The Oregon Daily Emerald ii published Monday through Friday during the college year from Sept. IS to June 3, except Nov. 16, 26 through 30, Dec. 7 through 9, 11 through Jan. 4. March 8 through 10, 12 through 29, May 3, and 31 through June 2, with issues on Nov. 21, Jan. 23, and May 8, by the Student Publications Board of the University of Oregon. En tered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per school year; $2 per term. ■ . . _ Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the writer and do not pretend to represent the opinions of the ASUO or of the University. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor; initialed editorials by the associate editors. AL KARR, Editor BILL BRANDSNESS, Business Manager Letters to the Editor On Campus 'Idiots' Emerald Editor: In answer to Mr. Name With held By Request and his article concerning the “idiots” on this campus, we would like to give the opposite viewpoints. It seems that the person who wrote the letter that ap peared in the Oct. 26th Em erald wants our ceaseless en ergy to find its way to the sports field or into the class room — after giving the mat ter grave consideration, we do not feel that we would be of too much assistance to our Oregon football team out on the turf. Perhaps Mr. Name Withheld By Bequest would like the women of our campus to form new and better games such as “Ring around the bathtub.” He asks if we are in a Uni versity or a Juvenile Detention home. We maintain that we are in a much better position than those who have the misfortune of being juvenile home residents and do not have the freedom of releasing their energy in what ever way they choose. We too understand that col lege is primarily for educa tional purposes, but is an edu cation or a University complete without the activities that make college life traditional? Perhaps we won’t all become future leaders of America but we would like to make a sug gestion to those who may try —Moronic chants, noise par ades, and pep rallies seem to have proved successful in the past . . . and as for the in dividual whose letter we are answering ... we suggest that he be taken in on a 502 . . . OVER-ACTING. Marilyn Parrish Patti Weitzman Disturbed by Election Emerald Editor: I too was disturbed by last week’s unseemly commotion dur ing the election campaigns for Joe College and Betty Co-ed. Since I was in the infirmary I not only did NOT plan to parti cipate in the election; I DID plan to rest. Therefore, I was unable to appreciate the enthusiasm of the noisy crowds beneath my window. My parents were in Eugene last week. I'm glad they didn’t happen to witness the unschol arly behavior of my fellow stu dents. They might have won dered why I choose to live here among so many “idiots.” (quotation borrowed from pre vious letter on same subject.) Now you may contend that all the inharmonious noise produced during the campaign was just so much harmless “letting off of steam” or “using up of surplus energy.” But I contend that there is a great variety of methods for utilizing this “surplus en ergy,” and that some methods are far superior to others. Where hut on a college campus can you find such a variety of special in terest groups, nearly all of them open to whoever desires to par ticipate? No one who actively participates in several campus clubs, attends occasional so cial functions and keeps up with studies will Save much time for parading through the streets honking horns. And of course his or her activities will be more constructive and permanently satisfying than the horn-honk ing type. The conduct of the Joe Col lege-Betty Co-ed election cam paign (including the descrip tions of the candidates in Fri day’s Emerald) and even the presence of such a campaign on the campus indicate an in version of classical collegiate values. A university exists pri marily to enable students to The Talented Type “Sings like a bird, wouldn’t you say, professor ?” CAMPUS BRIEFS 0 Members of the finance com mittee of the United Independent Students party will meet at 12:30 p.m. today at the College Side Inn, according to Chairman Russ Cowell. 0 A meeting of Theta Sigma Phi members has been called for Thursday noon in the Student Union by President Kitty Fraser. f Members of the Hawaiian Club meet tonight at 8 on the third floor of Gerlinger hall, ac cording to an announcement by Lorna Murakawa. 0 All veterans on the Korean GI Bill have been asked by the director of Veterans Affairs in Emerald hall to come in and sign their application of allotment to day. 0 The YMCA cabinet is to meet tonight at 8 at the YM offices in the Student Union for a dessert meeting at the home of Russ Walker, executive secretary. ^ The annual law school smok er will be held tonight at the Stu dent Union. The law school facul ty will be present and all Oregon students are invited to attend. En tertainment and refreshments will be provided. 0 The Homecoming finance committee will meet today at 4 p.m. in Student Union 313, accord ing to Milan Foster, committee chairman. 0 Members of the poster sub committee of the Student Union publicity committee will meet at 4 p.m. today in SU 312, according to Chairman Becky Fortt. 0 The Student Union movie committee will meet Thursday at 4 p.m. in the SU, according to Barbara Wilcox, committee chair man. 0 The Associated Women Stu dents’ congress will meet today at 4 p.m. in the Student Union, ac cording to Jean Mauro, vice presi dent of the group. Miss Mauro has asked that a representative from each living organization be pres ent for the meeting. 0 The movie “Ten Days That Shook the World” will be shown beginning tonight at 7 in Common wealth 138. The movie, part of the educational movie series, is a his torical re-creation of the Russian Revolution by Sergei Eisenstein. A second showing will be held at 9 p.m. . 0 Deadline for petitions for the Homecoming variety show -com mittee is Friday at 5 p.m. Inter ested students are asked to peti tion for either the talent, business or technical parts of the show, ac cording to Don Crawford, co chairman of the show. pursue and complete certain courses of study. All else, no matter how important, is sub ordinate to the primary pur pose. But when we elect a Joe Col lege and a Betty Co-ed we are idolizing something called per sonality, which is related to ex tra-curricular activities but un related to scholastic activities. There’s a place for fun on a college campus, but let’s re member what we’re here for and keep fun in its place. Helen Talbot LAST CHANCE THIS YEAR Oregana for '54 Buy now from your living organization representative! 0 Rev. 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