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I Oregon Daily . _ ^ _ EMERALD The Oaaoo* Daily Ehiuls is published Feb. 4 thru 8, 11 thru 'A * A.v,.,!Vi^ 29 March 10 Apr. 2 thru 4, 7 thru 11, 14 thru 18, 21 thru 25, 28 thru Mi) 2, May 6 JJ?.” ' • i y’rtfn ir 19thru22 and May 26 by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon. Entered «’s££dda*~Se/a« th/post office. Eugene. Oregon. Subscription rites: $5 per *Cb°OniiTioni"exnressed page on the editorial are those of the writer and do not pretend to represent the opinions of'rife ASUO or of the University. Initialed editorials are written by the associate editors. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor. I.oina I-A1SON, Editor Oaiolyx Silva, Business Manager GaxTCHSN Giondahl, Do* Dfwly, Associate Editors 'Get the Lead Out' Read the story in Wednesday’s paper about the "get the lead out campaign"—the drive to gather pencils to send abroad? There’s a story behind that story. Two journalism seniors sat at a banquet last week for several hours listening to a dynamic, sincere (and well-informed) speaker—Norman Cousins, editor of the Saturday Review. This Cousins really impressed them. Instead of talking in great generalities about the threat of Communism, our horrible atomic bomb fate, and so on he got down to a few specifics on how we, the individual student, could do something to help in the world dilemma. One thing he suggested was collecting pencils to send to those abroad who had to do without. Immediately after the banquet Fred Schneiter said he thought it was a terrific idea. (Fred's president of Sigma Delta Chi, journalism fraternity, which is sponsoring the drive.) Most of you know—by sight anyway Fred and his part ner, Ward Lindbeck, now. They have over 2000 pencils that have been donated by you. So... a really “good" speaker plus some receptive students willing to go out and act may result in the creation of a small feeling of friendship and closeness between the peoples of India and Pakistan and you, the students of the University of Ore gon. Fred and Ward have one answer to the constant “Sure I know the world’s in a mess, but what can I do about it? ques tion mouthed by so many students. Let’s have some more answers. Highschoolers Like 'Ike' An Oregon landslide for General Eisenhower can be predicted jf the vote of high school students is representative of current thought. Eugene High School conducted its own preferential ballot for President, Friday. Ike led easily with 351 votes to 85 for second-place Kefauver. Stragglers were Taft, MacArthur, \\ ar ren, and Stassen for the Republicans; Douglas, Stevenson, Russell, and Kerr for the. Democrats. Of the approximately 900 voting, 380 alligned themselves with the Republican Party, 209 with the Democratic. With the University’s own “Operation Politics" due May 2-3, it should be interesting to compare the outcome of these two efforts for citizenship education with the state primary May 16 and national conventions in the summer,—M. B. Jteadlui*&. . Student Damages School Newspaper By Rae Thomas A Buffalo State Teachers col lege student has admitted dama ging 1,500 copies of the college paper because he didn't like the way the editors cut down an arti cle he wrote. • • • A candidate for editor of North Carolina’s Daily Tar Heel was telling his woes to the proprietor of the two local hangouts. Said he, “anything for student Inter est-even flve-cent beer.” Said the owner, who is a Phi Bete and only needs a thesis for his Mast ers, "Why not?” NOrth Carolina had 5-cent beers on Wednesday. * * * Five freshman students at Syracuse university are being questioned by police on the charge that they set a grassland afire near the school. More than 200 persons helped to fight the blaze that threatened the ski lodge, jump and tow house as well as houses in the University’s farmland. A Natural for Campus Politics * 3 MlM TC?PAy *1 K W‘^'CP OH, 0MM.6R-' AND, AM.ee, Uf. iCPAUse) CM, UM. yUAl gAtfNJ«t>y The Atomic Age Alaskan Statehood Would Fulfill U.N. Obligations According to State Employee; Senator Disagrees By Phil Johnson The Department of State be lieves that the United States is legally obligated to admit Alaska as a state. Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs John D. Hickerson testified before a Congressional committee: “The admission of Alaska to the Union on a basis of full equality with the states present ly in that Union would be an act in fulfillment of obligations as sumed by the United States un der the Charter of the United Nations.” Referring to Article 73 of Chapter XI, he continued, “Un der that chapter the United States, as the government re I - - Letters to the Editor - - (Letters for this column must be 400 words or less in length and signed by the author or authors. Requests that names be withheld will be given careful considera tion. Letters may be mailed to the Emer ald editor or left in the Emerald quonset adjacent to the Journalism building.) Personalities in Politics Emerald Editor: The Emerald in a recent edi torial is very much concerned because of the difficulty for "some foreign students on this campus to believe that all Ameri can college students practice de mocracy,” and it is afraid that we might be shocked by the de pledging of a student “because of his campus political affilia tions.” To the first expressed fear, I don’t think that any foreign stu dent ever had the illusion that all American college students prac tice democracy. To the second statement, I must say that I have at least been shocked as much by the way a political campaign is carried on here. The Emerald has responsibility as a campus paper, no doubt, but the way it becomes conscious of it seems to me rather undesir able. The unprejudiced observer, —I consider myself to be one— cannot help the Impression that personal feelings on both sides have been mixed with the cour ageous zeal to serve the student body. This impression becomes confirmed seeing the way the “defendant,” Bill Frye, has re acted to the accusations. “Mudslinging” is certainly not the most convincing way to show that American college students practice democracy. Eva-Marie Vogler Religion's Practicalities Emerald Editor: In his political column in Tues day’s Emerald, Jack Landrud contrasts religion and politics by characterizing the former as idealistic and the latter as “down to-earth.” Might I suggest that just as there are ideals and practicalities in politics, both of these are pres ent in religion too? Further, is it inconceivable that the present “mess” in politics and govern ment (on any level you choose to consider) is in art caused by failure to recognize that religion is a very practical, down-to-earth matter which has something to say about how men shall live their daily lives? "Love thy neighbor" is an ideal. But it becomes very prac tical when considered in light of the Sermon on the Mount. “Jus tice” and “peace" are concepts. But do you suppose they might somehow be related to giving a fellow student an even break, and maybe even a helping hand? Name Withheld Upon Request Supreme Knowledge Emerald Editor: It is very disastrous for the political situation at Oregon that this is not a five-year university. Why? The ultimate and only group of leaders we need as of ficers of ASUO are unfortunately seniors. Loma Larson, Gretchen Grondahl, Don Dewey, Marjory Bush, Roger Nudd; the Emerald editorial staff—the epitome of integrity. The proof of this lies in Fri day’s editorial of the AGS candi dates wherein this group illumi nates the campus by proving that they know all there is to know about everyone and have the situ ation well in hand. What more do v.e need but a group with su preme knowledge? Mary Louise Austin sponsible for the administration of Alaska, accepted the obliga tion, among others, ‘to develop self-government, to take due ac count of the political aspirations of the peoples, and to assist them in the progressive development of free political institutions.' ” He didn't mention that the United States has already de veloped a certain degree of Alas kan self-government, taken ac count of political aspirations and assisted in the development of free political institutions. It would appear that our obliga tions under this article are al ready being fulfilled. However, the Department of State doesn’t think so. They have implied that failure to grant statehood would be a violation of the United Nations Charter. This is unfortunate, because the defeat of the Alaskan state hood bill, which is something of an annual phenomenon, will pro vide useful propaganda for the Soviets, who can quote this high American official on the subject of our violations of the U.N. charter. The main objection to Alaskan statehood seems to be the addi tion of two members to the U.S. Senate when statehood is grant ed. Sen John C. Stennis (D. Miss.) stated to the Senate: "Under the system of the two thirds vote, for treaties, if two more senators are added, they will have the power to negative the votes of four senators. They will have negative power equi valent to the combined power of the senators from the great State of New York and the great State of Pennsylvania. The votes of the four senators from those two slates, representing roughly a population of more than 23,000, 000, will be completely stymied or offset by the votes of two senators representing a civilian population in Alaska of about 100,000." This, of course, would merely be one addition to the numerous inequities already existing; for example the two votes from the small state of Nevada represent ing as much power in the Sen ate a» those of New York or any o*her state. The MisslHHipplan's arguments ■ are not new. Almost a century ago, in 18(H), the state of Nebras ka, with less titan 8000 persons taking part in the state consti tution vote, requested admission as a state. Sen. Charles Sumner agrued: “Sir, the question is, Will you invest those 8000 voters with the same powers and prerogatives in th's chamber which are now en joyed by New York and Penn sylvania and other states of this Union? I think the argument on that head is unanswerable. It would be unreasonable for you to invest them with those powers and prerogatives at this tim^T And Senator Cowan of Penn sylvania asserted, “There are fewer people in the State of Ne braska today than there are in the county which I inhabit in Pennsylvania. Is it fair that their senators, representing some 60,- < 000 or 70,000 people, shall weigh as much as the three and a half millions of Pennsylvanians do?’’ Nebraskan statehood passed. the Moxxfue... 5 YEARS AGO April 17, 1947—Snowbelle, l’hl Kappa Psl mascot, places sec- . end in balloting for junior week end queen. Officials disqualified her as scholastically ineligible. 15 YEARS AGO April 17, 1937—U of O deans oppose a plan to abolish senior final examinations spring term. Reason is that the exams enable the students to “review and as semble all their term's work.” 20 YEARS AGO Emerald editorialists compare their local political situation with booming cannons in China and the kidnapping of the Lindbergh child. At the same tiiqe they con gratulate Dick Neuberger on his accession to the leading editorial position for the next year.
