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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 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, 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 aie written by the associate editors. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor._ Lorn a Larson, Editor Robert Greenlee, Business Manager Phil Bettens. Managing Editor Grktchen Grondahl, Bill Clothier, Don Dewey, Associate Editors Grktchen Grefe, Advertising Manager Wire services: Associated Press, United Press. Member, Associated Collegiate Press. The Displaced Professors.... We’d be interested in starting a psychological study of the effects of relocation on Oregon’s new brand of displaced per sons. The new DP’s—a breed peculiar to the University—are the history, political science and economics professors who have been forcibly ejected from their traditional quarters in Oregon hall, due to the-.remodeling and addition program, and de posited in Susan Campbell hall—a former women's dormitory. We inspected the new Susie the other other day. It still looks very much like a women's dormitory. What interested us, though, was the professors’ reaction to the move. They’re quite cheerful about it; in a way, they've never had it so good. At least they have more “conveniences” than they’ve ever enjoyed before. Most of the offices have built in washbasins and mirrors; “I can straighten my tic before every class,” gloated one instructor. Two history instructors find their offices separated by a bathtub—not to mention other related facilities. One of them has been quoted as saying “We don’t quite to know what to do with that bathtub; we’ve considered filling it with potted plants, but the most practical suggestion has been to stock it with cracked ice.” For the benefit of watchful Oregon Mothers, we presume that the latter suggestion was facetious. Some of the offices have adjoining sleeping porches. “We keep these locked during the hours when students are in here," suspicious prof. The old dormitory' bathrooms are modestly marked wv'ih Scotch-taped slips of paper announcing “men” or “ladies.” We can onlv imagine the havoc if somebody quietly switches a few slips. Some of the rooms in Susie are classrooms, too, as many students can testify after a series of desperate searches. Per haps the most interesting is Room 4, formerly the laundry room. It has a labyrinth of steam pipes overhead, and the temperature is quite comfortable on a snowy day with the back door open. Anyway, if Susie ever becomes a dorm again it’ll have the fanciest-lighted laundry room on campus. Actually, we think the most realistic approach to the situ ation is that of the professor who is threatening to save money by buying a hot plate and moving in. As we said, we’d be interested in starting a psychological study ...—G. G. Camp,<M. ^feadUnci’-CldMAfie^M No Honor System at the UCLA BusAd School Results of a student cheating poll taken at UCLA recently re veal that students in the Business Administration department are “way ahead" In the cheating movement, according to the "Daily Bruin.” The poll showed that 49 per cent of ull students and ft' per cent of all undergraduates at UCLA indulge in cheating. The head of the BA department gave this explanation: “In the past, BusAd classes have been quite large. The high Intelligence of the students and severe standards might invite weak students to cheat.” * * * At the University of Washing ton, students who intend to drive a car to school “may pay 25 cents per day or $7.50 per quarter to park in the police-guarded lot at the northwest corner of cam pus," the “Washington Daily" re veals. Free parking areas are available farther from the main buildings. • * • “More liberal social rules" for women students at the University of Mississippi have been adopted by the Women’s Student Govern ment organization. Among thr more liberal rules In the following: "Extension of the five miles from the University limit to 25 mile* on paved high way* for date* and driving.” The curfew of 8:80 for freshmun w om en during their first semester will l»e extended to 1>:15 permission during the second semester pro vided a C average I* made. « • • Another plea for extended li brary hours comes from Wash ington State College. The ''Dally Evergreen” reports that AVVS. in a formal statement to the Board of Control, has suggested that the library be open Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday af ternoon and evening. • * • Several ads In recent Issues of of the University of California's "Dally Californian” have offered a "mid-term seminar In I’hynles 2-B" for *2.50. Some enterprising student named Massey advises in his ads that "a very fine lecturer will organise the material In easi ly understandable form and will illustrate methods of answering typlrul questions.” Clinching argument of the Mas sey ads is the following slogan: -The Atomic Age Is The Atom Bomb Cheaper Than Conventional Weapons? By Phil Johnson One of the most important news stories of the past year was almost completely ignored by the national press. It was a proposal contained in a Sept. 18 speech to the United States Senate by Sen. Brien Mc Mahon of Connecticut. Senator McMahon suggested thaf the United States increase its military strength while simul taneously reducing iwJUltary ex penditures by 80 billion dollars o»r more by shifting the bulk of our armaments production to the manufacture of great quanitles of atomic bombs. Asserting that the United States can keep up with the pres ent arms race only by spending an annual sum equal to the aver age yearly cost of World War II, McMahon stated, "For every dol lar spent upon atomic defense we can save $5 on conventional de fense.” .. dollar for dollar,” the sena tor remarked, “atomic deterring power Is actually hundreds of times cheaper than TNT. An New Odor For better or worse, basket ball is with us again. And judg ing from that opening game Friday in Seattle, it’s strictly for the better. There’s nothing like a smash ing upset to make the crowds forget all about the scandals and dirty messes of the past. Idaho’s 56-51 victory over all powerful University of Wash ington comes in the smashing upset category. The Vandal victory ended a string that had extended to 23 wins for the .Huskies on their home ground. The nowhere ranked Idahoans probably also helped boost the Huskies off the top end of the national rankings. It’s good to see an underdog come through. Twice as good in this particular in stance. —D. D. the Motefue... 20 YEARS AGO Jan. 10, 1932—The Washington State Cougars defeated Oregon by a score of 33-21 last night. The Cougars stalled for the final four minutes of play and Oregon never touched the ball. , ' ... \ i 1 e * ' Happy New Year “Sometimes I suspect Professor Snarf isn’t always fair with his students—he always seems a little edgy after final exams.” atomic weapon can produce, at a coat of $20 or $80, the name ex plosive force which cost literally thousands of dollars to produce by ordinary means.” Then he offered another startl ing revelation: "If we mass-pro duce thia weapon, as we can, I solemnly say to the Senate that the cost of a single atomic bomb will become less than the cost of a single tank.” Nevertheless, less than three cents of every American defense dollar has been spent for the pro duction of aiomic weapons since Japan surrendered. In addition to the inherent mili tary value of the "A-bomb," it possesses another great advant age over conventional weapons. Tanks, shells, bombs and sub marines have little peace-time value, but almost all of the energy stored in atomic weapons "will last thousands of years without deterioration," McMahon assert ed, and will be extremely valuable for peace-time utilization. The senator proposed ttiat the present annual expenditures for atomic energy he increased from the present one to six billion dollars. At the same time, other defense expenditures would be drastically reduced. Consequently, McMahon ar gued, both our economic and mili tary positions would be strength ened. McMahon's plan, which was awarded a quick presidential cold shoulder, acquires an added sig nificance when two important points are considered. Firstly, McMahon is a Demo crat. Therefore, it is not logical to assume that he was motivated by an attempt to discredit the ad ministration. Secondly, McMahon is the chairman of the Joint Congres sional Committee on Atomic En ergy. He knows the fact-:. On tl'.e subject of atomic weapons, he is probably one of the most in formed Individuals in the nation. Consequently, his proposals de serve serious, careful consider ation. An atomic bomb can destroy an enemy beachhead; a tank can merely attack one small segment while lumbering through the minefields, rocket fire, artillery barrages, bazooka projectiles, aerial attack—and enemy atomic explosions. Unfortunately, the atomic plan apparently has been shelved by the Senate .. . Russia has no Sen ate. ••c.pt nn 'A’ the Massoy way." • • • Ttic University of Alabama's student government association has asked University President Gallfllce for n spring vacation, with the extra days to be added somewhere on the calendar if necessary. ,\ similar request was turned down last March on the grounds that the petition had been tiled too late. * * * A new wrinkle In the "help week" Instead of "hell week" Ide.i appears at Syracuse University. The Spracuse Dally Orange tells of the project of pledges of Alpha Kpsllon sorority; making foreign students feel at home. Karh pledge will lake u foreign student to the movies and then on a tour of Syracuse shopping center*. lameh will be served at the sorority house. This project takes the place of hazing and what the "Daily Or ange" calls "useless duties." This is the first "help week" project to be initiated on the Syracuse campus, although the Idea had been suggested before by Council. Moral Responsibility (Erl. Vote: Thin l«*tt«-r was re ceived lust fall term, ufter tin* KiiiitbIiI rpMrd publication.) Emerald Editor: I read Mr. Cesarz's review of "The Desert Fox" with great in terest. Mr. Cesarz exhibits an at titude which I think should not pass without comment, especially since we are by implication in vited to look upon it os that of the German people. Mr. Cesarz thinkH of Rommel as an "honorable man and sol dier," belonging to the old Ger man military tradition, who either did not at first perceive the evil in Hitler or thought him self as a military man removed altogether from the necessity of being concerned with that evil. I do not admire the military tra dition and heritage of Germany, with nearly as much fervor as Mr. Cesarz does. Further, I be lieve with the judges and prose cutors at the Nuremberg trials that a man does not abrogate moral responsibility when he be comes a general. As Sir. Cesarz states, Konimld himself In lime realized Ills moral responsibility; but to speak of the mental turmoil whieli re sulted, the eonfliet between Nazi ism and Prussian militarism, ns u “personal tragedy” Is to Illicit our sympathy In a conflict, the outcome of which Is indifferent to m.. One does not side whole-heart edly with one evil against an other. To say that Hitler came to power lawfully may be true if you consider only the laws governing the appointment of a prime minis ter from the majority party. But the strong-armed methods used by the National Socialists in gain ing that majority cannot be de fended as legal. A political parly with a private army of thugs is not a party whose leader can legally come to power in a state run by law. My understanding is that the Prussian military group support ed the National Socialists at the time of Hitler’s rise to power. And I cannot sympathize with these military leaders because later they realized they had bitten off more than they could chew. I do not mean to he disre spectful to Mr. Cesarz or the German people, hut I lament that some Germans defend what is ugly and evil In their culture in stead of praising and emphasiz ing all those many features of It which are so beautiful and gooile John C. Weston, Jr.
