Orman Daily
EMERALD
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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
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“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 ‘
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