The Oeegon Daily Fueeald is published Monday through Friday during the college year, accept examination and holiday period a, with issues on Homecoming Saturday and Junior Weekend Saturday by the Aaaociated Students o{ the University of Oregon. Entered as sec ond class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: per school year, $2 per term. - Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those ol the writer and do not pretend to represent the opinions of the ASUO or of the University. Initialed editorials are writ*** 1st the associate editors. Unsigned editorials see written by the editor. Eosha Las sou. Editor Abbott Faini, Business Manager Phil Betters. Managing Editor Geetcueh GaoanAHL, Bill Clothiee. Doit Dewey, Associate Editors Gbetcheh Geese, Advertising Manager News Editor: Larry Hobart Assistant Managing Editor: Bill Frye Chief Night Editor : Sarah Turnbull Sports Editor : Bill Gurney Asst. Sports Editor: Larry Lavelle Asst. News Editors: Kathleen Fraser, Phil Johnson, A1 Karr Makeup Editors: Kathleen Fraser, Judy McLoughlin, Harriet Walrath Feature Editor: Ward Lindbeck Layout Manager: Jack Cady Classified Ad Manager: Tom Matthews Wire Editor: Tom Jaaues Asst. Wire Editors: Donna Lindbeck, Mary Ann Mowery Photographer: Pete Moe Asst. Photographer : Chuck Plummer Day Managers: Carolyn Silva. Carolee 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 An Orchid... We had a good feeling when we left the game Saturday. We had seen the bands of two arch rivals—Oregon and Ore gon State—working together as one in a great half-time salute to John Phillip Sousa, the march composer. There was no com petition here. Just cooperation. And we’re not the only ones who thought it great. Elsewhere on this page Charles D. Byrne, chancellor of the Oregon State System of Higher Education expresses his admiration of the “wonderful spectacle.” There’s enough competition in the football game itself. Let’s hope that Saturday half-time action has set a precedent ... of cooperation. * * * Band entertainment was not the only job well-done this pa-t weekend. We'd like to give the gal responsible for the whole Homecoming celebration a big orchid. When Francis Gillmore took the job she knew it would be a big one, with Homecoming falling on Thanksgiving. But that didn't stop her. She proved that Oregon can have a successful Homecoming, even if it does fall on a weekend when students are usually home stuffing themselves with turkey. Two Orchids... “If it wasn’t for all my outside work and activities I could make better grades.” Ever hear that plaintive remark? Ever make it yourself? Most of the time it sounds reasonable enough. But not this week. Here are a half dozen reasons why not—Phi Beta Kappa's Senior Six. Everyone of this year’s Big Six are exceptional students. That’s taken for granted. They’re also extremely prominent in various campus activities. Or if not now, they have been. That’s not so often taken for granted. For what it’s worth we’d like to offer our congratulations to Catherine Black, Gerald Berreman, Gretchen Grondahl, Vir ginia Wright, Jackie Pritzen and Anita Holmes, for winning the highest undergraduate honors possible at this or any other university. Just one almost inaudible complaint. How come the weaker sex (?) got all the brains around here? If it wasn't for Berre man we’d be completely skunked.—B. C. A Suggestion... Here’s a simple way to help solve two problems: a personal one and an international one. Problem A: old textbooks lying around getting dusty and taking up shelf space. Problem B: a serious shortage of textbooks in schools over seas. It shouldn’t take any Einstein to see how these two problems can be combined into a solution for both; it just takes somebody to do the work of collecting and redistributing the books. And the campus YWCA and YMCA have taken over that job. They’re now conducting a drive for textbooks for over seas schools; students and faculty members having books which they would be willing to contribute to needy students abroad are being asked to call campus extensions 429 or 426 by Friday of this week. There’s just one qualification: they’re asking that only books with a copyright dating from 1945 to 1951 be contributed. Fre quently students are unable to resell these recent books because of course textbook changes—and the need for books abroad is certainly desperate. The few books available are passed around until they are motheaten, and frequently must be laboriously copied on the scant supply of paper available. It seems to us that a few minutes spent in cleaning off our bookshelves this week would be a valuable investment in the future.—G. G. -A sole front the JAetrtt Why Was a Two Card Plan Used For EntrancetoSaturday's Game? - By Bill Frye For the most part, Oregon's Homecoming weekend was a pretty good one. Kven Wally Heider drew a full house, despite u e n u 11 cittuuu by :rabid Ken ton supporters. First prize for committing the injustice of the weekend should git to the man behind the men who punched ath letic cards at thegatesof Hayward field. Maybe it goes Bill Frye duck runner than this, hut whoever issued orders that registration eards were to be presented along with athletic cards for admission to the game wasn’t thinking too hard. Reasons could be given for this action, I suppose. One could be that some one was trying to catch all non-University students who may have borrowed cards. This he did, but he also caught a num ber of bona fide Webfoots who never had the habit of packing all their credentials around in their Saturday-game togs, especially after coming from a noise parade where jumping up and down and .standing on your head was the thing to do. Another rensnn could In’ that the interim! revenue boys were hanging around the gutes iient on sticking the University with tax evaalon becauM non-students were getting In free and thereby robbing Uncle Sam of two-bit* or more In taxed, depending on the seatd they hypothetically would huve paid for. Those that did get into the stands had a lot of fun though. They saw a good game and threw lots of cards. One of my friends who sat in a lower row has since started to part his hair half on one side of a blue card and half on the other. Another person in the same vicinity now has the neatest lop car; severed close to the skull and down to the lobe by a green cardboard buzzsaw. What amazed me Is the faith and patience that these guys who direct card stunts have. All through the act they keep hoping thut the same thing that has happened before won’t happen again. But It all goes for nought when the last stunt Is over and I,’>00 pieces of colored shrapnel come mining down In defiance of the pleadings of that patient fel low who hangs around after the game und retrieves them from ull corners of the studlum. -Spotlight on the World Oregon is Proving Ground For Presidential Candidates ---By Pat Dignan The “spotlight of the nation” will be focused on Oregon when it holds its primary elections for this election will test the political strength of Eisenhower, Taft and Truman. v Eisenhower's i name has been entered on both the GOP and Democra t i c t i c k et s . He’ll oppose Taft on the Re publician tic ket, and Tru man on the Demo ticket. i nere ™ ■ been strong **at U*(f»an support from high ranking Re publican party leaders through- - out the nation for General Eisen hower. In Oregon, there’s been a great demand for his name to ap pear on the ballot. The drawback seems to be whether or not “Ike” will run. I believe that he will, when the time is ripe, declare himself in the presidential race. Eisenhower did not say he. Would not run. Also “Ike” has had more than one opportunity to repudiate the Eisenhower-for president movement, which he has not yet done. Another reason. The foreign policy which Eisenhower advo cates might be changed if some one like Taft were elected. This might disrupt all the work the General has done in Europe. If there is such a threat, then I think “Ike” would definitely run. Senator Taft has thrown his hat into the circle early. He says it is better to stay with a candi date you are sure of than one you are not. There is still some question whether or not President Tru man will run for a third term. He indicated to some in 1948 that this was his last term in office. However, observers be lieve he will run if certain condi tions exist. For instance, if the Republican party nominates a strong candi date who, if he won, might threat en the existing governmental policy, then Truman would allow himself to be a candidate. I believe that if Eisenhower be comes the Republican nominee, Truman will run for a third term. If Taft gets the GOP nod, then Truman will probably step aside. The individual Truman would back for the democratic nomina tion would be Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, Mr. Truman feels that Vinson could defeat Senator Taft on the Democratic platform alone. Columnist Drew Pearson in his "Washington Merry-Go-Round," emphasized the importance of this state's election when he said that it will "make Oregon the most significant test of political strength in the country namely, Eisenhower vs. Taft and Eisen hower vs. Truman.” f Letters to the Editor Proud Chancellor Ktl. Note: TIiIm letter Is u copy^ of one went tto the bund director* of Oregon mid Oregon Stale— Kohert Vagner, UO, and Theodor*^ .Mesiing, 080. We (hough II quite worthy of publication In Its en tirety.) Dear Sira: While It 1s fresh In my memory, I want to express to you my great1 admiration for the wonderful spectacle your bands put on at, tho big game last Saturday, It was the finest public demonstrn-j tlon of institutional unity nmfl cooperation ihnt I have ever seen. Sitting ns I did with many promi nent State guests, I wish to indiJ cate to you the wonderful re action this between-half program received. * The marching and formations were extremely well coordinated, the selection of numlwm amt musicianship was superb, and (he well-appointed uniforms on the Is-autiful field that afternoon1 made a speetaele that I am will live long in the minds of the thousands who attended. j I believe this sets a precedentj which you might well follow fori future big game ceremonies Ma heartiest congratulations go nul to you and your band membcis. 1 Charles I). Byrne, 1 < 'hancellor I Oregon State Svsteii^ of Higher education; Eyes Left, Karl Emerald Eli tor: if w<>, an a student body, uti to be proud of any of our nier N rs. certainly we ahould be e peclally pround of those student d chosen to the Senior Six of Phi Beta Kappa. The small and rathe! factual column with Which thi| Emerald covered this matt* demonstrates again, 1 think, lack of proper perspective < values. I have noticed uguin and agall how much space the Emerald af fords such things as the Bettyi Cord-Joe College contest, llome eomlng