r Daily 2
EMERALD
TMV,
Ent£3 as ^ond tf«s mattcV .t ^ SS£ Eugene. Oregon. Snbacription
35fe"53w^.^s^S?K<:M!SaS*
the associate editors. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor._
We^Expect Much
We expect a great deal from you, Mr. Dignan.
Your job as president of the University of Oregon student
body will not be easy—not if you actually try to do a good job.
We expect you to follow through on your election platform.
We expect to see a definite campus trend toward party mem
bership based on individuals. We expect that popular primary
for all candidates within your party.
We expect to hear that you are doing everything humanly
possible to decrease the Greek-Independent antagonism so
prevalent—and sometimes violent—during our nearly four
years here.
We trust you will work both with and for the students of
this University, for the good of the group as a whole.
You cannot do this without earnest cooperation with your
capable vice-president, Helen Jackson. \ our ideas are similar
now. We hope you will work together toward those common
goals.
We sincerely believe you will live up to our expectations.
Good luck and congratulations.
Unmade Beds^at Princeton
Our deepest sympathy is extended this week to the down
trodden students of Princeton University—they’ll have to make
their own beds next year.
To the cry of “We Want Janitors,” a midnight march and
sit-down protest of 1000 students was staged last week but
to no avail. The university will carry on its plan to cut janitor
services, a saving of $75,000. The students even thought a
tuition raise preferable to doing their own bed-making.
Perhaps they will find this daily two-minute task isn’t so bad
after all. Oregon students have been doing it for about 75
years, with no noticeably bad effect on health or character.
—M.B.
Daylight Time Is^DK—buL.
“Fervor for Daylight Time Is Covering State” said the
headline. The other top head on the page said “Time Picture
Jumbled for While in City Area, dhats Portland.
Now Eugene too is working for daylight saving time. Prob
ably half of Oregon’s towns will be on standard and half on
daylight time again this year.
We have no objection to daylight time—IF it is accepted
by all parts of the involved whole. Unfortunately this is sel
dom the case.
Making time a matter of national policy wouldn t be a bad
idea Everyone complains when the individual towns make
the decision. Towns in the daylight states refuse to make the
shift. Those in the standard areas demand the shift.
And we all watch in confusion.—-D. D.
--So THIS I* Oregon
Oregon Student's,Noisy Exterior
Hides Convictionless Vacancy
By Jim Heycox
With or without the exhuber
ance of Tuesday night, when
they were having rallies and car
parades for everybody but Ar
noia loynDee
and Waldo,
one still gets
the feeling
that beneath
the boistrous '
exterior of the
Oregon stu
dent there is
a large, vacant
area devoid of
any particular
convictions.
T o put it
more simply,
JIM HAYCOX
l uouDt ii many people voreu on
the basis of tone person’s or one
party’s platform. I doubt if they
were looking past the counting
of ballots Wednesday night. It is
the great reoccurring doubt—
does anybody care?
There are all sorts of indica
tions that they do not. Why for
example, is there this arrange
ment between the two parties
whereby only two candidates on
each side are put up for class
office ... thereby assuring each
candidate at least a post as class
representative.
Are the parties more interest
ed in getting at least a few of
their side in or are they more
interested in their ideals? If the
second is true, if they believe
themselves to be the best, then
why make any concessions to the
opposition ?
And what about these mass
demonstrations for politicians
and candidates. One side has a
parade ... then the other side has
one. And what on God's green
earth is the significance of the
whole works?
If there is something to them,
why is this the only time in the
whole year when we dump a
candidate in the back seat tof a
convertible and take off down
the street with him, raising hell ?
The election may be, as it was
this past year, much less signifi
cant than the stands our friends
may take in the ensuing year.
But we forget them, and we will
now, till next spring. No more
parades, at least for our poli
ticians.
The rest of this year and for
most of next, there will be little
or no recognition of the stands
these people take; the way they
vote. They’ll get no car parades
... and on the other hand they’ll
get little or no criticism. We’ll
just let them fool along.
Not that this is probably any
different than any other year
ever was or ever will be. It’s
just the way we operate. Go like
the devil for five minutes ... then
forget the whole works.
Apply the test to yourself.
Who did you vote for and on
what grounds ? Most people prob
ably do it on the basis of party
and who they know. Sure some
vote for a platform, maybe the
other guys, but if you did how
sure are you that it will be car
ried out... how sure that it was
good, besides just sounding
good ?
Anyway, try it out on your
self and see what you come up
with.
- - Letters to the Editor
A Vote of Thanks
Emerald Editor:
One'of the many busy events
of the spring term is behind us
now—and as we turn to a hur
ried look at the books, we would
like to thank each and every
student who had a hand in mak
ing this Duck Preview a success
ful one.
The letters you wrote, the con
tacts that were made, the en
thusiasm with which you greeted
our muph-feted guests and fi
nally your cooperation through
GamfuU^ <g#ecullUt&l...
Social!Ruin Feared
By Horse Eaters
By Rae Thomas
Two University of Arizona fra
ternities that are balancing their
budgets by serving horsemeat
dinners expressed fears that the
news would “ruin us with the
girls.” They have admitted that
horsemeat was being served to
members at “several meals” each
week, but asked that the names
of the organization be withheld,
because campus coeds might not
care for the idea. When girls are
to come to dinner, ham is pre
pared.
* * *
From the Purdue Exponent:
“Dear Editor:
“Words, words, words ..
Disraeli once said something
that I think applies perfectly to
Bill Roberts, whose verbal diar
rhea appeared in last Friday’s
Exponent:
“The man needs no reply. He
is inebriated by the exuberance
of his own verbosity.”
i &
».
§
The Plot Thickens
xso-q
“No Worthal, I’ll simply burst if I have another bite.”
out the weekend—could we do
more than to say “It was fabu
lous!"
The real test of Duck Pre
view weekend comes next fall
with registration—may it prove
to be an indication of your en
thusiasm!
Until then to those who in
this past weekend put across the
hand of welcome and proved to
the high school seniors that
“Oregon is Tops,” thank you,
one and all.
Duck Preview Committee
'Compliment to AGS'
Emerald Editor:
Because some of the candi
dates for ASUO offices may feel
that nobody pays any attention
to their campaign posters, I be
lieve they will be gratified to
know that their posters often
draw an appreciative audience.
Tom Shepherd and Ben
Schmidt, dorm candidates for
political office, put up several
posters around the campus. Yes
terday, I noticed a boy looking
at one of their posters in Straub
hall with great interest. He must
have found something about it
particularly amusing, for he was
laughing as he tore it down.
When asked why he tore the
poster down, he grinned sheep
ishly and said, “I’m a fraternity
pledge.” Later in the day, I
noticed that other posters put up
in Straub for Shepherd and
Schmidt were similarly apprecia
ted.
This fraternity is to be com
mended for the active participa
tion of its pledges in campus
politics. AGS may well be proud
of the high ethical standards of
its membership.
To quote Larry Dean, one of
our local political luminaries, “It
is a compliment to AGS ”
Elmer Gentleman
Oh the /lit,,.
f
Junior Weekend
On Air Waves
By Don Collin
Junior Weekend to get a good
airing during next week and a
half. Today, President Lally and
Veep Collin hit KOAC’s "Cam
pus Interview” at 4:15 p.m. They
could spill some big news on th^
queen’s coronation.
Jody G) eer, Joan Cartozian
and Jane Simpson become “Wom
en in the News” next Tuesday
on KWAX at 5:15 p.m_Di
rect show from prom being lined
up by Radio Promotion Chair
man Dick Davis.
New shows: KUGN carrying
“Telephone Hour” Monday at 9
p.m. ... Bob and Ray replace
Martin and Lewis for the sum
mer {KUGN, Saturday at 7:30
p.m.) ... HASH presents the new
“Sons of the Pioneers” show
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at 7:45 p.m.
For those people still trying1
to find the Met, it retired for
the summer earlier this month
... N.Y. Philharmonic is replaced
by “Your Invitation to Music"
(KERG, Sunday at 10:30 a.m.)
N.B.C. Symphony this Saturday
at 3:30 p.m. (KUGN) will air
“New World” symphony.
Speaking of music, since thi: i
column’s counterpart in the en
tertainment field (a freshman in
agriculture writing under “Stage;
and Screen" on this page every
Friday) couldn’t cover the musi
cal event of the week (piano
concert last Monday) it is here
covered to intermission.
If piano players can be gen
eralized into "rollers” and “bang
ers”, then Mr. Kapell is certain
ly a good banger. However, his
effectiveness will be materially'
lessened when the man is bald.
Check local DJ’s for current
releases of Junior Prom’s banr’f
Johnny Reitz. Tunes finding air
time are “Call it Madness,”
“Three O’Clock in the Morning,
and “Love Walked In.” Same re
leases start Monday at the Co
op.
Kentucky Derby will be broad
cast on KERG this Saturday a*
1:15 p.m. .. . KERG to profit
Senator Kefauver on “President
ial Profile” Friday at 7:30 p.m.
When it comes to politics ar >
political questions radio nur'l
give “free and equal” time «
both sides of the question. Up j
last year the FCC banned form jt
i: «
editorial policies by radio
tions. However most stations hail
an informal policy.
This informal policy was stated!,
by two methods. Since stations
must give “free and equal time”
to both sides, a station may neg-j
lect or omit a certain issue thus
depriving the listeners of the
view the station wants to sup
press.
On the other hand a station
may hire a commentator who
for - all - intents-ancl-purposes is
giving his own views, but
reality is presenting the station's*
policy.
Some stations are reluctant toy
have any policy. They feel that I
they are a public servant. Their*
duty is to report the news. Theyf
feel that they are no better qual-|
ified, particularly on local issues, |
to take one side or the other es
pecially if they are the onljll
media serving the jtiViblic. it
KORE, local MBS outlet, it?
one of the few stations in Orego-J'
to take advantage of the FCCf*
ruling to present a formal edi-J
torial policy. ^
Lee Bishop, station manager|j
presents the station’s view evi rJi
Sunday at 7:80 p.m. One of theiife
latest stands was against thj-i
county-manager plan. However;
the proponents were given ti#*1
in which to answer.
. , a