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in Daily The Oregon 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 hv the Associated 3tudcnts of the University of Oregon. Entered as sec ond class matter at the post office, Eugene. Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per Bchout year, td per terra. O; Inions expressed on the editorial me at* those of the writer and do not to represent the opinions of the ASUO or of the University. Initialed editorials are written bf the associate editors. Unsigned editorials w written by the editor.___„ Lorn a Larson, Editor Abbott Paine, Business Manager Phil Bkttems, Managing Editor Geetchen Ceondahl, Bill Clothiee. Don Dewey, Associate Editors Grktchen Greek. Advertising Manager News Editor: Larry Hobart Assistant Managing Editor: Bill Frye Night F-ditor: Sarah Turnbull Sports Editor : Bill Gurney Ass’t Sports Editor: Larry Lavelle , Ass’t News Editors: Kathleen Fraser, Phil Johnson. A1 Karr Makeup Editors: Kathleen Fraser, Judy McLoughlin, Harriet Walrath Feature Editor: Ward Lind beck Layout Manager: Jack Cady Classified Ad Manager: Tom Matthews Women’s l’age Editor: Gladys Sergent Wire Editor: Tom Jaques Asst’t Wire Editors: Theda Jack, Mary Ann Mowerv Herb Vorcmberg Photographer: Pete Moc Ass’t Photographer: Chuck Plummer Dav Managers: Carolyn Silva, Carolec Tate, Mary Waddell, Sally Thurston, Irene Bullard Advertising Salesmen: Merle Davis, Janet Petersen, Marcia Dutcher. Sue Mikkel sen, Denise Thum, Ward Cook, Sally Haseltine. Barbara Keller For a Lasting Armistice Thirty-three years ago yesterday the “war to end all wars’’ came to a close. The armistice was signed in a railway car in France, and the big guns ceased their firing—for all time, they thought. Todav, the day after Armistice Day, is a legal holiday. Many schools and businesses have closed their doors. '1 lie University of Oregon has not. We think this fitting. What better way to observe this holi day than to spend it learning? Learning about the world, its people, its thinking. Learning, we hope, how to prevent these misunderstandings that appear so instrumental in promoting war. Learning what we didn't learn in the intervening period between W orld \\ ar 1 and World War II—how to live in peace. In the world-wide conflict that followed the “war to end all wars’’ the U.S. lost nearly two and one-half times as many men as in the first. Not much progress here, at least not in the right direction. The outlook today isn’t good either. Throughout the world people are predicting how many will be killed in the third world war. They have no hope for peace. So let’s, on this legal holiday, think—not of the shouting and horn-blowing throughout the free world on Xov. 11, 1918, but of the seriousness of the job ahead. T oday s students are to morrow’s leaders and policy-makers. If war is to end, we must be instrumental in bringing it to that end. We were studying yesterday—Armistice Day. We’re study ing today—a legal holiday. We'll be studying on Armistice Day next year ... and the next... and the next. We’re observing the “holiday” all right—-in a way that we hope somedav will end the need for armistice treaties. @ *4/1 ViAitoflA c^Jl&CiJz., • U.S. Class Relations Surprising Ed. Note: The author ot this article is a graduate of Vienna University and Is attending Ore gon as a special student in jour nalism. By Otto Zundritsch A foreign student who enters American college life is naturally struck by many things which differ from his customs at home. He soon realizes that the “aca demic freedom" is not extended to skipping classes at eight o' clock in the morning. He faces the problem of writing tests more frequently than he used to at home. Social activities play such an important part on campus that gives up the idea of getting much studying done over the weekend. The fact which strikes him most, however, is the different attitude professors have toward students. In his own country there is usually a distinctive distance be tween professor and student. Sur rounded with dignity the profes sor enters the classroom, gives his lecture and leaves thereafter -while the audience stands respec fully. The student avoids bother ing the teacher with questions; he only studies and goes in for ex ams whenever he feels himself fit for them. How different from all this are professors and students in this country! No formal distances, but informal contacts. No superior lecturers and respectfully listen ing students, but friendly speak ers and critical auditors. Both systems have their ad vantages and disadvantages, and in the long run both lead to the same goal. We foreign students, however, are impressed by the new form of teaching as it is practiced over here. Let me, therefore, express the enthusiasm a seminar of foreign students have for a professor who in our view represents the true American: the American who takes a critical view of his own nation and does not hestitate to picture her before his audience. Having a profound knowledge of his country and a strong belief in his people he is able to color this picture so vividly that the foreigner sometimes has to blink his eyes in order to see the con tours in his own way. “Don’t think American people are too honest! Give ’em a chance to steal and they’ll take, too,” was one of his statements when talking about some newspapers, the editors of which he depicted as “a pair Of scoundrels.” “The privilege of getting bank rupt is also a privilege which I would not take away from any body,” he remarked when we were discussing economic prob lems. I do not know whether the American reader gets a kick out of such expressions. We foreigners are tickled and flattered at the same time when he says: “I could use some good English language here but I defer to the dignity of the class.” Yes, he has an objective view, although sometimes too Ameri can flavored. And, if I were not one of his students, I should ad vise all the foreign students on campus: “Listen to Warren Price and you get all the American virtues and vices mixed in a cock tail served every Tuesday from 3—5 p.m.” — Letters to the Editor Where Credit's Due Emerald Editor: Keally glad to see on the front page of Tuesday's Emerald that the public relations chairman Stu McCollum is on the ball: "More Friday night dances spon sored by the ASUO in the SU" . . . Wonder where he got this? The Friday night mixer pro gram In the SI! has heen moving along In a very successful fashion since Jan. 12—under the uutlior shlp of the Student Union Hoard and through the medium of the SI' I»ance Committee. Fourteen mixers were sched uled during winter and spring terms including the "Lemon Orange Squeeze.” "King for a Day" mixer. “The Basketball" mixer, and the "Spring Fever” mixer and they met with the whole-hearted approval of the student body as was well-illus trated by attendance figures (which are available to anyone interested). This year under the able leader ship of Dance Chairman Don Almy the dance committee has sponsored three dances which have met with tremendous suc cess: "The Hello Dance” during orientation week, the “Fishbowl Frolic" (with an over capacity crowd) and the "75th Anniver sary Dance” held last Saturday night. Plans have been mapped for other Friday night dances during the year. Although in theory it may seem rather trivial to comment on the sponsorship of the dances In the SU, I feel it Is my responsibility as directorate chairman and a Student Union Isiard member to give the credit where it Is due —to a hard working and well or ganized dance committee. Clyde Faiilman GOP Sweep? Emerald Editor: It was interesting to read in Thursday's Emerald of the great "GOP sweep" of one congression al seat and several mayors. I also wish to congratulate you for not giving undue publicity to the complete debacle of the Phila delphia Republican machine, which had been in power since 1883. Your fine work is representa tive of the typical journalist, working for a well-informed pub lic which will vote “Kight.” Keep up the good work. Bill Linklater Ed. Note: Maybe this letter should be forwarded to the United Press, from whose f.ires the news was taken. A Chance Muffed Emerald Editor: What is the main trouble with the students responsinle for ar ranging dance music at the Uni versity of Oregon ? Stan Kenton is playing in Eu gene Nov. 23, and the Homecom ing dance the next night rates a “nh-name” hand. If the dance committee desires to bring a large number of students back to the campus for the dance, why not capitalize on the perfect op portunity to do so? The classic excuse that “ .. .a name band wasn’t around at the right time” won’t work this time. Maybe Stanley would even have promised not to tell any smutty jokes. Furthermore, Ray Anthony, also one of the top dance bands in America today, was in Eugene this week, but they could find no place to play except the Eugene Armory with its inadequate and antiquated facilities. The Stu dent Union would undoubtedly have drawn a far larger crowd tynxim the. M&ujue... Nov. 12, 1931—A grade average of B will entitle a student to be on the honor roll this year, the registrar’s office announced yes terday. “Russia is, after all,'attempting to solve in her own way the prob lems with which we are con cerned: unemployment, poverty, crime, education and economic crises,” Prof. John Mueller told the Portland City Club Friday. than five hundred at the Armory, many of them University stu dents. If Oregon State can support name hands, surely Oregon should he aide to find these touring hands and support them when their schedules Almost coincide with the U. of O. social program. Let's hope moio "enlightened’’ students will be put in the posi tions of responsibility of engag ing jazz and dance bands. Kodgcr Kddy Hnh Kidderhiiseli ■llm Schwarz Push 'Em Back! Emerald Editor: Do you remember our fellow players were so excited and patted with joy the shoulders of the boy who touched down in the 4 th quarter on Nov. 3? Do you remember four rally girls knelt down? They appeared to have been praying that the kick would be a good one. lou do remember our fellow players shouldered two coaches to their rooms after we won. I took a picture of this scene, being re minded of the cartoon in the Emerald the other day. I am a teacher of a Japanese high school. Besides teaching I hud been in charged of the base ball team of my school until 1 left Japan last July. Baseball is much more popular than football and basketball among Japanese people. Even 3rd grade pupils know' perfectly about professional ball players and so on, even if they do not know much how to read, write and calculate. The Dtieks-Indian game In Portland was the first American football game I ever suw In my life. Arizona game Interested me pretty much. Idaho game made me quite a fan of it. It was not liecausc of our winning. It was be<-ause of the excitement of the game. I like excitement. I know what it is. Inspiration or excitement is a requisite of the youth. Sometimes young people are over-excited. But I do not care about it. We have teachers or older people to control it. The young without ex citement arc dead men. I have lieen Impressed tliat football is a game of frontier spirit while hasehull is that of opportunity or chance. Both frontier spirit und opportunity have made I’.S. a great country as It is. Moreover, football re minds me of the battles in Korea. Hold a line, push ’em hack, push ed hack, rush into the enemy center, attack ’em from sides . . . I sincerely hope, however, the game w'ith Russian College would never be held. Keiji Miyoshi Exchange student from Japan Poetic Dinner Emerald Editor: With mixed Interest and mlM amusement I have watched I lie Interesting Oregon phenomenon known ns the "exchange dinner." My observations I have reduced to poetic (sic) form which I hereby offer for your edification. Exchange Dinner or 1 (Where are all the babes) Up goes the list, up on the wall. Come now the troops to sign a doll. Year book opens. Which face? How lull? I’ll take my Balm, for you there’s Hal. No Dick, not June, leave her for Al. The list goes ’round amt ’round, und ‘round. On your toes men, hold flrhl your ground. Trade Bets for Peg? That would Is- nice. For you, not me, nuts pul, no dice. What kind of girl Is Margery Ann? '* Not bud, If you can stand her nu'E. And Jun, will she Is- right for Ed? He'll go for her, he likes 'em dead. This Hetty Lou’s a real knockout. A little deaf, though, Tod'll have to shout. Aad while our men select and . scheme, Ear up the street’s a different theme. We hear our Balm and Peg and Ann, Send up this simple plea and prayer, "Please pinkc the one I get, ‘ull there’ ". Bliss Stanley PS. Please! Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is PURELY coincidental. Party Praised Ed. Note: The following letter was sent to IEC President Dick Mclniughlln. with permission for publication in the Emerald: Dear Dick: 1 want to take tills opportunity of telling you how fine I thought it was for your group to take the responsibility of staging a Hal lowe'en party for the youngster of Eugene here in McArthur Court. We have heard many fine teports about this party. We ill so understand this affair was jointly sponsored hy the l i ter-Eraternlty Council and t’an hellenle. .May I take this oppor tunity of congratulating tins two groups for this very fine an I worthwhile project. / Leo A. Harris Director of Athletics Look Out, Shaw ! “Don’t forget now, we let 'em intercept THIS one.”