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VOL. LV
1 MVKKSITY OF OREGON, EUUEXK,~TUKSPXVn^CARY 26, 1954
NO. 7*
Pan-American
Unity Stressed
By Dick Lewis
Emerald Auhtant Newt Editor
Relating North and South
American cultured in everything
from sex to economics, in a speech
Tuesday afternoon, Enrico Lopes
Verissimo attempted to create
better understanding between the
two cultures.
“Latin Americans are lazy, dir
ty, and unreliable in the opinion
of many Americans . . . and con
versely the Latin Americans con
sider people in the United States
materialistic, Imperialistic, chil
dish and uncultured,” explained
Verissimo stressing the difficul
ty of communion between the two
cultures.
Verrissimo, a noted Brazilian
author, has become acquainted
with the United States while
teaching at Mills college and the
University of California. Present
ly he is Director of the Depart
ment of Cultural Affairs of the
Tan American Union. He spoke
on "Parallels of North and South
America as seen by a novelist."
"Moonshine,” was the label
Verissimo gave to the charge of
his fellow Brazilians that Amer
icans are uncultured. Yours is a
different kind he said, describing
American culture as one of action
and Latin American culture as
one of passion. He criticised his
own country for putting too much
stress on academic learning
Americans learn to make and do
things, he said.
"You teach us how to make all
those gadgets which make life
more enjoyable,” Verissimo pro
posed, “ and we, in turn, will
teach you how to enjoy them.”
In the United States, people
like to conform, while in Brazil
they like to be different, the
speaker observed. He mentioned
the difficulty that a Brazilian
football coach has in convincing
his players that they have to oc
casionally give the ball to their
teammates.
Kinsey Wouldn’t Like It
“You have discovered sex but
recently; we have known sex for
' a long time,” Verissimo quipped.
"And we don’t mix sex with sta
tistics.” he added. "Dr. Kinsey
wouldn’t be too happy in Latin
America—he would go crazy-”
In a more somber note, Verissi
mo cautioned that relations be
tween North and South America
(Please turn to patje two)
State Board Announces
Opening of Straub Bids
Bids on the new addition to
John Straub will be opened Feb.
16, the building and finance com
Only Late Tickets
Unsold for 'Moon'
Tickets for the arena-staged
production of F. Hugh Herbert s
popular adult comedy “The Moon
is Blue” went on sale Monday, ac
cording to Mrs. Gene Wiley, thea
ter business manager.
Advance orders have sold out all
week-end dates and only the last
Monday through Thursday were
left unsold Monday afternoon. The
theater box-office will be open ev
ery afternoon this week from 1 to
5 p. m„ said Mrs. Wiley.
“The Moon is Blue” will be di
rected by Horace W. Robinson, as
sociate professor of speech, and
will open this Friday in the arena
theater, Villard 104.
Cast as Patty O’Neil are Gloria
Lee, junior in speech, and Helene
Robertson, freshman in liberal
arts. Donald Gresham, a young
architect, will be played by Henry
Smith, senior in speech, and Don
a 1 d McDonald, sophomore i n
speech. Clarence Suiter, senior in
speech, will play the roue, David
Slater.
Amazon Co-op Running in Black
For Sale: Half Bottle of Red Ink
By Carl Weber
Emerald Feature Writer
A half .bottle of red ink, no
longer needed, will be auctioned
by the Webfoot Consumers Co-op
at their grocery store in the Ama
zon housing project Saturday af- j
ternoon. Jubilant directors have
announced that for the first time j
in its 15 month history, the mar-j
lied students' cooperative is in
the black, and can report “re
tained earnings’’ instead of defi
cits on its balance sheet.
Like all co-ops, the Webfoot Con
sumers was formed with great
enthusiasm (Aug., .1952); like
most co-ops, it promptly lost mon
ey (deficit Dec. 31, 1952: $432.
47); but unlike most coops, it sur
vived. Though still a long way
from paying patronage dividends
in the same manner as the Uni
versity Bookstore Co-op, the Web
foots have made a steady profit
since last June 1, shortly after
hiring their third and present
manager, Norman Peterson, soph
omore in business.
Board Looks to Future
Cautious members of the Board
of Directors have not gone so
far as to predict that Oregon's
Co-op will follow the trail blazed
by the new million dollar Stan
ford Co-op, but their recent ap
pointment of Jack Thornton, grad
uate in education, as chairman
of the Future Developments com
mittee suggests they are ready to
turn their attention to other
things besides “how do we get
out of the red.’’
Auctioneer at Saturday's cele
bration (when door ‘“prizes will
also be given) will be board chair
man Carl Weber, senior in ac
counting, who during the first
hard year was both treasurer and
unpaid bookkeeper while the “ex
, periment” struggled to get on its
feet.
Present by proxy will be Jesse
, Himmelsbach, second year law
student, who (along with his wife)
is credited with starting the idea
of the local co-op in March, 1952,
but who modestly denies it. Him
melsbach did much of the original
members money on their food
bills through patronage dividends.
However, many fringe Benefits
have also been made available to
members, such as price reductions
on gasoline, fuel oil, cleaning,
blankets, appliances and watch re
pairing. Membership (fully re
fundable) costs $25. Many non
members in the 247 family hous
ing project also trade in the store.
A secondary purpose of the
students when they obtained their
articles of association from the
State Corporation commission,
Aug. 13, 1952, was simply to pro
vide the students with a nearby
grocery store, period. The small
and convenient grocery store had
closed several months before, and
organizing and helped write the
by-laws. He has been a director
from the first, and has also con
Petitions Available
For Rally Board
Petitions for membership on the
rally board are now being called
for by Sally Stadelman, newly
selected rally board chairman.
Any student with a 2.00 accum
ulative GPA and with above a 2.00
for last term is eligible to peti
tion, Miss Stadelman said.
Petitions are available in the box
on the third floor of the Student
Union, and may be turned in there.
They are due Feb. '3.
Most of the positions open are
general committee positions, Miss
Stadelman said, but one of those
petitioning will be chairman of
publicity and promotion for the
board.
tributed many free hours of work
to give future Oregon married j
students a co-op capable of bring
ing down their living costs.
Saves On Food Bills
Primary purpose of the co-oper
ative is to save its present 77
there appeared no prospect of its
reopening under ownership of a
single individual or even a part
nership. Forced to choose between
buying the store on an insuffic
ient membership basis or to aban
don the whole idea, the early mem
bers voted to gamble and go
ahead.
Early Months Almost Fatal
Although today the original pur
chase contract is 75 per cent paid,
in the earlier months the gamble
was very nearly fatal. However,
at the end of the first fiscal year
the group was at least still sol
vent, and though there was still a
deficit, the student directors an
nounced in an annual report that
they would neither raise prices
nor cut wages in an attempt to
reduce the deficit rapidly, but
would seek greater customer vol
ume. Board members cite the
steady earnings of the past seven
months as vindication of the
stand, which they took at that
time.
Other directors on the nine
member board are vice chairman
Charles Hawkes, architecture;
secretary Marbeth Braun, stu
dent's wife; treasurer John Ha
kanson, graduate in political sci
ence; Gordon Moore, investment
broker; George McElhoe, junior
high school teacher (both recent
Oregon graduates), and John Ste
wart, graduate in journalism. As
sisting Manager Peterson in the
store is Digk Ulide, sophomore in
business. Bookkeeper is Jennifer
Matthews, senior in psychology.
A general membership meeting
(no guest speakers and no re
freshments) is scheduled in the
Student Union for Thursday eve
ning, Feb. 4.
mittee of the State Board of High
er Education said Monday.
Final plans for the five-unit,
$1,250,000 men's dormitory addi
tion were approved in November,
1953, by the State Board, which
estimates that the structure will
be built and ready to open in
Ball Band Name
To be Announced
Seniors will dc told the name of
the band selected to play at the
annual Senior Ball at the Senior
class meeting today at 1 p. m. in
Commonwealth 138.
The class of ’54 will also elect
permanent class officers at the
meeting, said Paul Lasker, senior
class president. Main duty of
these officers will be to act as
laison between the alumni of
fice and members of the. class in
the future.
Les Anderson will be at the as
sembly to discuss items concern
ing graduation and answer any
questions about the duties of
graduating seniors, said Lasker.
Lasker urged all seniors to at
tend the assembly, pointing out
that there is no conflict of other
assemblies or classes.
Chairman Petition
Deadline Extended
Deadlines for petitions for gen
eral chairmanships of both the
World University service drive and
the University Easter Sunrise ser
vice have been extended.
Petitions for general chairman
of WUS are due Wednesday noon
at the YMCA office, Student Un
ion 319, or to Mary Lou Sunder
land at Lutheran Student house.
Easter Sunrise service chair
manship petitions are due Monday
noon at the YMCA office or to
Miss Sunderland.
The World University service
was formerly the World Student
Service Fund and sponsored a
drive on campus last year.
The Sunrise service is an an
nual event sponsored by the Uni
versity Religious council.
September, 1955.
The 300-man addition is to be ct ■
reinforced concrete with brick *
veneer, and will cost an estimated;"*
$3,800 per man for the 300 men.
Included in this estimate, how- -
ever, is the cost of remodeling tho-*
kitchen area of John Straub halt. .
The structure will be financed?*
through bonds, the sale of tb»—
trailers previously used for tem— -
porary married students’ housing *
and from the Woodward dormi—
tory gift now on hand.
In its Monday meeting the build- -
ing and finance committee of tb» *
State Board also authorized open* -
ing of bids on a balcony for Me- -
Arthur court, and the addition of *
4,700 bleacher seats and remodel
ing of Hayward field stands.
Other action by the building arut^
finance committee included tbo *
approval of a recommendatkr*
against an increase in tuition or
room and board charges at any
state institutions.
The State Board’s curriculum >.
committee delayed action Monday
on all changes in the teacher ed- •
ucation curriculum at the fivo *
state colleges and universities and *
the Portland State extension cen
ter.
Dull to Show
Slides at Talk
“Japan in Pictures,” colored
slides taken by Paul S. Dull, as- •
sociate professor of history arul ■
political science, will form the *
theme for Wednesday night’s lec
ture-forum in the Student Union
browsing room at 7:30 p. m.
The slides are primarily of a
documentary nature, Dull reports,
with about half of them concern
ed with farming. Dull spent last
year in Japan doing work on his
research project of the political
behavior of Japanese farmers.
Serving as discussion leader for
the lecture will be Wallace S.
Baldinger, associate professor cl f
art. Baldinger also spent last year- -
in Japan, where he taught classes *
in the-history of western art at
Kyoto.
At the browsing room lectme •
two weeks ago, the positions of
the two men were exactly revers- ■
ed. Baldinger gave the lecture and »
presented slides on "Art of the.
Common Man in Japan” and Dull .
led the discussion period.
Elsie Schiller Takes Over
As Head of Campus Sheet
Elsie Schiller, senior in jour
nalism, takes over the position of
Emerald editor beginning with to
day's issue of the paper. Miss
Schiller was selected for the po
sition by the student publications
board Jan. 13.
The policy of having two editors
a year was set up by the pub board
spring term, 1952. Outgoing Em
erald editor is A1 Karr, also a
senior in journalism.
Staff changes, effective imme
diately, have been announced by
Miss Schiller.
New Emerald managing editor
is Kitty Fraser, who formerly held
the position of editorial assistant.
Jackie Wardell and Eon Miller
I have been named associate edi*
i tors to fill the position previous
ly held by Pat Gildea and Miss
Schiller. Miss Warden was man
aging editor the first half of the «
school year. 4 .
Bob Robinson, formerly assis
tant sports editor, has been nam
ed new sports editor. Fall term
Sports Editor Sam Vahey will be •
assistant managing editor. Len
Calvert has been promoted from
assistant managing editor to edi
torial assistant.
New chief night editor will bo
Mary Alice Allen, who will fill i
the position formerly held by
Arme Hill. Other staff positions
will remain the same.