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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1952)
Orman Daily EMERALD The Ouec.on Daily Em ml o it publish'd Monday through Friday during the college year, except examination and holiday periods, with issues on Homecoming Saturday, Dads Saturday, March 10 and Junior Weekend Saturday by the Associated Students of the Uni versity of Oregon. Entered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Sub scription 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 are written by the associate editors. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor. Wire-services: Associated Press, United Press. Member. Associated Collegiate Press. Early Friday afternoon we received the shocking news of the death of Prof. Randall Mills. Words failed us, but we felt that something good had gone out of our lives—something that would no longer provide a sense of humor along with a rather pedantic lecture on American literature. The passing of Randall Mills takes with it his friendly smile, which appeared slashed across his face in a twisted gesture; an interesting side-light that would suddenly pop into his mind while he was lecturing on Walt Whitman, or Mark Twain, or John Dos Passos, or any of the beloved American authors; and the bouncing good humor that was his alone. To say that Randall Mills was an exceptionally good pro fessor would have been decried by him first. But we liked his classes and tried desperately to take a course from him, despite our crowded schedules; we liked his slight carelessness in dress, and we liked his leather briefcase from which poured voluminous notes on Americana; we liked his story of the English woman and the cigarette; and we liked his perpetual complaint about journalism—which he held at the same time he exhibited a genuine interest in the American press; hut most of all, we liked him. We’ll miss you, Professor Mills, and it will be a long time before anyone fills the place you held on the Oregon campus. Men like you just don’t come along everyday.—L. D. Will Miss Him Let's Hear from Pvt. Jones We note with interest thaf “the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives” is taking action preparatory to ensuring that members of the armed services will be able to vote in the forthcoming elections. We’re strongly in favor of the aims of the committee ap pointed for this purpose. Many of our youngest citizens may well be lodging in foxholes by the time the first election follow ing their 21st birthday rolls around. If these young voters are impressed then with responsibility of the American voter, they will be better citizens upon their return to the States. What we don’t like about this proposal is its partisan nature. There’s no sense in having the Democrats and Republicans squabbling over who gets to provide the vote for the service men. The parties should join forces to make certain those eligible are given every opportunity to vote. This would pre vent the unpleasant sight of one party posing as the “savior of the serv icemen.” It looks like the generals are going to play an impressive political role in the months to come. The GOP has Eisenhower and is still wondering in which direction the MacArthur support will go. And the Democrats still have their gold braid millstone —Gen. Harry Vaughn. It’s time we heard from Pvt. John Jones.—D. D. Mid-terms Are Coming §fi V r mo rut If .. fOlU1 ,A / "-1 “Class, after glancing through the last test papers I find that some of you could well afford to pay a little more attention to class lectures.’’ —Letters to the Editor— |. PAY PHONES ARE UNFAIR From Hendricks Hall Emerald Editor: The installment of pay phones in dormitories was a bitter pill for students to swallow, but the thought of dropping a dime in the already glutted slot makes us choke. More often than not, the per son one calls at a living organi zation is not in at the time one calls, therefore the eoln Is lost, and the purpose unfulfilled. This reduces making calls to a form of., gambling—shall.. I., take a chance? Maybe I’ll win, maybe I’ll eventually go bankrupt. In the meantime, the telephone gulps down coins without giving the student the direct service he should get for a nickel, much less for a dime. Consequently, we will abandon the milder epithets pre viously reserved for the telephone company, and concentrate on gustier forms of unadulterated condemnation. (Signed:) Lois M. Albright, Carolyn Ash er, Czyrna Williams, Valerio Holden, Ayako Teruda, Nary K. Waiau, Sue Berg, Nancy McDon ald, Tottsle Ross, Betty Sarpola, Shirley Anderson, Doris Lilje berg, Barbara Cook, Marilyn Southard, Janet Souther, Alice Johnson, Velma Lou Howard, Geraldine Wolfe, Marilyn Blak ley, Lila Sallng, Jean Shirtcllft, Marilyn Blstllne, Jeanne Wilson, Betty Waters, Betsey Beades, Vivian Johnson, Ilene Hopplns, Sue Polsky, Harriet Oliver, Marxine Vedder, Mary Ann Det lefsen, Donna Andrews, Carlyn C. Huntington, Dolores Heurta, Ileda Bombarde, Verna Shilling ton, Margie Harris, Ayoka Na gasaka, Lois Schmidt, Terry Na kagawa, Flo Evans, Luella Ad ams, Jeri Austin, Sue Behneke, Mary Anne Foster, Dorothy Casey, Mary Barber, Evelyn Marsh, Cornelia Horton, Roberta Stenkamp, La Rue Daniel, Helen Jones, Martha Bardenhagen, Marlies Abplanalp, Barbara Red ford, Nora Valdez, Carol Buffing ton, Barbara McNabb, Jean Macklin, Patsy Davies, Marlene Lewis, Ginger Lauden, Barbara Jean Todd, Donna Anderson, Pat Poliak, Elaine Nadean, Mae Gor ski, Dolores Evehus, Juanita Car roll, Sue McFall, Diana Skid more, Barbara Nichols, Ann Rob inson, Synove Erickson. From Tri Delt Emerald Editor: We would like to register a protest against the present sys tem of pay phones in University of Oregon living organizations for the following reasons: 1. Expense to the individual student. It is frequently neces sary to call several times before the other party can be reached. Each call costs money, whether the desired person is home or not. 2. We object to being called a semi-public building as we feel that any house in which we spend nine months of the year is our home, and we should be entitled to the privilege of a regular phone open to all persons living within the house. 3. A business phone should be available for business calls at all times, and should not be kept under lock and key. 4. We object to being made a test case when colleges in Wash ington, California, and other parts of Oregon do not have pay phones. It was our understanding at the time of installation that the change was being made throughout the Northwest, while it had been found that this infor mation was not true. Therefore, we would like to see the present pay phone system abolished, and the method, which has been successfully used in the past, reinstated. (Signed:) JoAnne Hewitt, Meredith Goodrich, Janie Simpson, Joan Cartozian, Mary Jo Allison, Alice L. Ohling, Jeanne Merrian, Karen Jacobson, Mary Dorris, Virginia 1 Dailey, Elizabeth Erlandson, BIUNG IT back: Gretchen (irondahl, Joan Ger lach,- Nancy Van Allen, Arlene Kennedy, JoAnn Prlxeulx, .Janet Leffel, Norma Multgren, Joan M. Dysurt, Barbara Kultln, Jeanne Bosserdet, Patricia Johnson, Jean Peterson, Joan Lawson, Mary El lin Moore, Janet Glover Bell, Marilyn Thompson. From Nestor Hall Emerald Editor: We, the members of Nestor hall, hereby wish the removal of pay phones in favor of free phones. (Signed:) John Tonack, Paul Weller, John Boss, Milan Foster, Chuck Plummer, Jim Tenneyson, Jim Archer, Pete Williams, John Jen sen, Walter C. I-ang, Hubert Ta kano, ltlchard Wilbanks, Pat Itooncy, John Danielson, Jack Dennon, Bob Shaw, Walt Lovell, Jim Harris, Frank Bear, Don Vlr tanen. Bob Itosworth, George Lee, Gordon Boas, Chuck Palmer, Mike Ht. John, Des Haldeman, Douglas Clement, Bruce Sprlng bett, Bob Haney, Bill Haney, Harvey Wells, Pat Curtis, John Templeton, Gary Canova, Dick Lewis, Dave Jeremiah, Art Grels ser. Gene Duncan, Dick Kofford, Hon Bottler. From ADPi Emerald Editor: The present pay phone system is very bad. We were "railroad ed" into it by the PUC and the PT&T. Probably the most important reasons for objecting to the pay phones are as follows: 1. Costly to the individual stu dent 2. Inconvenience 3. The PUC has defined living organizations as “public places” 4. Not all other Oregon col leges have the phones. x icci me unijr nuiuuuu iu mis problem is to revert to the set-up which we had last year (1950-51) which called for private phones installed in the houses. The stu dents on this campus should offer no compromise, because a com promise would be just as costly and inconvenient as well as un just. (Signed:) Barbara Williams, Clara Belle Roth, Jean Sauer, Gloria Barry, Harriet Vahoy, Patricia Bellmer, Jill Chrisholrn, Jane Kneeht, Charlotte Regan, Donna-clniro Ringle, Bobbie Howard, Anne Graham, Joan Williams, Nancle Steinmctz, Gerry Marsh, Maxine Hill, Joyce Sinner, Eva Jean Mil ler, Pat Broun, Anna Clark, Sharon Hamilton, Donnalc San dusky, Barbara Bates, Betty Harland, Frances Neel. Don't Compromise Emerald Editor: The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph co. has finally succeed ed in invading your “homes away from homes” by the installation of pay phones, and have now up ped the rate to 10 centre They Have succeeded in doing this with nisleading statements. You have oeen told that your living orga lizations were public dwelling ind that under their ruling pay jhones would have to be instal ed. They then told us there should >e no reason why we should ob ect because other colleges and unlvcndtlon of tin- Pacific North- ' Hr»l fell under the suine rule, \\ lit-n we found out the truth It wan too Into. Thr> "one-armed . handlin'’ hml already boon ln Mallcd. j, When wo had combined forced , with Oregon State and protested vigorously the phone company *• hacked down and agreed to in stall a campuH exchange if the .student* and administration m> desired. i The phone company has the students so completely .Muffed i that they are afraid to stay orga- , nized to fight this deplorable .iit uatlon. The students should ic allze the tremendous amount of influence and power they have through close co-operation and unification. There Is absolutely , no reasons why the pay t<Te- '' phones should Ire In our living organizations. To compromise is | to admit defeat. Student co-operation, publja. _ pressure and action through otlT- ~ clals can and should be brought j to boar on this situation. These things the students can and should do. let's do it. . i Nell Chase From Sigma Chi Emerald Editor: We, the undersigned members . of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, have agreed not to utilize the ‘ phones of the campus if the pro- • posed raise in rates is put into ♦ effect. We strongly favor return to the system of last year I 1950 51). or. use of the proposed toll free inter-campus phone system. If neither of these pluns Is feas ible, the present five-cent rate is our next alternative. Under no conditions will we pay 10 cents a call! (Signed:) Kohln I .unison, Stuart Rlohard son, Jumrs Young, John Whltty, I'ete Charlton, Mike Moran, Jack . I-andrud, Jim Owens, Jack Clem ent, lion Spores, Benj. Sals on, . Boh Kuan, Kon Walters, Jerry (iarrett, Brent Bates, Kalpti Wuekerbarth, Jack Ixiftis, Boh * Scott, Don Sloan, Dick IVtroldt, Bruce Irving, John Elliot, Hon Sigler, D. I.. Mobley, CJ. T. Frey, ' Don Hedgepeth, Jim Dersiiam, Torn Macdonald, Frank Fullmer, Clyde Fahlman, Jean Boddewyn, Harrison Fagg. From Pi Phi Emerald Editor: We as a group object to the . explanations used by the PatfftlT”’ Telephone and Telegraph at the installation of pay telephones in * campus living organizations, but also to action itself. The action was defended by a statement that Oregon State col lege already had pay telephones in operation. This was a gross mis-representation of facts, hard- " ly a misunderstanding on the part of those who used the de fense. We strongly feel that the Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph would not have resorted to such ^ a faulty explanation If it had ha*l^ a substantial basis for Uu .actions. We found our objections to J*.,y telephones In campus living orgn-^j nl/.ations, therefore, on the fol- l lowing grounds, all of which wo consider substantial: 1. Our living groups are not public institutions of any sort, but rather private non-profit groups. 2. We are residents of Eugene * for nine months out of each year and are considered as such by the U.S. census. We look upon our - houses as homes. 3. It cannot be argued that U the number of calls we make is out of proportion with the norm as in innumerable business of fices, public institutions with pri vate telephones, and telephones ' are used constantly, 4. The average college student liiuls it difficult enough to fi nance his education without thft added personal expense. It seems ‘ (Please turn to paye three) '
