by them. It is not the business of the press to censor the censors or to ignore the embarrassing odor exuded by many of the President's governmental asso ciates. Neither is it the business of the press to withhold information which might give some people bad ideas. It would be easier to stop the tides. Recently a man beat his wife to death while the re-t of the family watched and chanted “amen” in unison with the strokes .of the whip. This murder was done in the name of religion but so far no one has suggested banning the Bible. You can’t clean house by sweeping the dirt under the car pet, but a lot of people like to think you can. Newspapers can be, and have been guilty of making sensational and factually distorted news out of issues which should better have been played down, but when they report facts as such, the facts themselves govern how sensational the news can be. Mrs. Levi might do well to forget the persecuting press and examine her own family circle for another excuse which might turn out to be a reason.—B. C. Rivals Can Be Friends, Too Maybe the time has come to stop feuding with OSC and make friends. Ever since most Oregonians can remember the two schools have made periodic raids on each other’s campuses. They’ve booed each other at games, thrown eggs at the other’s rooting section, slapped paint around, and so on. It even goes deeper than sports events. Years back the status of higher education in Oregon was threatened by serious squabbling over which school should have which departments, the most money and authority. Granted we’re rivals in sporting events. Let's have our fun along those lines, but let’s make it just fun. Back in 1931 a joint committee of OSC and UO people planned a luncheon the day of the UO-OSC football game for ’students and alumni from both institutions. To quote an Em erald article of Oct. 27, 1931, the’committee expected “pro motion of a new era of good will between the two.” The plan didn’t work, as OSC had planned a luncheon of their own. But the thought was still there. The UO band and student representatives still welcomed the Staters when they arrived in Eugene on their special train. The students of 20 years back saw a need for friendlier re lations. True, their plan didn’t work. But that was long ago. Our Lemon-Orange Squeeze, a joint dance during basketball season, is a step in the sight direction. With the OSC-UO game approaching, *he titrfeife -ripe-for a-few more steps: • * — Letters to the Editor— The Whiskerino Band Emerald Editor: At the outset, let me apologize personally, and for the Sopho more Class, to those people who were offended as a result of the entertainment put on by the band at the Whiskerino last Saturday night. It was something I did not expect, and I don't believe the students attending the dance ex pected it either, and to those of you that were offended, aguiiv it was a rcgretable occurence. Now, if 1 may, I would like to speak for myself. In no way re flecting on the Class of ’54, and ask you a few questions, tJretch en. Admittedly, two or three of Mr. Donahue's jokes were of a very low caliber and frowned on by most of 11s, yet why Is It that we as college students must be treated as children? Don’t you feel that as college men and wom en we are mature enough to choose our own entertainment? To clarify a bit, when we go to night clubs and the like, we are subjected to all porta of jokes and songs, both smutty and other wise, yet it is 'up to the Indi vidual to overlook the ones that are offensive, and to laugh with the rest of the crowd nt the one that are afceptablc to him or her personally. You told me that you were not at the dance, Gretchen, and that may be the reason why you don’t feel as I do, or perhaps I’m wey off the track, but a good number of the couples there at the time of the band entertainment laugh ed at all the jokes presented. Some were received with more gusto than others, naturally, yet I don’t believe anyone will call me a liar when I say all were re celved. Anyplace you go where there is a crowd of people, be it a dauce, a night club, a football game, Taylor's, or a private par ty, you are likely to hear jokes, some of them pretty smutty. Still, I think you will agree that there So TIMMS Is Oregon Last-minute Love-A Real Tough Problem That's Been Solved By JinvKtycox You can say an awful lot of mean things about sorority girls if you want too ... or about fra ternity men ... or independents ... or just about anybody you fact you can say a lot of mean things and just leave it at that. But why be mean ? Espec Ially when we know that every coin has two sides; there’s a little bit of sunshine for every bit of K re y , y o u JIM HAYCOX know. So let 's, for a rnangc, take some problem that appears to be a real touchy but has been read ily solved. Let’s look to the sorority Kiris again. A good tough situation to be handled might be that of the in timate relationship that exists between male and female . . . kiss ing, necking, smootching, mug ging or just plain making out on a not-to-large scale. Admittedly the lady is on the defensive. As suming that she’s willin', how does she go about it ? First let it be observed that a distinct relationship between the structure of the girl’s living or ganization and her ensuing atti tude is present. If she lives in one of the more spaciously arranged villas, where plenty of porch and back door exists, we may find a “no kiss by the front door” clause in the constitution or a house rule to the same effect. She drags her male into the shadows for the coupe de grace. On the other hand, If her or ganization is squeezed in between the Manque... 30 YEARS AGO Oct. 30, 1921—The traditional Homecoming dance, usually held in the armory, will have to be split into two dances this year. One will be held in the women’s building, the other in the new armoy. Alumni and half the stu dent body, probably upperclass men, will congregate in the for mer, the lower classmen in the latter, 20 YEARS AGO Oct. 30, 1931—Student Body President Brian Mimnaugh Voices objections to the library board’s plan to close the library Friday evenings. 5 YEARS AGO Oct. 30, 1946—The Eugene city council has scheduled a discussion tonight on the future of the mill race. .A student representative will attend the meeting to urge 'th<S City to' bify the race property. a couple of rival units or so situ ated that the front steps are the nnly place for that last minute thrill, we won't find the afore mentioned rules on the books. It is probably a matter of discretion on her own part to keep things looking good. Now what's her pitch? Various ways arc open, it is reported. Fre quently she remains in the car l if she went out in such) until the last minute. Men who drive autos with sun visors are way ahead in this game. Or she may prefer the nlley around to the side, or under the shadiest tree on the parking. Finally, if none of the former exist, she may have to use the front porch but always the darkest cranny th-rein. She's always a lady, be sure of that. Occasionally somebody takes a poke at the time-honored rou tine of leaving one's date with a parting memory. There seems to be no foundation for it anymore. Many are the modern women who wear the smearless lipstick or carry a bit of handkerchief for the man’s convenience. The art of last-minute love seems to have been kept up, may even gone ahead of, these changing times. Hats off to the gals. ore a goodly number of jorson* that enjoy that kind of thing, and those of un that don’t aren't too likely to condemn an acquaint ance, or a close friend for his ac tion, but Instead simply overlook the Joke, or song that to on In too low to enjoy. When It comes to late closing hours we all clamor and shout, “Why shouldn't we lie able to come In whenever we choose. We are old enough to make our own decisions.'' Please tell me where there Is any difference In the two. In your last paragraph you said, "We understand that the current slump In the demand for dance music has Induced some bandleaders to go In for this type of comedy as an audience draw er.” How could a band that has n't played here since 11M7, and likely will not play here again for several years, If at all, expect to draw a future audience by his actions here, unless someone made n big point of playing up a small instance in a big way? Why miftt you take a specific instance out of a reportedly good Saturday night, and bring It up on Monday morning to be kick' d around for a while ? In the editorial directly below yours, written by the editor, there Is un expressed disapproval of the blanket policy of covering up things. Combining the two ex pressions of opinion In the editor ial section, I would gather then that you, ai d those that gave you your Information, disliked all the jokes presented by Mr. Donahue and his people. If this be the ease, again I offer my upology, hut sincerely believe you are In the minority. Quoting a fellow that I was standing next to when I read the paper this morning, ‘'Perhaps we should have the University Band play for the dances, und the Uni versity Choir entertain." Every body on this campus begs for a band from Hollywood because It is supposedly "big stuff" yet, when we get one we find that maybe we aren't ready for the "big stuff,” maybe we never will be. Then I ask you, why the clamor ? Again, why spread a specific instance ull over the paper. I was responsible for enguging the band. Why not write me a letter telling of your dissatisfaction rather than subjecting the Issue to the whole campus? Let's let dead dogs lie, remain friends, let the ASUO Class council set the policy on the situation, and go to dances and the like with an open and mature mind, rather than to spot "Monday morning flaws.” Holt Brittain Sophomore Class President A Little Learning . . . i AiVbH/Hti'r: C’UTC,nJe A VP pypppr oa> ft/fny r?(Uniuuc.» K.fjoujtj to Ttinoenui J'm xie.tr “Well Dean, for th’ last lew days we’ve keen discussing theories of revolution—an’ then about 10 minutes after class took up today ..