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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1952)
Hair-raising time . . . . . . will »M> your* at the atomic energy exhibit in the Student 'Union today and Thuniday. Story on |»f[r seven. Volume Mil m daily "EMERALD 46ITAT Fifty-first year oj Publication UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, 4AX. SO, 1952 Wind, Rain . . . . . . and no stars Wednesday says the weatherman. Showers an4 gusts of wind will continue Thurs day. Maximum temperature today is 55, minimum 40. / NUMBER 68 Quota System, Open Rushing, Told by I.F.C. Open rushing began Monday * with a new quota system rcgulat . ing the size of pledge classes for fraternities and a ‘'hell to help week” plan for Initiations. . The new measures were passed at Thursday nights Inter-Fratcr nlty council meeting. Winter term rushing will last four weeks and each ruahee will t>e required to register at the stu '"V' affairs office. Since the * constitution specified a five week open rush period, the IFC 4-had to amend the rule at the meet ing to shorten the period. To officially participate in open •lushing, registration procedures must be completed before accept ing rush dates. IFC Graduate Ad viser Bob Christ said after the meeting: "In order for the fresh men to gain the maximum amount 4 ot participation in this rushing they should sign up as soon as pos • sible." I-lmlts Total Number of Men A University regulation which limits the total number of men in each fraternity to a logical house capacity figure was revealed at the meeting. It was discussed and approved by the IFC, ending the 1 question of how many men each fraternity should be allowed to pledge. Though the regulation was en . acted by the administration in .IMS, fraternities have been fol-j lowing the IFC pledge limit of 30 : * men the past few years. Now ac- ! tively in effect once more the quota will be based upon the number of i men living in each house or active in its activities. In other action IFC decided to j ' set up a committee in the near fu- , ■ture to aid fraternities in changing "hell week" to “help Week." Since the IFC has no power to force fra (Please turn to Pane eiuht) Hostess Voting Begins Today — Photo by Dean Bond DAD'S DAY HOSTESS KINA LISTS ace (left to right) Mrs. Jane Carlisle Mu^hnfik), Mrs. Isbel Lr-lghty Ingham and Mr. laNrlle Oay N'rwmar. Thr hostess will be chosen through student vutr today and tomorrow In the Student I'nion and Co-op. Voting for Dad's Day hostess will begin today in booths in the Co-op and in the Student Union. Pictures of the three finalists in the contest Mrs. Jane Carlisle Moshofsky, Mrs. LaNelle Gay Newman and Mrs. Isabel Leighty Ingham are posted in the two lo cations. The voting will take place today and Thursday. The winner will be announced Friday. The hostess ; will greet Oregon dads and wel ! come them to the campus during : the weekend. She will attend the 1 Dads luncheon Saturday noon in the Student Union ballroom, and will be presented at the basketball game that evening. Tickets for the luncheon are still on sale at the SU main desk, ac | cording to Jean Mauro, luncheon I chairman. Seating capacity is 535, (Please turn to page eight) Asians Need Understanding Not Missionaries-Northrop By Bill Clothier By promoting "Asian religions for the Asians’ 'the Voice of Amer ■ ica could build innumerable dams to help stop the rising flood of _ Communism in the Far East. This footnote admonition by Prof. F.S.C. Northrop closed out the coffee hour discussion in the student Union Tuesday after noon. "Instead of sending missionaries ’to Asia to convert the Asiatics to / Christianity,” said Northrop, "we i ’should send students to the Far - East so they might learn about 1 Asia's religious and cultural be 1 • liefs. Then the Asiatics would be ■more inclined to respect our own ,- attitudes and convictions." • The professor did not think it would be wise for any nation to •accept the United Nations without • the veto. It amounts to the same -thing as signing a blank check, he said. He pointed out that it was possible that the United States might be in a minority position sometime during a dispute. Living Law Constitution - "Any international law that vio lates the living law of a significant ' culture group," he said, "is im moral and should break down.” He proposed that the living law of each country be written into an inf'ernational constitution and be guaranteed against violation. Then, he said, there would be no legitimate reason to exercise the veto power in international dis putes. Any violator would be out lawed by the others. The professor drew a sharp line between western philosophy, which stands for certain determinant principles, and the Asian philoso phy which holds that nothing can be absolute and definite in a world of relative concepts. The Chinese Lawyer Social institutions cannot be lift ed from one culture, set down in another and be expected to func tion as before, he noted. He cited the case of a Chinese lawyer who was educated in a western university. The man went back to China to practice law in the western manner. This was after Chiang Kai-shek had taken western governmental concepts and saddled them on the Chinese people. The government was modeled after the west it seemed only natural to practice law in the western fashion. Lost His Clients But when the Chinese lawyer tried out his theory he lost all his clients. And he lost them, said Northrop, because the Chinese were still Confucianists at heart, though they were supposed to be living under a western-type gov ernment. The Chinese ware not interested in settling disputes according to some sort of mental yardstick which they didn't even compre hend. They were more interested in the moral aspect of each case and the relationship of one Chinese to another. Northrop emphasized it was in the nature of the cultures com monly identified with Hinduism, ism to mediate all disputes and isb to mediate all disputes and difficulties. Not Lent to Mediation In contrast, he said, western cul tures have evolved a standard de terminant principle to guide their conduct with each others. West ern cultures do not lend them selves to mediation. They govern tneir relations by a strict legal cotie. Russia has a western culture with a rigid, unalterable doctrine, he pointed out and she will never compromise or mediate her differ ences with other Asian countries. However, she conceals whatever ulterior motives she may have be hind a cloak of propaganda and pseudo-friendship for the rest of Asia. Therein lies great danger for In dia, said Northrop. He said the chances are 9 out of ten that In dia will wind up under Commu nist imperialism in place of the more liberal British imperialism she has just thrown off. 'King' Aspirants Narrowed to 13 Thirteen men reached the semi finals last night in the annual search for the campus "King of Hearts.” They are: Bob Chambers. Alpha Tau Omega and Delta Gamma; Hal Dunham, Theta Chi and Alpha Chi Omega; Jim Harding, Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Psi; Chuck Isaak, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Al pha Xi Delta; Duck Fuhr, Camp bell club; Paul Lasker, Alpha Tau Omega; Pat Dignan, Sigma Alpha Epsi lon and Pi Beta Phi; Bob Bos worth, Nestor hall; Bob Brittain, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Jim Wat kins, Phi Delta Theta and Chi Omega; Dick Schwary, Pi Kappa Sigma; Jim Purcell, Sigma Phi Epsilon; and Arna Borgnes. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Phi Delta The ta. From this group, six will be se lected to compete for the title. Women who bold tickets to the dance may vote for their choice in the Co-op Monday through Friday of next week .Joan Walker, selec tion chairman stated. The "King of Hearts” will reign (Please turn to page eight) Art and Religion Discussion Tonight In Browsing Room As a followup to last week's Parliament of World Religions', W. S. Baldinger, associate professor of art, will speak on "Art is the Handmaid of Religion” today at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union browsing room. The lecture will touch on the art of all religions presented in the parliament. Baldinger is chairman of the faculty religious and spiritual ac tivities committee and acted as co ordinator for the parliament pro gram. Baldinger said concerning to days topic, "The mutual depend ence of art and religion is a com monplace of history. At times it even seems that the servant be came the master and actually took a leading hand in the creation of , God whom the people could wor jship.” Quirinus Breen, professor of his tory and expert on church history, will be the discusion leader. Slides of painting, sculpture and architecture will be shown during the evening. Greek Students Consider Merits Of Full Recognition The question of whether or not to apply for official recognitin as a campus organization was dis cussed by Associated Greek stu dent representatives Tuesday after noon. Official recognition, AGS Presi dent Larry Dean said, would allow the group to sponsor campus events. "The group can't do as much now as they could if they were officially recognized," Dean explained. If AGS were to become officially recognized, Dean said, they would have an adviser from the faculty. Discussion centered around wheth er AGS wanted to function entirely as a political group or wished to take on social functions. Representatives were to take the proposal back to their respective houses for discussion. Action on the question would be made by the representatives after the opinions of the students involved were .ob tained, the group agreed. Cabinet Moves To Investigate Voting System The ASUO cabinet passed a mo tion Monday suggesting that a senate sub-committee be appointed** to investigate the preferential vot ing system which "put only men and presidential or vice-presiden tial candidates in freshman class offices.’’ Manlyn Thompson, president of Associated Women students, said the voting system, which has been used at Oregon for a number of years ,was disliked by many peo ple and was not entirely fair. Merv Hampton, ASUO vice president, agreed that "sentiment was practically unanimous against it. One specific objection raised was that candidates running for president had taken the two fresh man representative positions due to the workings of the "single transferable vote" system. Voting Discussed Discussion on freshman class voting come out of talks initiated by ASUO President Bill Carey who began the meeting by saying that “a cabinet was not necessary to the present functions of srtudent government." He said he felt that, as- the cab inet had no legislative or judicial power. the senate could take over what duties the cabinet performed. Most cabinet officers, said Donna Buse, Student Union Board repre sentative, came from certain areas of student action and in these they were chiefly interested. Naming the three ex-officio of ficers on the cahinet. Carey said the athletic chairman was perhaps unnecessary and both public rela tions and social chairmen could re port to him without using the cabinet. Cabinet WilHag Cabinet members were willing to agree with him that the cabinet has done very little so far. But ; while he indicated the cabinet i might not be necessary, others^ : including Hampton and Lorna Lar I son, Emerald editor, said members j should take a more active role and* ! bring problems out of their areas for discussion. < Please turn to Pape eipht) 'Smarfy Party' Awards Planned Three sophomore women will be honored as recipients of the Mor tar Board plaque for outstanding scholarship at the annual "Smarty Party,” scheduled for 6:30 p.m. to day in Gerlinger's Alumni hall. The paity is given each year by the senior women's honorary in honor of all freshman women earn ing a GFA of 3.00 or above fall term. Winners of the plaque, to be an nounced tonight, will be the three women who earned the highest grades during their entire fresh man year. Awarding is based on both grades and hours carried. Win ners’ names will be engraved on the plaque, which hangs in the of fice. of Mrs. Golda P. Wickham, di rector of women's affairs, through out the year. Entertainment and refreshments will be featured at the party to night. Omitted from the list of fresh man guests in Tuesday's Emerald were Ardice Houghton and Sylvia Wingard. Campus clothes will be in order for the party.