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EMERALD
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Where's the Advantage?
(Ed. Note: Today we are introducing our new editorial asso
ciate. He’ll be known to you as R. N.—Roger Nudd, senior in
liberal arts.)
Last week Dick Kading told the Senate that he considers the
pay phones a better deal financially to the houses. We beg to
differ.
A regular business line such as the ones previously in use
by campus living organizations costs $13.23 per month. The
pay phones cost from $2.83 to $4.37 per month plus the dimes
you put in. Only slightly over three calls a day per phone would
have to be made before you would be paying more than you
previously did for telephone service.
Nor is there an explanation in the practice of “beating the
machine” by using pennies. Any house manager will tell you
that the house always pays the other eight cents. Since mem
bers have always paid for any long distance service, this can
not be the solution either. How, then, are pay phones a better
deal?
The campus fight to get the pay phones out is not helped by
unfounded statements as to their value by the very people who
are supposed to be leading the campaign for their removal.—
R. N.
First Things First
The foremost objective of the students and faculty members
working on the ASL’O senate phone committee should he to
rid the University living organizations of pay telephones. They
should strive toward a reversion back to the old business phone
set up.
These views are shared by a large segment of the University
student population, if the letters to the editor run in Monday's
edition (and those appearing today) are any indication of stu
dent opinion.
If, in the final analysis, the committee should find this goal
unattainable, other means of bettering our situation should he
considered. But only if and when we find all hope is lost—and
we’re a long way from this point now—should we devote our
time and energy to secondary considerations.
We were satisfied—and financially solvent—under our for
mer business phone setup. We should nfake every effort to re
turn to that former state.
Action is^Long Overdue
Down by eleventh street there flows a stream which was once
the pride of the campus but which at this moment is a totally
worthless eyesore.
The question has been asked before, but we’ll ask it again:
Why doesn’t somebody do something about the Millrace? More
particularly: Why doesn’t the University Planning Commission
ask the President’s Office to ask the City Council to approve
the Millrace Bond Issue? Why doesn’t the Senate make a
similar request?
Individual student action has gone as far as it possibly can
go. The time for University action has long since arrived.
$20,000 is available to set up a Millrace Park. It has been found
that the water can be made to flow swiftly through the Park
area. This desolate area near the physical plant can become a
place for relaxation right on the campus Spring term. This
will never come about if the Senate and Planning Commission
don’t do something now.—R. N.
The Dime Marches on
The objective of-this year’s March of Dimes will be 100 per
cent participation, not dimes and dollars. That interesting
quotation came from the general chairman of the campus drive.
Donations from 4,150 persons at the rate of one cent each
...that would add up to nearly $42. We wonder how many
paralyzed children that would help.
Yes, complete participation comes first in importance, but
the activity points involved runs a close second. Who knows?
Maybe we’ll even, gather soipe cash for the March of Dimes.
—D. D.” ’
Oust VUitosil Speak...
Singapore is a Long way from China
(Ed. note: Mr. Goh is a freshman in pre-journal
Ism who has spent more than two years on a dally
newspaper In Singapore.)
Theodore Goh
The fact that the Emerald in common with most
Americans believes that Singapore is somewhere in
China affords me the opportunity to mention r few
basic facts about my homeland.
Singapore Is not In Singapore nor part of China.
It is as far away from China as Eugene Is from Los
Angeles. It is a small island ut the tip Of the Malay
Pennlnstila now known as the Malayan Union, the
home of most of the rubber that America uses. In
this little island of 16 by 14 miles, there are about a
million people, the majority of whom are concen
trated In the town of about 20 square miles.
The population is made up of almost every known
nationality in the world. Most of the big countries
except Russia. China (both Nationist and Commun
ist), Japan and the Axis countries, have either con
sular bodies or representatives on our island. We
rub shoulders with Arabs, Swiss, Americans, Indians
and Englishmen every day of our lives.
The island is under British jurisdiction. The man
agement of our city, both legislative us well as exec
utive, is administered by two councils each of which
consists of official representatives from the British
Government as well as popularly elected councilors.
Commercially we are at the crossroads of the
West and the East. Each day our harbor Is packed
to the limit with at least 40 ships which stop to dis
charge, or receive, cargo as well as refuelling and
repairing. Our shops are stocked with every type of
goods. \Ve are not only the show window of the Ear
East but of the World itself.
We too boast a University, though it is a new
born infant of two years. Through this University
wo hope to provide our Inland with its loader* whom,
we hope, will help us form a nation um cosmopolitan
as that of America. The system used In the univer
sity la in line with those of the universities in
England.
The diversity of nationalities In our Island gives
rise to a conglomeration of religions. Hindu temples,
Moslem mosques, Buddhist monasteries and Chris
tian churches lie elieek by jowl. We have on our
island not only a brunch of the World Connell of
Churches luit also an Inter-Kellglous Council which
consists of leaders of all religious bodies on our
islund. This Council meets regularly to discuss prob.
Ictus as well us to present the public with talks on
different aapects of the vnrlous religions of the world
just us the University of Oregon Is holding u I'urll
ament of World Religions.
The average Singaporean baa every opportunity of
owning refrigerators, rudios, electric stoves, hot
plates, clectirc irons and American ears. These ma
terial possessions are available to him on the hire
purchase system as well as the credit system. Food
served in the Chinese, Indian, Malay or European
manner is available ut eating shops and high-class
restuurunts. Though not an agricultural island we
manage to grow a quota of our own fresh fruits and
vegetables while our surrounding seas provide us
with a great variety of fish and shells.
It is impossible in a short letter to tell everything
about my island but I hope the above facts wif
eradicate some of the false notions that the Amorl-^
cans have about Singapore. For those who wish to
learn more about my homeland. I will be only too
eager to talk with them. Tin: library also possess a
70-page copy of a souvenir edition giving details of
the growth of Singapore.
- Letters to the Editor -
From the Sig Eps
Emerald Editor:
We, the undersigned wish the
removal of pay phones.
We ask for a return to the
phone system used last year. The
present pay phones constitute an
unwarrented drain on the student
pocketbook and a distortion of
the PUC ruling concerning public
and semi-public dwellings.
(Signed:)
Harry Fuller, Ed Kuykendall,
David Todd, Lawrence Tyeer,
Kenneth Hodge, Paul Keefe,
Larry Hobart, Bob Heivert, Burr
Boutwell, Bob Ogle, Bob Zwald.
Bod Ileestand, Bruce Shaffer,
Dick Newstrum, John 1'ratin
felder.
McChesney Hall
Emerald Editor:
We of McChesney Hall are
against the pay telephones com
pletely. (Not just for downtown
calls.) We think the raise in
phone rates is exceptionally un
just.
(Signed:)
Robert Blaisddl, Jim Bagly,
George Wessman, Richard Bag
art, Larry Scott, Melvin Westfall,
Elmer G. Hibbs, Bruce Wallace,
Gerald Paine, L e e T h o m a s,
Charles Humphreys, Maynard
Hine, Phil Walker.
Richard Morse, Robert Bonham.
From the Tekes
Emerald Editor:
We, the undersigned would like
to register a protest against the
current rate policy of the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph com
pany.
(Signed:)
John Brown, Robert Lacy, Bob
Funk, Bob Fowler, C. N. Issak,
William Gallinger, Charles Jones,
Roger Kuykendall, Kenneth Lowe,
Ritchey Rust, Bod Bonneff, Don
ald Allen.
Marvin Hansen, Gerald Berre
man, L. Darby, Harold Neufeld,
Dick Rampton, Thomas Whitson,
Donald Surfus and Orville Coll
ver.
Kappa Alpha Theta
Emerald Editor:
We of Kappa Alpha Theta have
always been definitely opposed to
the installation of pay telephones
for the following reasons:
1. it is completely unreasonable
that a public utility established
for the benefit of the people
should reach the proportions of
a monopoly working against the
best interests of the individual.
2. Any compromise would be
unacceptable since a new plan
would probably involve additional
financial burdens upon the stu
dents.
3. Our living organization is
considered a homo, and it is not
only an injustice to its members
to pay for local phone calls, but it
is also a discourtesty to impose
such inconveniences upon our
guests, whom the P.T.&T. has
classed as general public.
We are prepared to take an ac
tive and positive stand on th.s
situation and will vigorously re
ject any plan other than thut of
the original private phone system.
(Signed:)
trances Baum, Diane Kokins,
Meredith Burch, Jean Burgess,
Barbara Burke, Nancy Collins,
Barbara Denning, Aside Dixon,
Susan Drummof d. Martha fee
naughty, Susan Fitzgerald, Fran
cis Gillniore, Sully Huseltlnc,
Jeanne Hoffman.
Barbara Keelcn, Mary Kelly,
Ann Lawrence, Nancy Miller, Bov
Moor, Molly Muntzol, Ijols Nat
han, Nancy Newlands, (ieorgie
Obortcuffer, Marilyn Fatlerson,
Marilyn Fewer, Marilyn Itayfleld,
Dewey Keed, Mary Koehford.
Connie Seymour, Carolyn Silva,
N'an nett e Sllverthorne, Deanne
Smith, Betsy Ntclle, Ann Straw,
ger, Kurin Sundoleaf, Liz Waddell,
Mary Waddell, Joan Walker,
Dolly W'lthlngton, Margie Wood
worth aid Fatti Wright.
Top Secret, Maybe?
Fnicrnld Editor:
Due to the beautiful wrath r.
Wednesday, 1 naked the adminis
tration of the Student Union for*
permission to go to the top of
the Union to take some pictures,*'
After having given my name
and affirming that I’d take these
plotures for “private purposes” I
wan told: “Sorry, you ran’t get <
I lie permisNlon."
I do not like to ask twice for, I
a favor. So I didn't. But is that <
realty a favor? What are the;
r< aaons for the refusal ? |
Fran/. Cesar/.
rf-fiatn the Mosujue... *
10 YEAItS AGO
•Ian. 22, Hi 12—Way ne I- Morse,
dear of the law school, yesterday,
spiked a rumor which was un 1
covered floating around (he ram J
pus.
l-'or some reason It wus u his-'4'1
pered about there would Is* nutn
law school al the Ciilverslty ifrxt
year.
“t'lterly ridiculous," said Ih
dean. “So foundation in fact t
such a rumor."
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