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Apathy- The Same Old Story
It’s an old, old story—and it's sadder every time.
Student apathy toward their own student government has
again resulted in the extension of the petition deadline for an
ASUO office because not enough students bothered to petition.
To be specific, there were no petitions as of Wednesday
morning for the post of senator-at-large, with the deadline
set at 5 p.m.
So ASUO President Bill Carey did the natural thing—he ex
tended the deadline to 4 p.m. Friday.
The fact that the extension was necessary is particularly
alarming to those who are interested in student government
because this time, petitioning was open to members of every
class without restriction other than scholastic.
What's the matter here? Isn’t Oregon's student government
interesting or challenging enough to stir even a handful of
students out of their slumber?
We’ve heard plenty of gripes about the senate, which is
natural enough for any student government body. We only
wish some of those who have been doing the squawking would
pick themselves up and try for a position in which they could
do something about it.
It may be trying to the patience of the Senate interviewers,
but we hope—with wild-eyed idealism, no doubt—that they re
flooded with petitions Friday.—G. G.
A Contract That Isn't a Contract
Iowa has found a new coach. Washington State is looking for
one. And this all serves to bring up a certain moral question.
Forest Evashevski resigns from his coaching position despite
the fact that he has a five-year contract that’s only two years
old. That seems fair enough. He saw a chance for advancement
and he took that chance.
But what if the shoe had been on the other hoof? What if
he hadn’t turned out “the best Cougar football team in 20
years?” What if Washington State college had decided that
they wanted to dispense with Evashevski’s services? If the
college had decided that, it would have found itself forced to
buy up the remainder of the coach’s contract.
That may seem fair also. After all, the school has a much
greater financial backing than will any individual. I he school
can afford to buy a contract, while few individuals could afford
this luxury.
But why should these coaching agreements be called con
tracts if they aren’t. A contract is supposed to be binding on
two parties. But the school or team carries all the load when it
makes one of these “contracts.” (The same might be said of
the- agreements between athletic teams and baseball managers
or hockey coaches.
It’s true that the coach needs protection from unfair manipu
lation by university administrators and alumni. It’s equally true
that the Evashevski case may be a special one because of \\ ash
ington State’s spotty record in dealing with its athletic ad
ministrative personnel. But we think that the school rates some
consideration when it hires a coach.—D. D.
A Texas Parking Tale
Oregon isn’t the only school in the country where some
members of the faculty may be a bit unhappy with special
parking privileges granted to a select few. Down at the Uni
versity of Texas the Weekly Shillelagh, published by the Uni
versity Club, had a plan to “recognize” faculty members with
restricted parking permits.
Seems a recent ruling there permits only faculty members
earning $220 or more per month entrance to the parking permit
elite.
The weekly, being on its toes, set up a Committee on Mone
tary Embodiment of Dignity and Distinction, the Daily Texan
tells us. The committee’s duties: To assemble for publication
the names and salaries of all faculty members in the chosen
group.
Not content to merely publish the names, the Shillelagh
came up with an original one. They would run the names in
type sizes corresponding to the individual’s salary. “'1 he bigger
the salary, the bigger the type,” said the enterprising weekly.
We’ll bet there are some learned men amongst us who, after
backing out of the Friendly lot, futilely touring the Emerald
hall space, finally parking down by Hayward field, and then
walking back past all the empty stalls with the neat placards on
them in the Johnson hall lot, would welcome some means of
taking a crack at Oregon’s parking elite.
-- 1 Shaw at the Zoo “
Frosh Men: Here's the 'Inside'
Story on Fraternity Rush Week
__— By Bob Funk
"Now clean it up, but not TOO
clean,” the rushing chairman said.
"After all, this is supposed to be
a fraternity house." All morning
tney nau Deen
scatter in g
tasteful ar
rangements of
tennis shoes,
footballs, base
ball bats and
sweat shirts a
r o u n d down
stairs. Now it
was almost
noon, time for
the rushees to
come.
"Is everyone
BOB FUNK
wearing: ASuw .
sox?” the house president barked.
Everyone was. Everyone's ASUO
sox had holes in them. It was
more fraternity that way.
"Here come the rushees," the
rushing chairman crowed as some
small, apprehensive persons edged
up the front sidewalk. "Assume
false smiles!” he ordered. "You
over there—be giving each other
the secret grip! Someone start
reciting the chapters beginning
with Alpha. Assume typical fra
ternity poses!” One of the more
sensistive members ran upstairs
and was violently ill.
As the rushees entered the
front door there was a small em
barrassed flurry as the house dog
bit one of them right in his ASt'O
sox. False smiles and typical fra
ternity poses were maintained on
all sides, however, and the general
hand shaking and mumbling-of
nanies began.
"Where are you from?" a fra
ternity member would ask.
"Well, I’m from—"
"Oh, fine little town! Spent a
summer there, ha-ha-ha-. Some
nice girls around there, ha-ha-ha.
Got drunk twenty times, ha-ha
ha-ha." At this point everyone
would slap everyone else heartily
on the back. This was to show
how fraternal and good-fellowsy
everyone was.
A bell sounded and a group of
men began singing a fraternity
song about the founders. Actually
no one knew any real fraternity
songs. They were just making it
up as they went along. They sang
the same song in loud voices for
45 minutes, although along to
ward the end the tune and lyrics
became suspiciously similar to
"On the Leland Stanford Junior
Varsity Farm.”
Upstairs, a part of the member
ship was dragging rushees
through rooms. They approached
a tier of nine-decker beds. "These
are the pads," a large member
explained. "Try one!” He pushed
a small rushee into the bottom
bunk. The other members quick
ly strapped him down and stapled
a pledge pin onto his chest.
"Welcome into the brother
hood!” the large member shouted,
his voice full of hearty good
humor.
“Yes, welcome into the brother
hood!" all the other members re
peated, their voices also full of
the Motujue...
30 YEARS AGO
Jan. 10, 1922—The honor sys
ten, for the first time, came 'nto
the life of the University of Ore
gon yesterday, when two law
school students were expelled by
the University for cheating on
term examinations.
The action was taken after a
student committee recommended
expulsion. The law school student
body convicted the two students.
15 YEARS AGO
Jan. 10, 1937—“Iron Mike”
Mikulak was named as Oregon’s
backfield coach. The athletic
board also approved the recom
mendation of Head Coach Frink
Collison that Gene Shields, Dick
Reed and John Warren be added
to the football coaching staff.
> 'i i t i , 1 i
hearty good humor. Kvcryone
wiped fraternal tears from their
eyes, then re-aaaumed false
smiles.
After a time everyone went In
to luneii. The members of the fra
ternity Jumped up every six and
one-quurter minutes to slut;
hearty Hongs. It "as neeessary to
stand to sing the songs, since all
tin- other fraternities stood to
sing similar songs. During some
songs you folded your arms over
your chest. If you did not have
a chest you put your hands In
your pockets. During other songs
you stumped your feet. At one
point in the last song everyone
threw their salad up In the uir.
All the saluds landed on the
rushers. It was really awfully
effective.
After lunch they sat in the liv
ing room. The fraternity mem
bers sat down carefully so that
their ASITO sox showed. The
rushers did not sit down. They
milled nervously about In the
middle of the room.
When it was time to go a brass
band appeared and played some
stirring fraternity music. The
fraternity members stood upon
one another's shoulders and yelled
"We'll see you again this even
ing!"
Deep in their withered hearts,
the rushees doubted that very
much.
Letters
to the
Editor i
Are You Afraid?
Kmerald Kill tor: %
It tins occurred to me durlnjA
the first three month* of my nta^f
on this campus, that anything
"cosmopolitan'' or "international'!
aeema nuaplcioua and frightens'
the American students. It h,
really a great pity, for the foreigr
students from 30 different landsj
have come to learn about Amervt
ca and Americans.
There Is nidhliiK frightening-'
about us and we should like to si*,
you come to bur Cosmopolltur ^
Club, which Is meant to In* VOID
club as much a* our*. ,
Wc believe you would like tr
learn about our countries ju.st
much as we like to learn about,
yours. Therefore, we intend t'J
show movies from France. 11■
land, Switzerland and other coma
tries from all parts of the worlds
Dancing, entertainment, coffn(
and cookies are provided at even,
meeting.
Become the friends of yoi»
guests on the campus. They yrdg
be glad to see you and later mr
to show you around their owe
countries uhen you come to Ku
rope or Asia.
Bring your dates or come stay
We would like to see the 1' H
students at our opening i.tgir
rext Friday at the Plymouth
House from 8 p.m. to 12 mid
night. if there is a game, coirs
after the game.
Marc Dclcmmr
Oh Hie Ail...
Radio Plans 'Colonel' Interview:
By Don Collin
As reported here last week, the
band for the Military Ball will be
King Perry. Ken Umax of
KUCN'a "Carousel" (Saturday
10:15 pin. to midnight) will play
two of Perry's records "Blue
and Lonesome" and "Natural
Born Lover.”
Next week a local station will
carry Interviews with the candi
dates for the Little Colonel and
possibly a half-hour show from
the Military Hall in the Student
Union.
“University Explorer" (KERO
10:15 a.m. Sunday) gives the sec
ond of a series of two broadcasts
about quacks in medicine. It's
nariated by Hales Sparks, inter
mission announcer for the "Stan
dard Hour" (KUGN 8:30 p.m.
Sunday.) Also Sunday, "People’s
Platform” discusses the Presi
dent's State of the Union Message
(delivered to Congress Wednes
day) on KERO at 9 a.m.
HASH to air all of the Oregor
basket hull Kami's — homo and
away . . . K.d Murrnw carried at
5 p.m. on KKKti Ttp-silaj and
Thursday, NOT Monday through
Friday ns reported here Iasi
work . , . Some low down nr
YVaJtrr Winched (HI <i\ <i p in
Sunday) In Tlmr of .Ian. 7 . . .
Those people wanting to knov
Klsrnhower’s stand on dlffrrrn
issues Miner hr now hus nnr fno.
in thr ring, srr Tlmr for Dr<-. 24
Walt Krrauff atr thr 72-ounci
steak at the Old Country Kite he),
in Portland over the holida/i
Saved himself $8.50 by eating n
all 4 pounds, that is! . . . Jack)a
Benny <KKRG 4 and 9 p.m Sub-’
day) got "Man of the
award from Radio and TV
magazine. Humph!!
Westlnghousr to spend $3 ml/
lion this summer to televise thi
Republican and Democratic run
vent Ions in Chicago. Way men
Is in politics, this will he a
expenditure for the '52 campal
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Yean
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mond ■
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Hidden Desire?
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