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What
Advantage in Secrecy?
We didn’t realize what we were starting when we ran that
editorial feature on deferred living in the big Dad s Day edition
of the Emerald.
Tust about everyone we questioned seemed to be pretty
strongly in favor of the deferred living program. That was
especially true in the case of the freshman dormitory coun
selors.
This favorable consensus of opinion should have pleased the
administration which pushed in "the DuShane Plan for fresh
men. But now it looks as if someone among the “upper brass”
wasn’t happy at all.
No sooner had the Emerald gathered its results than the
counselors were advised in a meeting to remember that they are
members of the administration and that it is expected that
they go along with the decisions of that administration if they
are interviewed in the future.
This wasn’t a threat. It was more along the line of a gentle
reminder of just who butters the counselors’ bread.
But what brought this on?
The counselors didn t make this an opportunity to rant
against “the system,” despite the fact that they were assured
of anonymity. Being mature individuals, they gave truthful
and, as it happened, favorable accounts of the deferred living
program. In the process they made a few criticisms that surely
were not harmful in being brought into the open.
We agree that a man owes a certain responsibility to his
employer. He must , not irresponsibly attack the conditions
surrounding his employment. But a certain amount of harm
less criticism and constructive comment should be considered
an asset.
We’re sure that the people in the office of student affairs
don’t wish to hide some deep, dark, dastardly deed. They are
just acting in a manner that is all to typical of university ad
ministrations—“Keep this to ourselves and don t burden the
students with it.”—D. D.
They^Make It- We Pay It
Pity the poor phone company.
That’s what some students cried recently when we suggested
that coin boxes in our living organizations imposed an unfair
financial burden on students.
We just didn’t realize the increasing costs of telephone equip
ment, installation and service, the objectors said. We should
be happy we’re only paying a dime a call.
We aren’t... especially after reading a news item in the
Oregon Labor Press dealing , with 1951 American Telephone
and Telegraph company profits.
Seems AT&T (not including its subsidiary, the Bell System)
made more money in 1951 than any other year in its history,
despite a 30 per cent tax boost. The company cleared $327,
120,000 in 1951, compared to ONLY $286,802,293 for 1950.
Earnings per share went up from $10.40 to $10.45.
And Pacific Telephone and Telegraph—the company that
■forced the coin boxes upon us—is just one small part of this
huge monopoly.
This rising cost of living sure is tough on the phone company
... but it’s tougher on us.
The King Is Dead
King George VI passed away early Wednesday morning.
This was big news yesterday morning on campus ... and
throughout the world. When you heard it on the morning
-newscast, in your Far East class, from a fellow student \ou
were struck by its import... important because George \ I was
the king of England, a world power. And that just about sums
up your feelings, probably.
But not so with the British. To them their king is more than
a man in a governmental position.
He’s a symbol... of the power and glory that is the heritage
of the British Empire. And to the British he was extremely
important as a personality, as a living representative of the
nation that is England.
He had no real governmental power. In his speech today
Churchill will proclaim no sweeping policy changes due to the
Accession of Elizabeth.
But, you see, the English do not think of him in terms of
foreign policy decisions and domestic laws. They have lost
their beloved monarch and they are deeply and sadly moved.
, ;We .sympathize..... as best .we cam .. x ; ;: ; - - : ; ; ; ; ; . . . !
Ou the Ain.,.
Radio Comedy Programs Not So Funny Anymore
By Don Collin
Ever stop to analyze some of
the radio comedy programs? If
you ever do you'll begin to won
der how and why how some
sponsors would have the guts to
foist these programs off on the
public and why the public toler
ates being boxed in the ears with
such humor.
Take Jack Benny's program
(Sunday, KKKG, 4 and 9:80 p.m.)
He dragged the public through
the same monotonous routine
again last Sunday. The first it)
minutes was all this column could
take (fortunately somebody turn
ed on an electric shaver.) In
those 10 minutes Benny told two
“base Jokes.” From this ull else
flowed.
The progiam started out by
the telling of announcer Don Wil
son's error in giving the com
merical over Benny's TV show.
Wilson mixed up the LS slogan
and said, "Be lucky, go happy."
From this Benny and cast were
unable to extract 9 or 11 guf
faws from the audience. (This
figure varies because at times
only the goons in the audience
are the ones to laugh and this
must be subtracted out of any
statistical study. Often, it’s some
other underling who is getting
some previous quip, i
Then along came Phil Harris
and his error of putting a cherry
in a martini. This wim good for
another three or four laughs.
So what dltl the first 10 min
utes amount to: Two Jokes by
ltenny, twelve or fifteen laughs
by the studio audience, nine or ten
thousand dollars expended by the
sponsor, hundreds of thousands
of cigarettes smoked during the
millions of hours liungcrly spent
by the radio audience awaiting a
truce of humor.
Steward Alsop taking Walter
Winchell's (KUGN, Sun. 0 p.m.)
during the latter’s respite . . .
Met season extended until mid
April.
Standard Hour (KUGN, Sun
day, 8:30 p.m.) presents William
Primrose as soloist. Orchestral
numbers will include "The Over
ture to the Marriage of Figaro,"
Brahms "Hungarian Dance No.
5" and Excerpts from Tchaikov
sky’s Fifth Symphony . . . N Y.
Philharmonic (KEKG, Sunday.
11:30 a.m.i plays Schumann's
piano concerto . . . Verdi's "Otel
lo” on Met (KUGN, Saturday,
11 a.m.)
Some of the grad students on
campus interested in sturting a
Graduate club. Oregon Is only
lurge school on Pacific slope
without one . . . Overheard at
ADP1 fireside, “If the eoon-skln
cap runs for president the slogun
ought to be ‘Kefauver and
Crime’ "... Speaking of poll
tiros, wonder how l{cpul>1lrun
tills Mork Convention Is going to
lie with 14 Demo chulrimining
pint form mill resolutions eom
inlttee . , . Dr, Dull mid II or O's
World I’nrllnment or religions in
Newsweek (Fell. 4).
Basketball again on KASH
this weekend at H p.m. . . . Fights
(KUCIN, Friday, 7 p.m.) feature
a 10 round welterweight battle
between Chico Vejar and Johnny
Dr Fazio.
Statistically riullo has been do
ing good In fure of TV. Itndlo
times sules In 1031 were $4X1,
■100,000 mi Increase over the rec
ord year of IBM . , . ABC re
cently added seven new stations,
I t since lust summer, for u grand
total of 312. Most are affiliate-,
like Kl'tiN which joined up July
I, 1040.
Another campaign story on
"Mr. President" (KtKiN, Mon
day. 7:30 p.m.) It's about a sol
dier-president who said "I in
tend to make no move to obtain
ttie nomination. If nominated in
spite of myself, I shall not ac
tively campaign." Its kind ola
counterpart to "If elected
serve and if served I will go
peacefully." ... If you haven’t
figured out who the president is
by now and want to know be
fore Monday, KKX carries the
same program Sunday at 3.30
p.m.
- - Letters to the Editor - -
The Iranian Situation
Emerald Editor:
I am writing regarding Phil
Johnson's column in the Feb. 4
issue of the Emerald.
Since the nationalization of oil
in Iran there have been many
questions which have puzzled the
American people, especially Mr.
Johnson. There were many facts
which led the Iranian people to
that decision. I shall present
some of them to you so you may
be able to understand the reality
of the situation.
The Anglo-Iranian Oil com
pany had been treating the Iran
ian government and its people
very poorly. While the company
has made billions of dollars, the
Iranian people have not benefited
from the company’s development.
During these fifty years, what
England has paid the Iranians is
nothing compared to what Amer
ican oil companies have paid to
the Arabians.
Also, the company has always
interferred in our internal poli
tical affairs. The Iranian em
ployees were paid very little
compared to the amount paid her
own British employees. She did
not even pay Iranian employees
enough for them to have bread
and cheese to live on.
In contrast to the Persian em
ployees, one could see British em
ployees enjoying every comfort,
air-conditioned buildings, cars
and high wages. These are all
signs of England’s domination
over the Iranian government dur
ing the last century.
It is important to see that,
while the Iranian government is
struggling to earn the facilities
for improving the life of its
people it is charged unfairly by
the American press and Mr.
Johnson as being fanatic, even
Communistic.
Anyone who is familiar with
Middle Eastern affairs will real
ize that the oil crisis was not
born overnight. For many years
Iranian people have been trying
to show the injustice under which
they have been suffering and to
open the oil fields to the peoples
of the whole world. The great
dangers, illiteracy and starva
tion, are all results of British
domination, not only in Iran, but
also in all the Middle Eastern
countries.
It is wrong to belive that the
leadership of Dr. Mossadegh is
ruining the Iran people. We were
getting practically nothing from
the company.
About three years ago a pro
posal was suggested to establish
better relationships between the
two countries, but Britain was in
power and< ignored the matter.
I-atelv, realizing the seriousness
of the problem, she propos'd a
larger amount of payment, but
Mtie did not know that It wa*. too
lute.
By now I hope, Mr. Johnson,
that you understand what I have
been saying, but I would like to
tell you that you are still too
young to understand politics. I
sometimes wonder if you have
been drinking your bath water
before you started to write the
article on ‘'Egyptians, Iranians
Discovering Hate Doesn't Make
Best Policy."
If you got your information
from the United Press or other
news services, I would like to tell
you that they misrepresent the
real news and problems. I would
be very glad to know how much
do you know about Russia, Com
munism, Iran, oil situation, Suez
Canal and the middle eastern
countries as a whole. Do these
words mean a scoop of mashed
potatoes and a piece of meat loaf,
Mr. Johnson ?
I still d<o not blame you, Mr.
Johnson, for your opinion be
cause you have been living in an
almost free land and have been
Itn\iiiK every facility, such an :tlr
ronditlonlng, modern heating sys
tems and many more. Therefore^
you eannot realize the problem4
of those who do not even hate a
ruined hut to sleep In or of those
who die from the cold on winter
nights Or those who die from
hunger. Whom do you think is
responsible for these? You. tin.*
ones like you, and British Ciov
ernment.
To conclude, Mr. Johnson, I
have a question and some advice
for you. First let me know the
reason you fill the bellies of Brit
ish people and on the other hand
the British government sends war
equipment to Red China to fight
you and kill your brothers In
Korea, in spite of having her own
soldiers there. My advice is that
the next time you to express
your opinion on any problem it
would be better for you to con
sult someone better Informed
than yourself.
I would also like for you to
know that we Iranians do not
hate the British people, but just
the British government.
Said Kehorayan
Iranian Student
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so well as they used to.”