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Things are Rough All Over
So you think campus politics are a nonsensical mess here in
Eugene-?
Try the University of Washington.
Up there they have a new student body president an un
known journalist” by the name of F. M. (Spud) Bunker.
Seems only one fellow from the 12,000-strong student body
indicated an official desire to become ASUW president. Appli
cation deadline drew near. Some students (rumored to be jour
nalists) thought the sole contender needed some opposition. So
shortly before deadline time, Spud, a member of the Washing
ton Daily staff, was in the running.
His opposition had held many student offices. He was a
Greek, too. Spud had neither of these qualifications, apparently.
But the Daily gave him front page news and picture space.
One of the more intriguing of the photos was of Bunker, lantern
in hand, searching like Diogenes to find an honest man in the
HUB, the UW student union.
Bunker’s platform was one for the “common man. They
must have lots of “common men” at the UW because he won in
one of the largest election turnouts they’ve had for years.
And the Associated Press story afterward was a bit remini
scent of spring term 1950 here on campus. It told of the 400
student “riot” along Greek row, with boards and nails in the
streets and six students in the beattle jail.
(Incidentally, we notice that Bunker, who appeared as copy
editor” on the Daily’s masthead before the election, has now
advanced to “managing editor.”)
* * *
Try our closer neighbors, Oregon State.
Over there a fellow who didn't even exist gained 113 votes in
the presidential primary.
And who was one of the two perpetrators of this plot? 1 he
student body president, Donn Black. He and another well
known student dreamed up “Dick Hastings' as candidate a
week and a half before the election when it looked as though
there would be only one candidate for president. (There were
two, besides “Hastings,” incidentally.)
Black explained to the OSC senate that Hastings was
simply a method to get more interest in student elections which
were showing signs of definite apathy, according to the OSC
Barometer.
The Barometer was quite indignant at the whole situation,
running an edit entitled “Dirty Politics Ruin h.lection. \\ e d
hardly call this “dirty”; seems “screwy” would be a more ap
propriate term.
Spring Term
“Aha! So THIS is where we’re holding class this afternoon!”
OuAVUitote Speak... v
GERMANS WILL MISS HST
(Ed. Note: On request of the
Emerald staff, Hans Htcphanl,
special student In Journalism,
agreed to comment ton what Is,
in his mind, the European reac
tion to Truman’s decision to re
tire from the White House. Ste
phan), who Is here on a State
Department grant, was a news
paperman In Western Germany.)
By Hans Stephani
Some days ago I happened to
show up in the "Emerald Shack”
in order to say a friendly “hello"
to those people there. I should
not have done it.
Since that time I am trying to
figure out what the people In
my country or at least some of
them might think about Presi
dent Truman’s decision not to run
again for the presidency. Because
that’s what the "Emerald” asked
me to write about and because
that’s exactly what I don’t know.
So I told them I could only guess
and they agreed with it. This
guess is based upon previous Ger
man newspaper comments and
the correspondence with friends
back home.
Shortly after Mr. Truman's
sensational statement was pub
lished a big American news
agency told American readers
about the reaction abroad.
Among many others, there was
also a reaction from Western
Germany, saying that the govern
ment of the German Federal Re
public in Bonn showed deep con
cern about this newsflash from
Washington, D. C.
Was that only a diplomatic
gesture, just a polite “I’m sorry”
or could there be a serious
reasoning behind that? I think
there is a serious and sincere
political thought behind the
“deep concern” and I will tell
ytou why I think so.
Don't Understand
There is one thing which you
always should have in mind if
you hear something of the opin
ion of people abroad about your
country. Very many people in
Western Germany and perhaps in
the other parts of Europe too
(you have probably realized al
ready that I am trying very hard
not to use any generalizations in
order to avoid inter-European
complaints) don’t care and really
don’t know too much about the
present domestic political issues
Qamfuti <JlecuHli44&i...
U. of Alabama
Gets Gun-happy
By Rae Thomas
A University of Alabama boy
is hospitalized as the result of a
bullet wound in his left leg from
a shot fired by a prowler behind
one of the halls on campus. He
is the third to have been shot
within the last year. One boy was
killed last April and the other
was shot in March while drinking
coffee in the Snack Bar. Police
have no clues in the latest shoot
ing. (Wild West.)
From the Utah Daily Chronicle
comes this unique ad: “Cost
Delta Phi pin. Will give diamond
ring for it. Call Frank—6-3786.”
« * *
A student at Tufts college,
Mass, commented on the honor
system: “As has been shown at
other colleges, an honor system
is fool-proof. However, there is
one thing essential for proper
functioning—namely, honor.”
* * *
An interesting headline comes
from the Roosevelt Torch in Chi
cago; “50 Beautiful Girls; 35
Lovely Costume^.”
and problems within the United
States.
They are predominantly con
cerned with the policy of the
USA as it finds its expression In
the conduct of affairs with their
own country or with their re
gional entity.
And now comes my first point.
I dare to say that In regard to
Europe, the foreign policy of
President Truman and of his
Secretary of State, Dean Ache
son did a comparatively good job.
By means of the Marshall Plan,
the ECA and various other pro
grams the present administration
succeeded in .morally and phy
sically reshaping and rebuilding
Europe to a large extent, a Eu
rope which was only some years
ago a smashed and tired conti
nent. This recovery is definitely
true in regard to Western Ger
many and I have every reason
to believe that it is also true in
regard to the greatest part of
Western Europe generally. It
might have had other reasons too
but the American incentive and
initiative undoubtedly played the
most important role.
Trying Their Best
Very many people in Western
Germany are convinced that the
present government in the USA
thinks Western Germany to be a
crucial spot in Europe, and Eu
rope itself to be one of the most
important parts of this world.
And they also are very convinced
that President Truman and Sec
retary Acheson trjn their best in
order to rebuild Europe and to
strengthen it against a possible
Communist attack.
Now President Truman has re
signed from a possible renomt
nation as a candidate for the
next presidency. What do the
people of Western Germany, for.
instance, think about other possi
ble Democratic candidates? Ke
fauver. Stevenson, Russell, all of
them are practically unknown.
Nobody knows what their policy
towards Western Germany and
Europe would look like once they
became president of the United
States.
How About GOP?
Now let’s take a look at the
possible Republican presidents.
Senator Robert A. Taft from
Ohio is almost well known. But
that Is not very good for him, he
is known as isolationist. This be
lief—may it be justified or not—
provides for a very unfavorable
altitude toward* him. Very many .
people definitely believe Unit the
election of Mr. Taft would In
evitably bring: about the collapse . .
of the Joint UB-Kuropean defense
system of Europe and that the
Americans In general would turn •
their official back towards Eu
rope. Whether that would really
happen br not does not make * •
much of a difference rlKht now.
Ami last, not lenst, there Is
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, j
supposedly a good general, and a '
statesman who proved his quail- J
ties at the NATO headquarters
ns Supreme Commander of the f
North Atlantic Treaty Organ!- .
zation. He did a tremendous Job ‘
in bringing Western Europe to
gether militarily and I think he • •
is now about to succeed In giving
these different W’estem Euro
pean nations an idea of belong
ing together, an Idea of either
working or succumbing together, j
It is a predominant idea that
General Eisenhower might mak^ -i
a good president of this country; - .
this is bused however on a not too
thorough knowledge of the do
mestic political problems of the *
US. And quite a few people also
believe that this new president „
would not change basically the
policy of the old president to
wards Europe. And they also -
know that General Eisenhower ,
has a very broad knowledge
about Europe and its specific
problems which might enable him
to do an even better Job than the »
people in charge before him.
Will Ike Change?
But—and this a very idten (
asked question—can Ike remain
the old Ike on the political battle
field In the White House and in
Washington? And who is going ,
to replace him In Europe?
That is the point. Truman as
U.S. President in Washington '
and Eisenhower as NATO Su- ,
preme Commander in Fontaine- >
bleau near Paris formed a team
which did Europe a lot of good.
Nobody knows anything about •
the team which is to take over ,
after November. Chances are ^
that it is very likely to be worse,
even with Eisenhower as the
“ideal” president. Who is then •
going to replace his experience,
his knowledge and his skill in ,
Europe? And this is the reason
why I think quite a few people
are concerned about Mr. Tru
man's decision.
- - Letters to the Editor - -
Pointing the Way
Emerald Editor:
For all intents and purposes
the student body has rejected the
Honor Code. Yet, let us not hope
that the principle underlying the
work of the Honor Code com
mittee (i.e., increased student re
sponsibility will “give the stu
dents a greater amount of pride
in the University and make them
better citizens") will also be tem
porarily rejected.
For increased student respon
sibility is possible and can readi
ly be brought about by, for in
stance, giving the students full
control over the athletic depart
ment (as at California); or by
Investing in them complete power
over the budget of the Student
Union (as at Washington).
There are, of course, other
areas. But the point is that stu
dent responsibility can be great
ly increased increased to the
point that the student body as a
whole will feel that they are a
vital part of their University.
Let us hope that the student
Senate, which up to now has
shown itself totally unprepared
to work for an, if necessary. fight *
for increased student partlclpa
tion in non-academic areas, will
avail itself of the opportunity af
forded It by the challenge of the *
Honor Code committee.
For if the Senate does show it- *
self willing to work toward these
goals, it ean readily be assumed *
that both those forces that were
for the Honor Code and those
who opposed it will band together
and work collectively with the
Senate for the attainment of ,
these principles.
Hill Lees
tf-io-nt the MoAtjue...
10 YEARS AGO
Apr. UK, 1912—The class of ’44 .
waited 30 minutes Monday before _
scraping up the neeessary (pior
iiiii of 25 members in Order to
adopt a new elass constitution.
Elans are now being laid by*
heads of Junior Weekend for a .
campus-wide campaign to elect ^
Wintergreen for president. The
campaign will include a campus ^
plebiscite and campaign nuir^p- ,
gers.