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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1952)
EMERALD The Oregon Daily EmiialrIi published Monday through Friday during the college year, except examination and holidays period*, with issues on Homecoming Saturday, Dads* Day Saturday, March 10 aud 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, $2 per terra. 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. Lorna Larson, Editor Robert Greenlee, Business Manager Phil Bettens, Managing Editor Jack Cady, Advertising Manager Gretchen Geondahl. Bill Clothier, Don Dewey, Associate Editors To IFC: A Compliment We knew an old Chief Gunner in the Marine Corps who seldom had a kind word for anyone. But when the Gunner passed out a compliment it really meant something. We know a chief resident counselor at the University of Oregon who has never been exactly loquacious in praising fraternities. Walt Freauff has often lowered the boom on an erring fraternity brother. Sometimes just for fun. But there’ve been some changes made. We've been under the impression for some time that Inter fraternity Council has exhibited fine cooperation this year in sofar as helping make the deferred living plan a success. They’ve played a role second only to the counselors. And, of course, the freshmen. IFC has had problems to settle but it has taken care of them without any outside help. Some other organizations have talked about making student authority commensurate with responsi bility but IFC has suited action to words, and done just that. It has been policing its own ranks. As an old mossy-backed independent, we've learned that what meets the eye is not always the true state of affairs, so we asked Freauff, who seems independent and is undoubtedly mossy-backed (second only to John Leigh and Johnny Kahan anui) what he thought about IFC’s part in making the living-in program work. Freauff’s answer may be regarded as a break with the spirit of some of his past remarks. “Each house president is to be congratulated on his efforts to make deferred living a worthwhile program,” said Freauff, ‘ “not only for the freshmen and the University, but for the fraternal living organizations as well. IFC deserves thanks for an excellent spirit of cooperation. Dick McLaughlin’s fine leadership, combined with his organization’s attitude, has again made the IFC about the most respectable student organization on our campus.” We don't know what we could add to that. McLaughlin and bis group have set a fine example for fraternity posterity, and have done much to further the good of the University.—B. G. To Be or Not To Be Few weeks back we wrote an edit beginning: “Let's abolish ... student body officers.” Now it looks like someone took us seriously. To be or not to be was the question at an ASUO cabinet meeting recently. Cabinet members—yours truly included—sat through a one and one-half hour Tuesday session at which the chief topic of discussion was whether or not the cabinet should exist. ASUO prexy Bill Carey doesn't think so. He brought the matter up. Some of the cabinet members agree. We don’t. The students who drew up the ASUO constitution saw room for such a body. Section VI, Clause 2 says the cabinet “shall advise and assist the president of the ASUO in administering the affairs of the association.” Clause 3 says it’s the duty of the cabinet to “submit proposals to the senate designed to promote the objectives of this association.” We’re not defending the cabinet’s fall term record as in dicative of the worth of the body. It didn’t accomplish much. Members didn’t attend meetings. Worthwhile discussion was lacking. But this doesn’t mean the cabinet members couldn’t ... and shouldn’t... be justifying the existence of the body. There's plenty around here to do if responsible students want to make the effort. Carey said he felt the cabinet was not necessary to the “prop er functioning of student government.” What is the “proper functioning?” Seems a cabinet—properly abiding by the con stitution’s definition of its duties—would be might valuable and essential. If students want to have their great and glorious STU DENT GOVERNMENT, they’ve got to make some effort to Krern. They don’t accomplish this end by abolishing their Intearitv Scrolls at Texas; C Rations at Minnesota By Ra« Thomas Although several hundred stu dents at the University of Texas have signed "integrity scrolls" in compliance with their new honor code, the general opinion seems to be that the signing of scrolls is just about as pointless as signing loyalty oaths. * * * A new plan In accord with Stanford's honor code will gt> into effect Immediately. The plan eliminates statement of Illness cerwirnTe^indinakes a student's word to his Instructor acceptable for absence. • * * An F in n course nrul one quar ter's suspension front Stanford was the penalty for cheating Im posed upon it graduate student studying for ft Ph.D. in mathe matics, and who admitted cheat ing on un exam. * * * Army C Rations were spread on mashed potatoes mid served as the main course at dinner for dormitory residents nt the Vn|-« vrralty of Minnesota. Some said It was tin- ix'Nt meal to come mu of the kitchen In n long time. * * * A teat for boredom In class-1 rooms bus been Invented. A pm- ’ feasor at Oklahoma university re cently patented the "wiggle me- b ter,” which records how much fidgeting goes on during class. Wires are strung along on the • back of chairs, and every time ni student yawns or wiggles, th'*k impulse is recorded on a graph. V - - Letters to the Editor - - f They Had to Study Emerald Editor: Of the eight students inter viewed by the Emerald, four re ported that they did not go to the Parliament of World Re ligions. They had to study. How many students heard I)r. Northrop Monday night? Most of the 4,000 students seem to have had to study for midterms Or to do something else. Is that the reality of the American university the univer sity of a nation leading the whole world nojv and in the future? Couldn’t they spend just u couple of hours u day for Those lectures and discussions Instead of studying textbooks? I hear that about five per cent of high school graduates go to colleges and universities every year in this country. College stu dents, therefore, are, or rather must be. intellectual leaders of the future U.S. If things go as they now are, we carnot hope for much from the college education. As Dr. Means questioned and Dr. North rop answered Monday night. eom plrte revision must be made *.i American hlghi'r education. Dr. Newburn will come back with rock! souvenirs, not only for this campus but for the entire education of the U.S., I hope. Kay Mlyoshl Reciprocity a Must Knicruld Kdltor: Lgist week we had the great fortune of witnessing the reali zation of a cherished dream. At least it started out as a dream but the ending was clouded with religious jargon and just plain old fashioned ignorance. We refer here to the Parliament of World Religions held recently at the University of Oregon, which, af ter Bishop Gerald Kennedy's ad dress, might appropriately lie ex pressed, "The Proselytizing of the non-Christian" whom the Bishop referred to as "a pagan." Now, it Is not our Intent us members of our respective faiths to question the sincerity of Bis hop Kennedy or hts American birthright of Freedom of Speech. y-nxxHt Ute S/teij... w ' r» r A Woman's View rn Korean War By Jo Anne Hewitt WAR IN KOREA by Marguerite Higgins. Doubleday. $3. The front lines of Korea are not the places where one would expect to find an attractive young American woman. But Marguer ite Higgins, war correspondent for the New York Herald Trib une, was there the day American troops first entered this so-called holding action against Soviet ag gression. Despite repeated at tempts by top-ranking military officials and by her own news offices in New York to send her back to the safety of a Tokyo desk, she managed to remain at the front for the first six months of the war. “War in Korea” deals with this period, describing the people involved from the top generals down to the not so well known boys in the foxholes. It is not a lovely story, for it is told real istically. She saw death and suf fering, and perhaps because she was a woman, the horror of battle stood hut even more vividly. Miss Higgins was determined to tell of the bitter struggle American troops faced in the early days when they were both inadequately armed and trained. It was the price this country had to pay fqr unpreparedness. There is a quality expressed in the book that is strongly remini scent Of Ernie Pyle. Like him, she finds strength in the ability of the American soldier to laugh even in the face of suffering. One North Korean prisoner summed up the Oriental opinion of Amer icans in the statement: “Your countrymen will be defeated by a longing for a hot shower.” Miss Higgins attempts to prove he greatly underestimated the Amer ican fighting man. The human side of the Korean war is vividly portrayed in the words of the book, but it is the photographs of Carl Mydans and others which tell the story better than even a writer as skillful as Miss Higgins possibly can. There is one of a Korean or phan about four years old who' shows in his downcast face the I loneliness and desolation his ■pe»pie haw*suffered* Thene *afd others of Korean refugees fleeing from their homes in the fore of advancing troops, as well as many of wounded and exhausted soldiers. Truly the autiuir was fully aware of the terrible sum we are paying in this effort to stop Com munist advancement. Yet she de fends the action of the Cnited Na tions. The free world cannot af ford to give up the manpower and raw materials of the Asian main land. It is essential that the I'nl ted States aid free countries to help themselves. We need as many people as possible on our side. She ends on the note of what she terms as an “alarmist." There is a lesson in Korea though vic tory will cost a lot, it will be cheaper than defeat. bill what made UN regurgitate Iasi Thursday evening »»* (hr llls ho|>'s admission of his Igi oranee of Far Kustern society and then proving of this Ignorance by In ferring that tin- pagan Asiatics can bo saved "only” by Christlan Ity. Hut the IfiNhop «iis not only satisfied with thrusting Chris- | llunity upon the peoples of Asia, but insinuated that the eronoubr peoples could also lie solved liy the acceptance of the Trinity, and the resurrection and detfica tion of Jesus Christ. But if this were not enough,■ Bishop Kennedy refuted the Ideas' of some of our greatest scholars on the Far Hast by advocating the transplanting of western de mocracy In toto upon a culture which not only has lasted a few thousand more years than w. st ern civilization, hut has made ln-.| estimable contributions to our* world society. The sad fact Is (and this hair Irrn corroborated by students representing; .Asiatic countries on this campus) that Bishop Ken* uedy's aggressiveness will Is- con sidered by the peoples of Asia a»j' cor sanguineous to previous vvest-j ern Imperialistic designs. If we are to seek a genuine! understanding of our fellow hu-j man beings regardless of race or* religion, it will depend to a large measure on our part as Amerl-l cans by extending our "coopera tion'’ on a reciprocal basis. YVe in the United States should I learn to respect the right of the | individual to his own theology' and not allow theological differ- i cnees to prevent us from work ing together for the welfare of the community, our nation, our • world and humanity. This co operation on a common ethical and spiritual values, while differ- ■ ences in theology are cherished, j can not but seem worthy in the j mind of God. Sherman F. Kennedy, ^ I Methodist Thomas I*. Walsh, Catholic -I Morris (>. Sahr, •lew Joys of Off-campus Living v“* thought I told you boys no “pin-ups” on th’ walls.”