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Volume Mil
w Daily
“EMERALD
/■'ilty-fst year of Publication
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1952
Dictatorship Is Efficient
... or inefficient., depending na
how you look at It. See page vx
for the debate between two Aus
t ralian students and two from Ore
gon on the subject. The Australian**
also offer some comments on their
impressions of the United States.
NUMBER 57
Cook to Propose
Change of 'Hell'
To 'Help' Week
A proposal to change the tra
ditional "hell week" of frater
nity initiation into a "help
week" «ill be submitted to the
Inter-fraternity council Thurs
day by Herb Cook, junior in
business administration.
Cook's plan calls for the abolish
ing of initiation hazing in favor
of work by pledges on service proj
ects.
Sororities would be Included In
' Cook's plan. "It is true that the
sororities dc not have a 'hell week'
HKIIB COOK
lie's got » plan
but I believe that their Initiation
could Ik* of more beenfit to the
community end the pledges," he
stated.
Urtder a "Hell to Help Week"
constitution drawn up by Cook,
fraternities and sororities would
apply through the office of student
uffalia. which would act as a clear
ing house, for service projects.
These projects, selected by the of
fice after consultation with civic,
welfare and religious groups, would
be assigned to a living organiza
tion on the basis of time available
to the house and its size.
* Projects suggested by Cook for
fraternities were clean-up of the
(!'lease turn In t'ddf fu/ht)
4 UO Students
Hurt in Wreck
Four University students were
injured in a three-car collision in
volving 15 students early Sunday
morning one-fourth of a mile east
of the Springfield city limits.
Ann Lawrence, soplicmore in
'Ua*r- ,f arts, "receTPtSdMdx stitches
for head cut. She was reported in
"good condition” Sunday evening.
Ann Strowger, junior in speech,
Jo Ann Lokkeri, 705 E. 18th ave.,
. a former student, and Larry Blunt,
senior in business, were treated
1 for ruts and bruises and released.
State police reported that the
three cars left Cascade club and
were traveling west on Highway
28 when the accident occurred.
The first car, driven by Beatrice
Ivory, freshman in liberal arts, and
the second car, driven by Robert
E. Gitner, senior in business ad
ministration, stopper} in a halted
line of traffic at a posted stop
street. The third vechicle driven
by Larry Blunt, senior in business
administration, struck the second
car, pushing it into the first car,
the police report said.
Blunt was cited for violation of
the basic rule. Others in the Ivory
'(l'lcasc turn to paye six)
Other Tariffs to Go Up
PUC Approves Rate Increasej
On Pay Phones to 10 Cents
An increase to ten centa for local
calls from pay phones wan part of
a rate Increase approved by the
Public Utilities commission in Sa
lem Friday.
Louis Fade, Eugene manager of
the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph, told the Emerald Sunday
that he wasn't sure when the
phones would be converted.
"I haven't received a copy of the
order yet." he explained. He said
that he would probably have more
details later today.
Deposit Dime, Two Nickels
He said that, under the new
system, either one dime or two
nickels would have to be doposited
to make a local call from a pay
telephone.
The company had requested a
rate Increase of $5,188,00 per year.
The increase granted Including
raises on all types of phone calls—
totals $834,141 annually. Of this
the dime pay telephones are ex
pected to bring in $344,000.
Mcrv Hampton, ASUO vice-pres
ident, said that he felt the 10-cent
rate Is "without a doubt very un
fair" to university students.
“I think that, if it seems impos
sible to obtain any concessions
from the Public Utilities commis
sion, the University should adopt
the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company's proposal to in
stall an intra-campus exchange,
provided the student body ap
proves It,” he said.
Offered Other Plan
The company had earlier offered
a plan for an intra-campus ex
change, whereby living organiza
tions could call each other from
regular dial phones, but could not
.•all city exchange numbers.
Dick Kading, chairman of the
University phone committee, said
that individuals he had talked to
had favored the intra-campus ex
Two SU Officials
Resign Positions
The resignations of Larry David
on, night manager of the Student
Union, and Olga Yevtich, program
director for the SU, have been an
nounced by Student Union Direc
tor Dick 'Williams.
Davidson, whose resignation is
effective June 15, plans to enter
advertising layout work. Miss Yev
tich tentatively plans to go abroad.
Her resignation will become effec
tive Aug. 15, the close of summer
sess'on at the University.
Davidson has been a member of
the SU staff since August, 1950. He
graduated from the University in
June, 1950. He was editor of the
1950 Oregana ano a member of
Tnu Kappa Epsilon fraternity,
Sigma Delta Chi, national journal
ism hororary and Friars, senior
men’s honorary.
As night manager, Davidson is
in charge of the building from 5
p.m. until the building closes. He
manages the three main campus
publications: the Oregana, the
Oregon Daily Emerald, and the
Digger’s Guide and has several
other administrative duties.
Miss Yevtich, as program direc
tor, works with the various stu
dent committees o fthe SU, helps
coordinate the university's assem
bly, lecture and concert series, di
rects student trust funds and Jun
ior Wei kend activities and plans
cultural and recreation programs
for summer sessions.
Miss Yevtich came to the Stu
dent Union in September, 1919,
when it first opened, graduating
fiom the university in that year.
She was a member of Alpha Xi
Delta sorority and served as busi
ness manager of the Oregana for
two year's.
change idea.
"Night now, it's up to the uni
versity to aprove the extra coat in- :
volved in installing extra lines into '
their dormitories," he said.
"I expected this rate increase,"
he also said. "The rate has gone |
up to 10 cents in other parts of the i
country; it was only a matter of
time until it went into effect here." j
Hading said that a PT&T repre- j
sentative would come to campus to i
explain more fully the proposed i
exchange anytime that a meeting
could be arranged with the stu
dents.
If Man Answers,
Don't Hang Up;
It's All Legitimate
Thf student was railing Car
can hall Saturday. He dialed the
number and waited.
A man'H voice answered —
"Carson four."
"What?"
"('arson four."
"C-c-c-could I speak to— —?"
"Just a minute."
A feminine voice broke in—
"The telephone man is repairing
our 'phone. Would you make
your call as short as possible?"
Dull to Inform University
About 'State of Asia'
Paul S. Dull, associate professor '
of political science and history and
the first of five speakers to appear
on the winter term University as
sembly program, will speak on the
FALX S. DUX
“State of Asia” at 1 p.m. Tuesday ,
in the Student Union ballroom.
The assembly is sponsored by
the University assembly commit- I
tee and will be held at the regular
assembly hour when no regular j
classes are scheduled.
Dull, who is considered an expert (
on Far Eastern affairs, is plan
ning to travel to the Orient this
summer to spend a year studying |
the political behavior of the Japa- i
nese people. i
To help in carrying out his study, I
the Social Science Research coun- j
cil has awarded Dull a travel
grant. This will be Dull's second {
trip to the Orient. He traveller! in
Korea, Manchuria and Japan in
1938.
Dull, who speaks Japanese, will
live with his family in the Tokyo
area while carrying out his study.
He plans to do the research work
through interviews and by trans
lating biographies of Japanese poli
ticians.
He began his training in politi
cal science at the University of j
Washington, where he received his i
baccalaureate degree in 1935 and!
his doctor's degree in 1940. Dull J
was doing post-graduate work at j
Harvard university shortly before i
World War II broke out when he
entered the marine corps as a sec
ond lieutenant. He was at the Uni
versity of Hawaii as a Japanese
language student when the Japa
nees attacked in 1941.
Discharged in 1944 as a captain.
Dull became the chief of the Japa
nese intelligence section and as
sistance chief of the Japanese lan
guage division, office of war infor
mation, psychological warfare
branch.
He returned to the University
of Washington as an assistant pro
(Please turn to page eight)
SAE, Theta Chi
Adjudged Guilty
Of Illegal Rush
Sigma Alpha Fpsilon ami Theta
Chi were found guilty of illegal
rushing of freshmen Friday by tho
Inter-fraternity council.
The SAE's were fined $10 for
sending Christmas cards to "select
ed" freshmen, Bob Christ, IFC
alumni advisor said.
Theta Chi was fined $75 and lost
the right to pledge one freshmaiv
aftcr conviction by the tribunal on
two charges of rushing in the
freshman dormitories during fresh
man rush week, Christ reported.
Christmas Cards Illegal
The Christmas card* sent out by
the SAE's went to about 20 fresh
men, Christ said, principally lega
cies (men whose fathers had been
members of the fraternity) and
guests of the fraternity during last
spring's Duck Preview weekend.
Theta Chi was found guilty after
counselors reported that three men
from the fraternity entered fresh
man dormitories on two separate
occasions.
Sigma Phi Epsilon was fined $50
last Tuesday for sending 250 let
ters on the opening day of rush
week.
No List of Offenses
According to Chri-t, the IFC tri
bunal does not have a definite list
of offenses and fines but operates
on the precedent set up in previ
ously tried cases. The tribunal con
siders intent, possible result cf the
action and the scope of the action,
Christ said, in determining the
amount of the fine.
The maximum fine for a frater
nity is S50 per freshman involved
and loss of the t ight to pledge that
man.
Permanent heed of the tribunal
is Norm Peterson, vice-president
of the IFC. The five voting mem
bers of the court change at each
session of the tribunal, i evolving in
alphabetical order. Non - voting
members of the tribunal include
Ray Hawk, director of men’s af
fairs; Donald DuShane, director of
student affairs; Fred Baltz., tri
bunal secretary: and Christ.
If War Should Come .. .
Civil Defense Plans Include Campus;
LJO Will Serve as Evacuation Center
(EJ. Note: This is the first of
two articles on the civilian de
fense set-tip on the campus.
Tuesday’s article will deal with
the Riant air raid siren which
will warn Eugene of hostile
planes.)
By Merv Hampton
Don't anticipate classes as usual
on tho Oregon campus if and when
war comes again to the United
States.
According to Sidney \Y. Little,
dean of the school of architecture
and allied arts and director of ci
vilian defense for the University,
the campus within 24 hours of the
declaration of a state of emergen
cy, would find itself geared to a
war-time basis, with most male
students being inducted or in the
process of being inducted into the
armed services, and most univer
sity women being either evacuated
or used in emergency services.
The campus would then he set
for its role as an evacuation center
for the Portland metropolitan area,
which, Little explained, has been
designated as a critical area in
case of war or attack. Eugene is
not a critical area, he added.
Since Eugene is believed to be
comparatively safe, and since r.o
initial attack is anticipated here.
University buildings have not as
yet been designated as air raid
shelters. There are no immediate
plans to designate ar.y as such, al
though a. survey of the structural
safety of all University buildings
is at present being made by W. E.
Treadaway, assistant professor of
architecture.
Worried ?
If you arc really worried, though,
about finding a safe place if and
when the bombs start dropping,
try the basement of the Oirental
it Museum. Little explained that
it is probably the safest spot on
the Oregon campus. The seismo
graph tunnel in the new science
I building would serve as an excel
lent shelter although it would ac
commodate only a small r. unber of
people. Little added that the base
ment areas ir. any of the new Uni
. versity structures would be com
paratively safe in any air raid.
ST1 is Safe
The only campus structure so
far designated for an official func
I tion is the Student Union. The
present center of campus activity
I would be turned into an emergency
• hospital to handle cases which
would over-flow from the infrim
. ary. In addition Villard hall would
i most likely be used as the commu
nications center for the area.
Contrary to popular rumor, the
Emerald shack is not slated for
j duty as a morgue or funeral par
lor. That dubious distinction would
probably fall to the quonsets be
' tween Fenton and Commerce halls,
■ presently being used as office
! space.