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The 1 from Sept. y^<il4 a tffc m mmt < __^ ___ __ Jan, 23, and Mar* ft, by the*Student Publications Board of the University ot Oregon. Bn tered at second class matter at the post office, Eugene* Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 pet ■shoot 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 _ DICK CARTER, Business Manager PAT GILDEA, ELSIE SCHILLER, Assoc. Eds. VALERA YIERRA, Advertising Mgr. KITTY FRASER, LAURA STURGES, Ed. Assts. JEAN SAXD1XE, Bus. Office Mgr. JACKIE WARD ELL, Managing Editor _DOXXA RUNBERG, Nat'l Ads. Mgr. JOE GARDNER, News Ed., SAM VAHEY, Sports Ed.. POX WEXZL, Class Adv. Mgr. -The Looking-Giass Movie Censorship Issue Puts 'La Ronde' In Court The Supreme Court of the United States went to see “La Ronde,” the now famous French movie which played at the May flower last spring. Ordinarily one takes little notice of the cinem atic observation of the high priests of the law, but this show ing was in connection with a case before the august tribunal. The litigation involves the cen sorship laws of New York, which ban any “immoral” pictures. "La Ronde” was considered “im moral.” Counsel for the state of New York made the following r brilliant com* mem in res ponse to an objection that “imm o r a 1 ” was a vague word: “If any one in the Uni ted (States doesn’t know what immoral tneahs, I’d be greatly supris ’ ed.” This is only one of several questions of censorship which have recently come up. There is an Ohio case on appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court concerning the banning of “M” Several theater owners have been jailed in recent weks, including a .Jer sey City operator for showing .“The Moon is Blue,” which will be presented on campus by the University Theater beginning Jan. 29. There is talk in Holly wood of relaxing the voluntary' industry code which binds the producers. Censorship has long had the movies as it’s special prey. The churches have usually lead the fight against “bad” movies. One of the most powerful, unreason able, of those censorship agencies has been the Legion of Decency. The Legion and other ecclesiasti cal bodies use a two pronged weapon. First they bring moral forces to bear on their people to stop them from seeing “bad" pictures; Second, they use eco nomic force on the theater own ers. The latter method, the most ruthless of the two, sirtce it con trols the activities of a sizeable group. They can put teeth into their threat to keep people from frequenting any theater that ever shows a “bad” film. This holy blackmail even finds its way into the oath of the Legion of De cency (recited once a year in al most all Catholic Churches.) When asked, "Why do you want to censor?” the advocate of censorship will respond “It’s not good for the people to see these things.” Why not? ‘1 suppose it wifl hurt them.” If you ever ask a "censor if it will hurt him, you will probably get a curt “No,” but it will hurt “all those other people.” In order to improve the morals of our people We wish to remove all temptation and pro tect them. I doubt that a nation's morals could ever be improved in so neg ative a manner, but even if they could be, who is to say what is to be detrimental? It would require beings far superior to the prud ish, the stupid, the narrow mind ed and the illiterate that com prise most of our present boards of censors. Art should not be judged ac cording to an arbitrary "moral or political” standard. In effect, the advocate of censorship says to ignore the ability of the crea tive artist and concentrate on his piety. Tricks of The Trade • — ---_ ■ 'Tm teaching four different courses in education, but confidentially I have the same lecture in all of them.” ROTC Department To Present Awards Col Edwin Daily, ROTC depart ment head, and Lt. Col. Robley Evens, Army unit head, will pre sent awards to the top students in scholarship and leadership abil ities for the fall term at the Army and Air Force drills on Thursday and Friday afternoons respective ly Those to be honored at the Army drill this afternoon are Ter ry Fuuginaga, James Greene, Carl Groth, and William Mainwaring, all freshmen. Ronald L. Christen sen and Jack Dante are the top Army men of the sophomore sec tion. The outstanding third year cadet is Emerson Harvey. Dull to Ship Clothes Asks Student Help Members of the classes taught by Paul S. Dull, associate profes sor of political science and his tory, who are free Saturday morn ing are asked to contact him to help pack the second shipment of clothing for Japan. The second collection of cloth ing, collected for the poor of Oka yama, Japan, where Dull spent last year in research, will be crat ed for shipment Saturday at 9 a. m. in Commonwealth hall. Those who can help are asked to contact Dull, Commonwealth 310. CAMPUS BRIEFS 0 Oregon Ski Quacks, Univer sity ski club, will meet at 6:30 p. m. today in the Student Union. Plana for future ski trips will be discussed. 0 A huit henres ce soir dans la soussol de la bibliotheque le cercle francais aura son quartrieme reunion a voir un film. ‘Andre Gide.’ Apres ca, le groupe irons au Student Union pour chanter des chansons francais, boire du cafe’, et causer un peu en francais. 0 House Chaplains will meet today at 6:30 p. m. in the SU, ac cording to Jo Hutcheon, Danforth fellow. Room number wil be post ed. 0 Theta Sigma Phi, women’s journalism honorary, will meet to day at noon in the SU fishbowl, according to Kitty Fraser, presi dent. 0 Petitions for committee sub chairmanships for the Sophomore Skip Day are due Friday at 5 p.m., according to Hanna Sue Hansen and Betty Fackler, general co chairmen. They should be turned in to either the YWCA office or Chi Omega. 0 All student* interested in working on the copy staff of the Oregana are to meet in the Ore gana. office in the Student Union at 3 p. m. today. Those_not able to attend the meeting should see the copy editor in the office be tween 8 and 9 p.m. today. 0 Chi Delta Phi, women’s lit erary honorary, will meet tonight at 6:30 in the Student Union. S. N. Karchmer, creative writing in structor, will discuss, “The Cor relation between Television Writ and Playwriting.” 0 Any girl Interested In winter term rushing should sign up in the office of Golda Parker Wickham, dean of women, in Emerald hall. g All house managers and their assistants will meet at 6:30 p. m. today in the Student Union, ac cording to Pres. Berry Bowden. 0 Phi Beta, national profession al fraternity for women in music and speech, will hold its regular meeting tonight at 6:30 in the Stu dent Union, according to Pat Hartley, president. 0 The following members of the Student Union publicity execu tive committee are to meet at noon today in the SU: Bob Berry, Olivia Tharaldson, Dorothy Her, Edna Humiston, Nancy Hooper and Stewart Johnson. The Friday Air Force arm wm have the presentation of awards to Leland Agenbroad, Robert Bur nett, Frederick Fraunfelder, Gene Lawrence, and Donald Smith, freshman. The sophomore honors will go to Richard Buffington, Timothy James, Robert Ransom, and Harvey Richmond. The out standing student of Air Science III is Peter Williams. Membership, awards will also be presented to the rifle team. Those who participated from the Army group are Lee Tucker, Gordon No briga, Royal Aubrey, Benjamin Kahalekulu, Carl Groth, Melin Jackson, Larry Kromling, David Goode, and Herbert Yamanaka. Ted Baker, Jimmie Blue, Richard Buffington, Frederick Foye, John Gabrielson, Michael McKenzie, and Scott were the Air Force cadet members of the team. Pledges Attend Dinner Wednesday Pledges of all sororities on cam pus held their annual banquet Wednesday at 6 p. m. in the Stu dent Union ballroom. Dress for the dinner was short silks, ac cording to Olivia Tharaldson, pres ident of Junior Panhellenic, spon soring organization. All arrangements for the ban quet were made by Betty An derson, general chairman, assisted by her Committee. Committee members Included Mary Gerlinger, guests; Rae Bergeron, decora tions; Alice Jo Jenkins, tickets, and Judy White, entertainment. The program featured a speech by Mrs. Alfred Krohn on j sorority life and panhellenic during j her college life as compared with' today. Entertainment was vo-! cal numbers by Ann Steams, freshman in music, and tap danc ing by Donna Aaris, freshman in 1 art. Guests at the banquet were Mrs. Golda P. Wickham, dean of women; Mrs. V. P. Morris, wife of the University interim president; Mrs. Arthur Anderson, president of the Eugene Panhell enic; Mrs. E. S. Woodin, alumni adviser for Panhellenic, and Sally Thurston, president of Panhellenic on campus. Campus Calendar Noon Speech Ibept a 10 SIT RE Wk Ex & Fac 111 SU Co-op Bd 112 SU Far East Studies 113 SU Hockey Cl Com Lunch 3:00 Christian Sci 114 SU 4 :00 Ike Cof Hr 315 SU Scholarship Meet 334 SU Stu Aft 337 SU 5:30 Delta Theta Phi Ger 3rd fl 6:30 Hse Mgrs 110 SU Chi Delta Phi 111 SU ASUO Senate 315 SU Chaplains 334 SU Christn Bus Bqt Blrm SU Thi Beta Ger 2nd Fl 7:00 Scab & B1 112 SU 7:30 Hostess Int 114 SU Ike Lect 138 CW 8:30 Fr Cl Com Lunch Readings Thursday For Richard Roles Readings for archers, soldiers, murderers and other men's roles in the forthcoming University theater production of "Richard U" will be held Thursday at 4 p. m. in Villard 102. The production has gone into re hearsal on the main stage and will open In March. According to Mrs. Ottilie T. Seyboldt, director, many men’s roles and a few women's roles are still available. ENDS SATURDAY In Technicolor "SECOND CHANCE" Robert Mitchum Linda Darnell and "WITHOUT RESERVATIONS" John Wayne « Claudette Colbert EUGENE DRIVE-IN THEATRE 2860 Wllmt. Ph.4-4152 UNITED AIR LINES invites 1 the women of the Univer 1 sity of Oregon to a showing ® of a color-sound motion pic ■I ture entitled, fi "SCOTTY WINS ft HER WINGS" I This film depicts the real I life story of a Stewardess ■ —her selection, her training I and her duties. Stewardess Representative, Betty Hanneman, of United Ale line*, will be on campus et the seme time to discuss e Stew* erdess career. - FILM: "Scotty Wins Her Wings” TIME: Jan. 19, 1954, 3:00 PLACE: 138 Commonwealth For further information call the Graduate Placement Office 206 Emerald Hall