Oregon daily (EMERALD T1it 0*kgon Daily Emualo is published Monday through Friday during the college year, except examination and holiday periods, with issues on Horaecoiuinc Saturday and Junior Weekend Saturday by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon. Entered as sec ond class matter at the post ofice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rata?: $/ per school year, %2 per term. Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the writer and do not pretend to represent the opinions of the ASUO or of the University. Initialed editorials are written bp tlie associate editors. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor. Loriia Larson. Editor Abbott Paint, Buuca Minafn Phil Bettenb. Managing Editor GuTcnsM Geondahl, Bill Clothieb, Don Dewey, Associate Editors Gmtchex Geefe. Advertising Manager News Editor: Larry Hobart Assistant Managing Editor: Rill Frve Chief Night Editor: Sarah Turnbull Sports Editor: Bill Gurney Asst. Shorts Editor: Larry Lavelle Asst. News Editors: Kathleen Fraser, 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 Jaauca Asst. Wire Editors: Donna Lindbcck, Mary Ann Muwery Photographer: Pete Moe Asst. Photographer: Chuck Plummer Fhil 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 Pay Phones-Another Question ^ There's a major question facing Oregon student representa tives who’ll go to the PL'C-phone company meeting in Salem next Tuesday! What is the dormitory status? OSC is opposing the phones on the grounds that fraternities and sororities cannot he classified as “semi-public.” (The tariff says pay phones must be installed in "semi-public” Organizations.) The OSC administration requested pay phones in the dorms. Oregon and Oregon State did not file a joint complaint tnainly because OSC could see no plausible argument in their favor if dormitories were included in the complaint terms. In a recent letter, they said their attorney agreed. Fraternal groups cannot be called “semi-public" because of their limited and selective membership, say the OSC students. But will that case stand for dorms? They are selective only on the grounds that not everyone can be a University student. If our case—when it includes dorms—doesn't stand up, should we go ahead and fight to have phones removed from the houses? This would be unfair to that large segment of the student body that doesn’t live in Greek houses. Yet should we just leave the phones in all campus groups and raise no further opposition? As yet student officials have contacted no informed persons —a lawyer perhaps—to get an opinion on where the dorms would stand. We think they’d better do something soon. A decision will have to be reached. And- next Tuesday is drawing close Even the Movies Cash In The nights are colder, the pumpkins frostier and "Basketball Fix” has replaced “Saturday’s Hero” on theater marquees. As well as showing the nearness of winter, this latest “scan dal picture” displays Hollywood’s intention of cashing in on this sordid business. . The studio’s self-avowed reason for putting out the picture is no doubt to provide public service. It may show some basket ball player the error of his ways or keep some other star on the square by illustrating the ease with which one can become involved in criminality in sports. If this was their noble purpose, the moviemaker might better have used a little more talent, money and time in the film’s production. It still looks like a money-making proposition to us. “Basketball Fix” might help make basketball more honest. We hope so. We’ll also hope that Hollywood teaches its “basketball stars” to play believable basketball before starting production of an other film on the court sport.—U. D. Boys Will be Boys That was a good football game last Saturday. It was a good Oregon team—a fighting .team—one to be proud of. And we are proud of it. We can’t say the same of the card section. But possibly it wasn’t a University of Oregon card section. From their childish actions when the card tricks were finished (hurling the cards out over the spectators) it would seem no one in the group had yet completed grade school. We noticed a lot of little fellows out on the field after the game ended. They were sailing the cards through the air. Which was only natural because after all, little boys will be boys. But why should university students be little boys? There’s been some talk about starting an honor system around here. Observe our first shudder of apprehension. How could an honor system be entrusted to a bunch of juveniles who apparently can’t honor a simple request to act like gentlemen? ?B..C.j i ( f j ^ j ' i OuA. Vi'iitoAL Sneak... Too Much 'Typical Nazi/ Not Enough 'Desert Fox' (Ed. Note: Wo thought It would bo Interesting to hoar tho re aotlon of a German to tho movie “The I>esert Fox” whloh played recently In Eugene. Below a German exchange student in journalism tells his views.) By Franz Cesarz It may have been wrong to ask a German for a review of the Rommel movie. Certainly it is not produced mainly for German eyes. It was an English book written by Brigadier Young which became a best-seller in English speaking countries. People met with great interest the story of a general whom they fought in the African desert and who had been outstanding. A good subject for a movie picture, obviously. You can make money out of it—and Hollywood did. Really, Koinmet was an out standing figure. Decorated with the highest German bravery or der In World War I, he was a soldier all his life, a good soldier as even his former opponents ad mit. He didn't care for polities. What would happen, he thought, if the military power isn't sub ordinated strictly under the polit ical power? That was the rule he followed. He was a soldier. Then Hitler came. Many follow ed him. Rommel, the soldier, also obeyed the orders of the '’Fue hrer" who legally came to his political power and later became his military superior as supreme chief of all armed forces. The longer the war lasted tho more General Rommel disagreed with the former lance-corporal, Hitler —in the military field. And only his military disagreement later brought him in contact with Ideological bound men of the anti-Hitler circles thin finally determined his decision to join that front of Irreproachable men. Rommel's warfare proved hlm self u*. a man embodying the old transmitted conception of an honorable soldier. He was un out standing figure. But historically his significance lies In the mili tary sector. The military develop ment became his political atti tudes criterion, which for many other Germans the immoral character of the whole N'azl system Itself had lieen. Thus Rommel doesn’t typically embody the tragedy of many Germans who since the beginning of the Hitler era considered him as their ideological enemy and conspired against their legal political leader. Very late the honorable man and soldier Rommel considered after heavy struggle with his sense of duty the responsibility of a general being broader than only to obey orders. There is very much personal tragedy in Rom mel's life and death, but the tragedy in many German souls began earlier than Rommel's per sonal story. Insofar the fascinating movie eamuit satisfy. It shows toil little of Rommel as the “Desert Fox" and too much of Rommel "the typical Nazi general” who later became Nazl-enemy. That Is an other point Germans have a di ferent outlook upon. They liked Rommel as much us they hated such typical characterless Nazi generals as Keitel and Schoerner. The “only-soldier” Rommel never was a Nazi general In their eyes, particularly not in the sense of --Letters to the Editor Peculiar Economy Emerald Editor: Who made up this year’s winter term class schedule ? It seems like they try to save a little money nowadays in the most peculiar places. Keally, the amount of ink required to print the name of the course on the winter term schedule wouldn’t break the University up in busi nes—or would it? Guess we'll be picking our win ter term courses by the "number” that sounds best, unless, of course, we saved the material necessary for the cross-refer ring. It must truly be rather dark where tim economists of this school's administration keep their heads. John Kerns A "Something" Emerald Editor: For the third time there ap peared a “something" by Pat Dignan in the Emerald. X say a "something" because it consists of a lot of obvious statements, and a lot of nothing in a lot of words. This time there was added a queer inconsistency. He says: “Ike will definitely run if the, foreign policy he worked for in Europe is threatened by someone like Taft.” Furthermore: “Tru man will allow himself tw run if a strong Itepuhlician candidate is nominated who threatens the existing government policy.” From this you would conclude that both Ike and Truman are going to run to save the present policy. But no .. . Pat tells us that he believes that, if Ike be comes the candidate, Truman fynutt the M&ujue... 30 YEARS AGO Nov. 28, 1921—Faculty mem bers of the University of Ore gon have prepared a telegram to send to the American delegation at the conference on limitation Of armaments approving naval reduction idea urged by Secre tary Hughes. 10 YEARS AGO Nov. 28, 1941—The student ex ecutive committee recommended that a 2. GPA be required of students for participation in ac tivities. Present requirements are a 1.5 for underclassmen and a 1.75 for upperclassmen. will run; if Taft becomes the candidate Truman will step down. So Taft Is running for the nomi nation to stop Truman, Ike will run to stop Taft, Truman will run to stop Ike; one wuuld al most believe in a three party system. I think that this inconsistency can be cleared up if we say that Pat's belief is just a slip of the brain, and that it really should be: “Truman will step aside if Ike becomes the Republician can didate, (because Ike's policy will not be a threat to the existing policy which is partly Ike's al ready) but that Truman will run if Taft becomes the Republician candidate (since Taft is likely to threaten the Truman policy). Thus changed the “something” will be again pleasant reading for the sleepy "justgotupforrny eightOclocJk’’ Oregon student. Dirk Sehepers former Hollywood propaganda movies. Thus, James Mason, the giant, Isn't the modest Rommel a s wo saw him. However, Mason is ex cellent In his role. Leo <». Cai roll, a typical General Rundstedt, and Luther Alder us Hitler are very Impressive. The movie has its most impressive parts in d01 - umentary pictures of the desert war and the Invasion. The movie tries too many com promises to make the Rommel picture acceptable for his former enemies and In spite of documen tory authenticity, the movie fal sifies the Rommel Image. On the Screen... 'Streetcar' Movie Has Theater Polish By Wen Robinson A Streetcar Numrd Desire (MacDonald): They've dragged Broadway right Into Hollywood, Calif., for the filming of this Pulitzer Prize-winning piny. As a result, it has all the polish and* character value of a theatrical production. This picture should be quite as much In the running for Oscars next March as the recent "A Place in the Sun." The legitimate stage, contributing three major factors in Director Klia Kazan, stars Vivian Leigh and Mario Brando, and a script needing hardly any revision In order to lie filmed, practically guarantees this. H o 1 1 y w o o d has contributed something, too fluidity through the eye of the camera, which makes Tennessee William’s ab aci bing drama even more ab sorbing. These things wrapped up together make this movie one of the most gripping and sensa tional pictures you'll see for a long time. The story concerns a southern schoolteacher (l.elgh) who Is a nymphomunlae (a idee way of saving a naughty word). Out of a job beeause of her moral trans gressions, she comes to live with her sister. The sister’s husband (Brando) lakes offense at the intrusion anil derides to force her from the house. In attempt ing to do so, he learns of her past, destroys her one thin chance nt happiness, and Is a main factor In her llnal and complete tragedy. The film in much more than a .sex movie. It's a story of frus tration and stark tragedy, told with intense feeling and brutal realism. Despite its great length (2 hours, 5 minutes), it will hold your attention for every second, which is truely the mark of a great picture. * Season Starts Soon c-or ^ t “Say coach, I unncrstand yor lookin’ for u tall center for yer basket* hall team.”