PEACE OVERTURES
Varied Reactions
Greet Red Moves
<£>) Recent developments around
the world seem to indicate that
the Russians are launching a new
peace offensive.
In Germany the cold war seems
to be thawing out for Easter. The
Russians now have greatly relaxed
their controls on traffic between
Berlin and West Germany. How
ever, the attitude in West Berlin,
after years of red squeezes, is
“wait and see.’’
In another move, the Russians
have set the stage for big four
talks on air safety over Germany, j
The United States and France
have accepted Red invitations to
join the Soviet-British talks which
grew out of a Red attack on a
British bomber.
Peace Talks
Red Chinese proposals to re
sume the Korean peace talks have
led to the scheduling of a prelim
inary meeting between Allied and
communist authorities at Pan-!
munjom Monday.
The meeting of liaison officers |
wall take up arrangements for an
exchange of sick and wounded
prisoners before an armistice. This
could pave the way for an actual
armistice. ,
A social note from Moscow re
veals that American and Russian
newsmen toasted President Eisen
hower and Soviet Premier Malen
kov at a press banquet last night.
A toast to better understanding
between the United States and the
Soviet Union was also proposed.
President Eisenhower told a
news conference yesterday that
this country should take any com
munist peace overtures at their
face value until there is reason
to believe they might not be sin
cere.
When asked what he thought of
the. Red Chinese proposals to re
sume the Korean peace talks, the
president stated, “This country
stands ready to meet every honest
advance from the other side of the
iron courtain.”
A quick exchange of sick and
wounded prisoners as proposed
by the communists, he add ed,
would be a clear indication that
deeds, not words, were behind
Russia's dealings with the West.
Flying Kites
A cautious attitude toward the
peace moves has been urged in
Paris by two top leaders of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza
tion. General Matthew Ridgway,
supreme NATO commander, said
Russian military strength has not
diminished one bit, and he made
another strong appeal for ratifi
cation of the European Defense
treaty.
The other NATO official, sec
retary general Lord Ismay, said,
“To alter our policy just because
some kites are being flown would
be madness.”
Some allied officers feel the lat
est communist move may be an
other effort by Red China to get
a seat at the United Nations. Oth
ers feel it may be part of a Rus
sian-led peace offensive aimed at
wrecking the unified European
army plan and cutting down re
armament in the West.
Oregon Campus Scene
Shown in Color Movie
Scenes were shot on campus this
week to appear in a color movie,
“Your State Higher Education,”
being produced by the State Sys
tem of Higher Education. The 25
minute sound film will be avail
able for distribution next fall.
The movie, authorized by the
state board last fall, will show,
tbe people of Oregon what their
State System of Higher Education
is doing in instruction, research
and public service. ^
The film includes about 165
scenes from all the schools in the
system—UO, OSC, the three edu
cational colleges, UO medical and
dental schools and the general ex
tension division. Shooting began in
November.
Produced as a public service
film, “Your State Higher Educa
tion” will be used on TV, in other
schools and service clubs.
In charge of the technical pro
duction of the movie is Curtis
Reid, head of the department of
visual instruction in the general
extension division. Travis Cross,
director of information for the
state system serves as script di
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Narrator in the film is Glenn Star
lin, assistant professor of speech.
Duck Preview Letter
Dear
Just thought I'd drop a line to remind you of Duck
Preview to be held on the Oregon campus April 24 and
25. We have a great weekend planned just for you
high school seniors. The whole school will be rolling
out the welcome mat for you.
To start it off Friday night you will see the All
Campus Vodvil featuring the best campus talent.
After the vodvil show, there will be dances and parties
at most of the living organizations. Here is a real
chance to see how we operate out of the classroom.
Saturday morning, following an orientation assem
bly, you will be shown around the campus to get a
view of the educational side of Oregon life. New build
ings such as Commonwealth hall and the Science build
ing will be open for your inspection. And, of course,
the beautiful Erb Memorial Student Union will be your
unofficial “hangout” the whole weekend.
A baseball game between Oregon and the University
of Washington will highlight the afternoon’s activities.
Saturday evening you will have a choice of going to
the Duck Preview dance or attending the University
Theater production uX "Even the Gods."
These are just a few of the main attractions we have
planned for yOur ejijoyment that weekend. Come and
look us over. We’ll be expecting you.
Sincerely,
DO Debate Team
To Meet British
The University debate team will
make its first campus appearance
of the year when the team meets
two Cambridge debaters from
Cambridge university in England
on April 13 at 8 p.m. in the Stu
dent Union ballroom. The program
is presented annually under the
sponsorship of the forensics divi
sion of the speech department.
"Every young country is a
threat to world peace" is the topic
for the international debate. The
British debaters will include the
United States in their definition of
"young country."
Members of the Cambridge de
bating team are Peter Pohn Mans
field of Pembroke college and Alis
tair Hubert Sampson of Selwyn
college. Their callengers will be
Don Collin, senior in economics,
and Karl Harshburger, junior In
speech. William Jones, dean of ad
ministration, will act as moderator
for the program.
Mansfield was born in Ranchi,
India and left India for Britain in
1933. He served in the armed
forces from 1947-49, after which
he studied economics at Cambridge
for three years. He has done a
great deal of traveling including
tours to France, Spain, Portugal,
Italy, Germany and Switzerland.
Sampson, a native born English
man, is from Wimbledon, London.
He was commissioned in the Royal
Army Educational corps and later
studied at Selwyn college where he
received his BA degree in history
and law.
The Cambridge debate team will
also appear April 14 at Oregon
State college.
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Watch for It on KWAX
It seems a new game is becom
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campus. The rules:
First, three contestants sit in a
room and consume two fifths of
fire water apiece. Then, one
leaves, and the remaining two try
to guess who is gone.
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