The Oregon Daily Euerai* b nublished Monday through Friday during the cdleMjrgir, ssasrSh.-a.'iiite g versitv of Oregon. Entered as second class matter at the post office. Eugene, Oregon. scription rates: $5 per school year, %2 per term. the associate editors. Unsigned editorials are written b) the editor. Lorn a Las son. Editor __ Robert Greknlke, Business Manager Phil Bettens, Managing Editor Carolyn Silva, Advertising Manager____ Geetchen Geondahl, Biu-Ciothies, Don Dewey, Associate Editors AmmuInI Press. United Press. Member. Associated Collegiate Press. News Editor: Larry Hobart Assistant Managing Editor: Phil Johnson Chief Night Editor: Sarah Turnbull Sports Editor: Bill Gurney Asst. Sports Editor: Larry Lavelle Asst. News Editors: Kathleen Fraser, Jim Hay cox, A1 Karr Makeup Editors: Kathleen Fraser, Judy McLoughlin, A1 Karr Wire editors: Donna Lindbeck, Lee McGary. Len Calvert, Mary Ann Mowery, Helen Jones Editorial Associate: Roger Sudd Feature Editor: Harriet Walrath Photographer: Fred Schneiter Day Managers: Mary Waddell, Maureen Reiter, Sally Thurston, Merle Davis, Sally Advertising Salesmen: Janet Petersen. Ward Cook, Marcia Dutchrr, Sally Haseltinc, Barbara Kerleu, Nikki Trump. Silva W in gard A Tribute to Mr.^lckes... The old Curmudgeon is dead. Long live his memory. Harold L. Ickes was that rare bird in the public service (or at least it seems so lately) who was scrumptiously honest and fearlessly forthright in everything he did or said while serving as Secretary of the Interior from 1932 to 1946. “HonestisHal” made a lot of enemies during his time. He had a tongue like a two-edged sword and he showed no re straint in the use of it. During the Roosevelt Reign lie was administration hatchet man and trial - balloon - sender - upper. Plenty of verbiage which should have been hurled at F. 1). R. caught Ickes square in the face—and was returned two-fold. But we’re not going to review his life. Most people know something about this colorful demagogue who may have missed a few opportunities to keep quiet, but never missed an oppor tunity to do his job as he saw fit, with honesty and energy un excelled by anyone in the governmental service during the past decade. We could use a few more public servants cast in the Ickes mold. He was a credit to his country.—B. C. A Question for Linfield College... Linfield college has really come up with something new. We can hardly wait to see who is the queen of the ball there. It was a Sunday Journal story on the candidates for queen of the Intercollegiate-Knights’ Sweetheart Week that aroused our interest. - The headline on the back of the Journal sports section sa^s: "Six Frenchmen in Contest for Queen of Linfield Ball.” W ith the story is a picture of six freshman girls, but we don’t quite see how they fit into the situation. Could be consorts for the Frenchman who is elected queen?—D. D. A Rose for Mr. Truman... Our congratulations to President Truman. Mr. Truman and the press haven't seen eye to eye for a long time. He has what most politicians call a “bad press.” We’d like to reverse the trend. The President had a very special invitation to hear Evan gelist Billy Graham’s harangue on the presidential doorstep. Mr. Trumarr didn’t accept. • We’re momentarily proud of him. One of the most sensible things he’s done this year. Washington may need saving, all right, but we feel the entire nation needs saving from the Graham sideshow.—B. C. Another for the Administration We’re mighty glad our University administration will come out and say what it thinks—unlike the top officials of a school about 40 miles to the north. While browsing through the OSC Barometer the other day we came across a story beginning like this: “A disinterested reply was given to the OSC cooperative managers telephone committee by the administration in an an swer to the request for the College to state its stand on the phone issue for organized living groups.” • The OSC committee asked whether or not the College would permit local houses to connect with the campus switchboard. The dean of administration answered that a decision hadn’t been fully considered, but serious obstacles could be recognized. Nothing like hedging around the issue! . Contrast this with our dean of administration’s strong defi nite statement a couple weeks ago before the ASUO senate. Dean William Jones said, “The administration ... feels that an appeal of the tariff should be made before the Public Utilities commission.” , , • ' , ' ' Not only did our officials decide to say something... they said what we w.a/ijgcitp.lieat.. - - Letters to the Editor "Big Brothers .. Emerald Editor: You are to be commended for your February 1st consideration of the local juvenile problem. The YMCA "Big Brothers" move ment appears to be well Intended; however, your article suggests that more harm than good will come of these good intentions un less the "Big Brothers" have a deeper understanding of the total situation than do Mr. Briggs and Mr.' Wilhelm. While enjoying the feeling of "being a bit more broad minded" nnd “being an influence on a per son's character,” you might.bene fit from an inward look at the origin of your brotherly motiva tion. Unless you have a sincere and unselfish concern for each lx>y with whom you come Into contact, all your efforts will be In vain. Your "LJttle Brothers” will be the first to perceive an artifi cial sympathy since most of them have spent the majority of their lives actively combatting the in sincerity of adults. If Mr. Briggs and Mr. Wilhelm are sincere in their interests, I find it difficult to understand why they feel called upon to con demn publicly the institution in this county that has accomplish ed more than any other in the attempt to Improve the lot of un derprivileged and mistreated ju veniles when they are clearly not in possession of the facts. For the enlightenment of these well meaning "Big Brothers" and those who have accepted their re port as factual, here is the correct information on the conditions at the Skipworth Home which, out of ignorance, have been "de plored.” The supervisor, rather than having had “no training in sociol ogy,” has a BA in Sociology and Psychology, has completed 20 hours of special studies at the graduate level, worked with Port land psychiatrists in the handling of juvenile cases, and has for some time cooperated with the U. of O. Psychology Department in the handling of psychological care for boys that come to the home. His wife has had an equal amount of training in sociology. The program director taught at the college level for five years and is presently at work on his doctor’s degree. Through the efforts of these people and those they have found to give much-needed assistance, an old machine-shed has been converted into a modem building with a schoolroom, counseling room, five boys' bedrooms and a 30 by 40 ft. gym. Community aid has helped to make possible a home which has been greatly ap predated by most of the boy* who have lived there during the past yea;- and a half. Further assistance is needed, and suggestions for improve ments arc welcomed by the staff. However, persons who have the welfare of the boys in mind would do well to know something of the present orgnnlzutton and philosophy of the home before they pass flippant judgments that may hinder the work pres ently being done. If Mr. Bi iggs and Mr. Wilhelm are Interested in obtaining further information about the situation facing them, I welcome an opportunity to be of assistance. Hruee Anawalt B-12 Stan Kay Hall Without Fear or Favor Emerald Editor: II has been a source of satisfac tion to me to see how you run your news in the Emerald. I have had some experience with other college newspapers and I have yet to see one that covers the police beat without fear or favor. I am referring, of course, to your seeming policy of running the names of every University student that runs afoul of the law. There is something to be said on both sides of the question. From- a professional newspaper man's viewpoint you are to be congratulated. From the view point of some mem berg of the'ad ministration, no doubt, you are poking your nose into business which is no concern of yours. Of course, the Issue is not so clear-cut as that, but I gather there are some of the (towers that Ite who would heave a sigh of re lief If you would cease and desist your newshawk activities Inso far as the police blotter Is con cerned. > But yesterday you scored a clean beat on those who impute ulterior motives to your straight forward action. I notice you had a small story on page six which included the name of one of your journalism instructors. Surely, you could (if you were slanting your news either by sins of com mission or omission) have killed that item. But you didn't. Con gratulations! Name withheld by request rfiom tfte Monique... 20 YEARS AGO Feb. 5, 1932—I,aw School stu dents indict co-eds. The defend ants must appear at “Barristers’ Ball" Feb. 10. Said Dave Epps, general chairman of the ball, "All the ‘Lizzy Ones' must appear at the ball or have judgment taken against them for breach of prom ise and contempt of court.” Bad Publicity “If you have to drive thin thing to school, do you have to park it in ^*4 EMERALD ...and Ifou' "Why’il THAT story go on page one? Mow’d you find out about It? Who’s responsible?” Those arc only a few of the questions we anticipate each time our phone rings, or when students, come to the door with u "May I sec you for a moment?" We're always glad to tulle to these people and help straighten them out bn our policies and or ganization. So we got to thinking the other day that, If people take the time and effort to walk over here, or give us a ring, many others, who we never see or hear, must have the same questions. We’d like to answer these other questions. So we’re going to give it a try under the heading of this column, "It's YOUR Emerald column, "Your Emerald and You." What'll we say? Things wo think you, our readers, might like to know. We’ll discuss why some stories are run the way they are, why they're on page one or eight, who's responsible for what's in the paper, and so on. Who Does What ? For instance, do you know that one person Phil Bettens, senior' in journalism and Emerald man aging editor- in responsible for. the placement of the news, the size of headlines, the pictures, in. short, the general news operation of the paper. He has four what, we call "makeup" (not the li|> stick and rouge variety i editors working under him each taking* a 4 p.m. to 12:30 a.ni. shift once a week. It’s their news Judgment’ that determines whether or not u story is important enough, or. wil! attract enough Interest, to hold a page one spot. News Editor Carry Hobart,* junior in Journalism, is the man who says what's news and what _ Isn’t. He’s in eharge of all the writing—other than sports and editorial—in the paper. If he doesn't think a story Is written according to Journalistic stand ards, he changes It. If any of you have a news tip or story for the Emerald, h» li the one to call or drop by and see. > -- Did you realize that many of the Emerald’s headlines arc set letter by letter by hand ? This, * and the all-important job of proof reading (finding and changing, the errors in type that comes off the typesetting machines) is in the hands of Chief Night Editor* Sarah Turnbull, junior in foreign languages. * And the uds, those revenue producing pieces of copy that make it possible for you to re-* reive an eight-page daily news paper, are the responsibility of* Business Manager Bob Greenlee, senior in journalism, and Adver-. Using Manager Carolyn Silva, junior in political science. Sports Side News of how our basketball • team’s doing—and all the other sporting stories—come under the « jurisdiction of Sports Editor Bill Gurney, sophomore in liberal ai ts. These are people most of you’ don’t know personally . .. you probably never will. But you know them through the Emerald. • What you read is the result of their work. We’ve taken enough space here to tell you about "Your Emerald and You” column. You’ll be see ing it more or less regularly * from now on. The sky’s the limit on content ...as long as it concerns the. Emerald. So, if something’s begn puzzling you,, don’t hesitate fo ■. tell us. Maybe our other readers -would like It explained .too.