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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1952)
Oregon Daihf EMERALD The Oregon Daily Emerald is published Feb. 4 thru 8, 11 thru 15, 18 thru 22, 25 thru 29, March 10, Apr. 2 thru 4, 7 thru 11, 14 thru 18, 21 thru 25, 28 thru May 2, May 6 thru 10, 12 thru 16, 19thru22, and May 26 by the Associated Students of the University of Oregon. Entered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per school year, $2 per term. .... , ,, . , , . t , , Opinions expressed page on the editorial are those of the writer and do not pretend to represent the opinions of the ASUO or of the University. Initialed editorials are written by the associate editors. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor. Lorn a Larson, Editor Carolyn Silva, Business Manager Marjory Bush, Don Dewey, Gretchen Grondahl, Associate Editors Phil Bettens, Managing Editor Sally Thurston, Advertising Manager Wire services: Associated Press. United Press. Member, Associated Collegiate Press. News Editor: Larry Hobart Assistant Managing Editor: Phil Johnson Sports Editor: Bill Gurney Asst. Sports Editor: Larry Lavelle Asst. News Editors: Kathleen Fraser, Jim Haycox, A1 Karr Makeup Editors: Judy McLoughlin, Faul Bluemle, Larry Hobart Wire editors: Donna Lindbeck, Lee McGary, Len Calvert, Mary Ann Mowery, Helen Jones Feature Editor: Harriet Walrath Photographer: Fred Schneiter Advertising Salesmen: Ann Bankhead, Ward Cook, Marcia Dutcher. Barbara Keelen, Tom Matthews, Silva Wingard. Practice What You Teach Have you ever wondered how high school students manage to graduate without learning anything? Maybe it's because their high school teachers have been graduated from college the same way. The Chicago Education Examiner’s office has found out just how little some of the prospective leaders of our youth actually know. “Use the words listed below in sentences that will illustrate their respective meanings: incoherent, dietary, punitive, tra vesty, succinct, insurgent, malcontent and divest.” That was one question on an English examination given last month to 400 would-be high school teachers. Here are some of the more glaring results: “The cake was on the punitive side.’’ “Your research paper has malcontent.” “The travesty of the blast could not be measured.” “The insurgent in her side was two inches deep." “The original species of monkeys is succinct.” “Divest problems will inflict you on this task.” One shocked Chicago school official said: “Some people who go to college get through in a peculiar way. They pay their tuition so long, and stay exposed so long that somebody just finally gives them the necessary credits.” He is so right.—D. D. The Deadly Parallel It's always dangerous to get facetious with a serious subject. But this is spring term, and some irrepressible imp inside us insists on finding deadly parallels between Dr. Alex Inkeles’ definition of the social motivations of Soviet society, as given in Tuesday’s assembly address, and life in a certain institution of higher learning. Dr. Inkeles’ six major characteristics of the Soviet regime, and their collegiate parallels: 1. “It places abstract social and national goals above human welfare, as exemplified by the ruthless pace of industrialization and collectivization.” (It places abstract social and institutional goals above human - welfare, as shown by the ruthless pace of orientation and final examination.) 2. “It has a strange, ambivalent conception of the psychology of man: Man is relatively inert and needs guidance, but man is also dangerously spontaneous, capable of sudden fits of energy, so needs constant watching.” (Man is relatively stupid and needs prodding by the Office of Student Affairs, but man is also capable of sudden fits of rioting, so needs constant supervision, preferably by the Ore gon Mothers.) 3. “It demands constant sacrifice with the smallest material rewards and the longest delay.” (It demands constant studying with the lowest GPA rewards and the longest delay in returning papers.) 4. “It exacts a frightful toll on the grounds of responsibility without giving the citizen a chance to control all the factors involved.” (It exacts a frightful toll on the grounds of requirements without giving the student a chance to control his course of study.) 5. “It confuses people’s origins with their behavior and in tentions.” (It confuses professors’ number of published magazine arti cles with their academic ability.) 6. “It attaches a political meaning to every personal act.” (It attaches a moral meaning to every glass of beer con sumed.) Now we can all sit back and wait for the McCarthy investi gation.—G. G. Open Jlettesi... Here's a Chance ro Sell Oregon To the students of the University of Oregon: At perhaps no other time in the University's history have its stu dents faced greater opportunities to be of service to their alma ma ter. I say this because as student body president, I am particularly conscious of this aspect of stu dent government, but also be cause I believe it is a fact in which every student should be in terested. There seems to be general agreement that the past year has been one of the best in the Uni versity’s history. It is j>erhaps fit ting that such a year should mark the 7oth Anniversary of the Uni versitv of Orecron. The outlook for next year is blight. The story of some of the University’s outstanding achieve ments- our 75th Anniversary lec ture series; honors won by fac ulty and students; the quality of our student body—all of this is becoming known outside the Uni versity circles. Perhaps the best concrete evidence of this was the attendance at Duck Preview. It was more than twice'as large this year as last year. One of the most important things which we as students can do at this particular time is ac tively to join the ranks of sales men for the University. With such an active sales force, we can make next year an even greater one than the present year, and in so doing help materially to ad vance the programs of our Uni versity. How should we do this ? By ac tively promoting the University in our home towns this summer. Tell the graduated high school seniors of our new Student Union and the science building of which we are very proud. We had one of the finest assembly programs on the coast this year. Our extra curricular activity program was as good, if not better than, it has ever been. These are the things which high schbol students want to hear about, and these are the things that will sell the Univer sity of Oregon. , So remember again: This sum mer, you are the University's salesmen. You are the ones who can make next year an even bet ter year, and by so doing, your University and its students will benefit. Pat Dignan, President Associated Students, University of Oregon -The Atomic Afge Present Congress May Enacf Coal Mine Safety Legislation -By Phil Johnson - \ States' lighters and Congress ional incompetence have taken their deadly toll, but it appears that effective coal mine safety r cgulation law in 1952. This would be the crown ing achieve ment in a 45 year campaign to cut down on the number of mine disasters. In 1908, af ter almost 12, 000 miners had been killed PHIL JOHNSON during a four-year period, the United Mine Workers asked Congress to create a Bureau of Mines which would study mining conditions. “The men who have seen their comrades bruised, bat tered, crushed and torn to pieces by these mysterious underground forces,” the petitioners stated, “demand that the United States Government prevent these acci dents.” Congress took no action. Two years later Congress fi nally created a Bureau of Mines, which was to study disaster causes and methods of preven tion. However, some coal oper ators refused to give Information or to permit Bureau of Mines officials to enter the mines for observation of conditions. The disasters continued, in 1939 the Senate passed a bill giving Federal inspectors au thority to enter and examine coal mines, but the measure died in the House. However, after six explosions caused 276 deaths in 1940, the slow-moving Congressmen pass ed the present law, which per mits Federal inspectors to in spect mines and recommend safety precautions. Nevertheless, there is no en forcement authority, and mine owners frequently ignore the recommendations, I.ast December 119 men died in West Frankfort, III., when a faulty ventilation system permitted an aceumtila - K I tion of gas which was set off by an electric spark from defective mining equipment. The mine owners had failed to I act, although 13 of 16 federal inspections listed hazards in the I Teacher Material? our “Th* whole family was proud of Sian last week—First one in generation to graduate from college.” £ > • ■ ' i • mines, and six warnings con cerning the gas had been given to the owners. It is a tragic fact that some mine owners, (not necessarily those at Frankfort), don't want to incur the expense of proper safety conditions. Their losses in mine explosions frequently are covered by insurance. Shine attempts also have been made to shift the blame to the miners. Opponents of federal regulation have pointed out that many mine contracts provide for workers' committees to recom mend safety measures. Frequent ly, they don’t do so. There arc two causes for this failure. The workers are in a highly-seasonal, low-wage in dustry, and they hesitate to de mand improvements that would mean a temporary shutdown of the mines because they don’t want to suffer a reduction in their subsistence wage. They are sometimes willing to gamble their lives. Also, workers frequently do not have the technical knowledge necessary for an adequate knowl edge of mine hazards. Another argument, led by states’ righters, contends that states should enforce mining safety laws. I'nfortunutcly, they haven’t been doing that. The Bu reau of Mines reports that West Virginia, which has the best rec ord for following federal safety recommendations, carries out only about 40 per cent of those reeommendat ions. The ghastly toll continues to rise. In 19 years (1933 through 1951 i mine accident deaths total led 21,554; cripples and injuries numbered 1,071.703. In the first four months of 1952, 208 more went to the grave, leaving be hind 143 widows and 282 child ren. The proposed law, providing for closing of mines refusing to follow safety orders (retaining operators’ rights to appeal to the courts) should have been enacted in the 1800’s. Gamp.uA Jieadlutel. . Frat Serenade , Ends in Brawl By Rae Thomas What started as a serenade by two fraternities at the University of Chicago turned out to be a mass free-for-all with “real spir it,” as someone said. The two singing groups were joined by others and soon over 200 men were gathered. Things soon got out of hand. Girls’ dorms were raided with cries of “Bring out the women” and “We want sex.” Campus police were surround ed, and air was let out of their tires. Said one officer: “I would say that so far the demonstration is orderly.” The campus was pleased that, on a campus well-known for its lack of spirit, such a brawl could be organized in such a short time. # «!« * Fifteen male residents of Cas cade hall at' the University of Washington pitched in to take over their janitor’s duties one day last week. The janitor, John Adair, was guest of honor at the hall’s annual picnic. “The real reason the boys are doing this,” Adair said, “is be cause their girls say they don’t get enough training in house work.” i
