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Grin and Bear It _
We’re going to be faced with a situation of the grin-and-bear
it variety at the end of this term.
In case you’ve been reading your social calendar, you 11 real
ize that the Oregon state high school basketball tournament
is scheduled for Mar. 18 through 22 in Eugene.
Final week is Mar. 17 through 22.
Why should this be rather disturbing? Well, the respective
habits’ of the high schoolers and the final-bound University
students are likely to cause a bit of conflict—notably in the
Student Union.
We’ve noticed in previous years that the high school set,
when on campus, invariably makes a beeline for the SI , with
its soda bar and recreational facilities.
And the custom of “going for coffee" before and after finals
is a time-honored tradition for the college crowd.
However, we’re determined to make the best of it. The high
school fans will be here, in a sense, as guests of the University.
As such, they’re our guests too. The impression these prospec
tice Webfoots get while they’re here will in many cases be their
only chance to judge the Oregon student body.
And there’s a ray of light in the statement made by Student
Affairs Director Donald M. DuShane to the Student Union
board recently, to the effect that arrangements are being made
to hold future tournaments during Oregon’s spring vacation,
thus avoiding conflict.
Meanwhile, we’ll give our high school friends a big smile
and a friendly “hello”—and return to the books.—G. G.
Wish Gets Frustrated
ASUO President Bill Carey’s wish isn't coming true.
On Thursday, Sept. 17, 1951, he said—at the initial meeting
of the ASUO senate—that he hoped political affiliations in the
group were “no longer in existence.”
- Last Thursday night there was a plain USA-ACS split on a
motion tabling a proposed direct primary and convention sys
tem for ASUO elections. AGS wanted to table it; USA, to
discuss it. AGS won.
Too bad, Bill. But every year when spring term elections be
gin to loom over the horizon, student legislators—whether
they be senators, executive councilors, or what—begin to think
along party lines. _
Secret Weapon
“Frankly, Louise, I think a simple ‘no’ would have been just as
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Letters
to the
Editor
Come Again—Soon!
Emerald Editor:
This is a note to all the dads
of the men living in the dorms:
We are certainly glad to have
had you down for Dad's Day,
Pop; not only did your presence
give our morale a boost, it also
had a good effect on our stom
achs.
Or didn't you notice those Juicy,
thick, filet steaks we had for
dinner Saturday night ? Or thut
tender ham and fluffy mashed
potatoes we stuffed ourselves
with on Sunday?
"My,” I bet you said to your
self, "they sure feed my kid fine
down here."
But don't you believe It, dad;
it was all a show—for your bene
fit—staged by the dormitory
people. We’ve had steaks—and
not very good ones—about four or
five times since full term started.
And never anything as nice us
those steaks we had on Saturday
night.
Anyway, we've had one blissful
weekend and the dormitory big
wigs have showed you a "typical”
meal served to the men in the
dorms.
Don’t get me wrong, though.
Dad: we’re not starving. Just
gagging a little.
Yours for bigger and more
frequent Dad's Days.
Larry Lavelle
Phil Bettens
No Clarification
Emerald Editor:
I agree with M. Delemme that
the article about Asia in the Jan.
30 Emerald was utterly ridicu
lous; however, I fail to see where
Delemme’s explanation clarifies
anything and it certainly does
nothing to counteract some of tffe
more extravagant statements of
his previous article.
I must confess Inability to un
derstand Delemme’s epithets of
“mystic” and “diagnostic” as used
to describe “the Hindu” and “the
Chines e,” respectively. Such
words can be used to mean just
about anything and consequently
mean nothing. Delemme’s ap
proach to Asian matters seems to
be that of a person who is over
whelmed by what appears too
enigmatic to understand, so why
try?
One wonders also what Del
emme means by "Asiatic.” Here
he uses the adjective of the im
perialist mentality to refer to
numerous peoples of widely vary
ing cultures and living in areas
as widely separated as London
and Novosibirsk.
I do not share Delemme’s fears
that "our work will be washed
away because they will be unable
to maintain it.” The trouble with
people like Delemme is that the>
do not reflect upon the work ol
centuries which the West found
when it arrived in Asia. Asian
cultures have not been a struc
ture held together by the mortar
of imperialist administrators. But
if Delemme is referring to the
cultural oppression and economic
impoverishment which the West
has worked upon Asia then I am
of the opinion that "our work”
MUST be washed away.
John A. Simmons
tit* Motoju*..,
5 YEARS AGO
Feb. 4, 1947—Grave concern
over growing pressure groups in
Congress was sounded Saturdaj
morning by Oregon’s Junior sen
ator, Wayne Morse, in a speed
before faculty members and stu
dents of the law school.
Entertainment during Dad’f
day weekend, Feb. 15 and 16, will
include the production of the
Broadway stage success, “I Re
member Mama.”
30 YEARS AGO
Feb. 4, 1922—The presldentf
of t&e five Northern Division
schools met on the Oregon cam
pus to make a resolution against
the policy of paying college ath
; Jete*.-.
-So TMHS Ms Oregon
Something Wrong with Emerald?
Here's the Why and Wherefore
__-—By Jim H«ycox —
What's wrong with the Emer
ald?
You hear (he question now and
then. And the fact that It Is
II <1 H r (I iirvrn
sltiites mi un
HHTP.
An A S U O
senator said it
guve unjust
and prejudicial
treatment t o
certain news
items. Other
ASUO officers
have said some
of its news
stories are
"colorc d" —
shedding a bad
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light on student government or
certain individuals.
And all sorts of little people
just people have little griped.
Not enough social news. Not
enough emphasis on dances and
big weekends. In some cases no
news at all.
It bolls down to this. Some fac
tions maintain the puper should
take what they might call “more
interest In the campus” or some
thing akin to that. Some of the
things they consider really big
are cut down too much.
And many in this group add the
corollary t(iat the Emerald han
dles some things it has no right to
handle. They say, for example,
when somebody gets a traffic tic
ket he ought to be left alone.
The gist of the complaint is
• why not print just the good news
.. . and not the bad." It is not In
the school’s interest to drag
skeletons out of the closet no
matter how recent the vintage.
This isn't!* had argument, in
cidentally. It’s easy to believe and
apparently more than a few do
believe It. It Is, however, wrong.
The point must first be made,
or admitted, that mistakes, often
mechanical, are made. And that
reporters, present company not
excluded, do write misleading or
factually Inaccurate stories.
Sometimes these things are
caught sometimes not.
The real point,"however. Is this.
The Kmerald, Imperfect as It Is,
would lie worth nothing at all If
It didn’t continue to cover: (I)
all the news, and (?) both sides of
the Issue where possible. And do
it to the best of its ability.
You may maintain that it ac
complished no good to state that
the senate Thursday night voted
party against party.
And you inuy end up with the
opinion, us some people have, that
the Kmcrald Is prejudiced. Is out.
gunning for people and organl/.u
tIons in Its news columns. That
Is not true.
The placement and length of »
news story are based on several
things interest, significance and
timeliness being perhaps most im
portant.
When something appears on
page one, therefore, you can con
clude that, with what news there
was during the day, these Items
were most significant In the
judgment of the people who put
them there.
And you mny also conclude,
when you find something you
think objectionable print, it is
there, page one or eight, for the
same reason.
The paper is written to serve
almost 5,000 students. It must
tell them as much about every
newsworthy situation as It can,
must inform them on both sides.
And it must take both the gfwxl
and the bad news (bad from the
point of those who feel It adverse
ly effects somebody or some
thing) or it becomes just as bias
ed and worthless as the common
est politician.
The Atomic Age
Egyptians, Iranians Discovering
Hate Doesn't Make Best Policy
-By Phil Johnson -
The hasty exit of the Wafdist
party from the control of Egypt
last week was a favorable devel
opment in the West’s position in
the global pic
Mustapha el
Nahas Pasha’s
cabinet was
killed by the
Frankenstein
monster which
it had created.
Having en
gaged in the
popular Arab
sport of Brit
ish-hating, the
cabinet had
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idKen steps
which ultimately led to wild or
gies of rioting, killing and burn
ing in the streets of Egypt’s capi
tal city.
The Wafdlst party attempted
to capitalize upon the old Egypt
ian dislike for Englishmen. The
people were stirred up by the
government’s impractical de
mands upon Great Britain. Clash
es between English and Egyptian
troops in the Suez canal area con
tributed to the general unrest.
The Wafdist campaign was suc
cessful, and the public seemed to
be united behind the party. How
ever, the Egyptian mobs were
not satisfied with England’s re
action to the Arab demands.
Shouting for “war! war! war!”
with England, rioters burned doz
ens of buildings in downtown
Cairo.
Finally, King Farouk .appar
ently fearing a revolution against
his own rule, dismissed the Waf-j
dlst cabinet.
v : , Like, .the IrantaB government/
which lost a large proportion of
the national revenue in its pecul
iar anti-England campaign, the
Wafdist regime discovered that a
policy baaed upon hate is not al
ways the best.
Of course, the Egyptians may
have valid reasons for their anti
British attitudes. However, their
demands bordered upon absurdity.
It Is foolish to expect the Eng
lish to ahandofi the Suez canal at
this time of international tension.
The weak Egyptian army would
he able to offer little opposition
to a sudden Soviet attack.
However, the Egyptians and
Iranians do not Beern to be con
cerned about the effect of their
policies upon defense of the world
against Communism.
The nationalization of the Iran
ian oil fields was considered to
be a great blow to the armament
of the anti-Communist nations,
but why should this bother Pre
mier Mossadeg? He would up
holster the sofa w’hile the house
burns down.
The Wafdists and Mossadeg*
have done their dirty work. The
West is probably weaker than be
fore, and the Soviet Union is
probably Comparatively stronger.
If the residents of Egypt and Iran
turn to Communism as an alter
native to their present self-eaused
chaos, the Russians will be only
too willing to alter the political
situation from knavery to slave
ry
The English may be unwelcome
in the Arab nations, but a cen
tury of British rule is preferable
to a month of Communist cop
troj. It is hoped thpt the Arnjp
will not learn that lesson the
^ hard way.