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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1954)
The Oregon Drily Emerald U published Monday through Friday during the college yeai from Sept. 15 to June 3, except Nov. 16, 25 through 30. Dec. 7 through 9, 11 through Jan. t March 8 through 10, 12 through 29, May 3, and 31 through June 2, with Issue* 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 efhce, Eugene. Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per echool 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. ELSIE SCHILLER. Editor DICK CARTER, Business Manager JACKIE WARDELL, RON MILLER. Associate Editors KITTY FRASER. Managing Editor VALERA VIERRA, Adv. Mgr. No Worthier Cause Giving blood is easy. It's inexpensive and most people have a lot of the stuff they don’t need — at least the human body can afford to give a pint every six weeks. But giving blood also can mean so much for so many peo ple. The blood you give is used in the local hospitals of Eu gene and placed in a “blood bank” for emergency use. It also is converted into gamma globulin and shipped to our military services. Blood donors receive no glory. Yet we know a lot of people who will go down again and again to fulfill the urgent need for blood. They don’t need plaques or awards or campaigns because they have already accepted giving their blood as some higher duty. So, it is to the people who want to give blood but nev er have the time or the courage to stop in and give that blood, that we address this plea. This is a gift that you can make, the importance of which can not be overemphasized. Whether from a simple sense of duty or as a part of a house campaign to win the plaque offered by the Re*d Cross board, make your gift this Friday. Let’s reach and over-reach the goal of 300 pints set for our campus. There could be no worthier cause. Installation Set For UO Chimes June 1 has been set ns the tentative installation date for the chimes being purchased by the University. The chimes will be placed in the Student Union tow er. The chimes are intended as part of a campus chapel which will be built at a later date, according to Sidney Little, dean of the art school and chairman of the Uni versity planning commission. The chimes can be easily moved from the SU upon completion of the chapel, and are being placed in the SU because of its central location and its height. It is hoped that these chimes will become a part of the Univer sity tradition, Little said. The chimes will be used to strike the hour during the day. On special occasions such as gradu ation, Junior Weekend, Home coming weekend or a victory over Oregon State in a game, music can be played on them, Little said. The chimes, which have the ton al quality of caste bells will be un der the supervision, of Theodore Kratt, dean of the school of music. Kratt will experiment with the bells this summer so they can be put into use next year. Total cost of the chimes will be $3500. The money was donated by the class of 1943, the class of 1953. and alumni. The University is now accepting bids for installa tion. Letters to the Editor Continue No Further Emerald Editor: Your recent coverage of news «nd editorials has moved me to do something which is not pleas ant, namely running down a part of Oregon's campus life. But I feel that the situation which now is prevalent should not continue further. Having read your brilliant piece of copy, the April 6 edi tion of the Emerald, and hav ing foand the usual “four days late" news and the calendar of committee meetings,, I came upon your report of a “party" at the coast — containing all names. Again your editorial stated your aim in covering all news of interest to the cam- - pus and the value in stating such news accurately. Papers of all kinds must use discretion and a small amount of candor in the type of news -they print and how they present this news. Our daily paper has shown none of these. In your editorial you said, “The Emerald traditionally gives a bigger ‘play’ to campus stones than any other newspaper in the state.” Does our campus extend from Eugene to Florence? I think not. If this is typical of campus .news coverage, the Emerald must have a direct wire to all the jails and police departments in the home towns of all uni versity students. Again your editorial said, “After all, we are a campus newspaper, publishing from the University campus, and the proximity of such news . . .” Apparently “campus” and “proximity” involve no small distance if you consider what happens over sixty miles away, campus news. If this is true, why not start printing every rape, murder and robbery which happens in any student’s home town as a part of “cam pus" news. Last, but by no means least, one of your “ace” reporters, who was “Johnny on the spot” yes terday in the dean of men’s of fice, told one of the house presi dents that,if he were given the names of all persons involved that said names would not be printed. Most of the Emerald readers saw these names in the April 6 edition, that is if they read anything more than the car toon. Name withheld by request (Ed. Note: The name* ap pearing in the story referred to in the above letter were re ceived from the Florence Jus tice of the Peace court, where they are a matter of public record. If “every rape, mur der and robbery which hap pens in any student’s home town” were committed by a University student, the Em erald would consider that news.) Enforced Purchase Emerald Editor: If the gatekeepers of our Ath letic department will insist on foolproof methods to prevent the loaning of athletic cards, it is time for someone to protest over the enforced purchase of the cards in the first place. Partic ularly the student who may not be a sports-fan. Apparently someone in the administration has made the bold assumption that every student’s desire for entertain ment is in the direction of in tercollegiate sports — and on this basis $13.50 per year is taken from his tuitions (ac cording to Harrell’s April 1 article) to pay for the athletic cards. A reduced rate, to be sure, but the point in question is that no inquiry is made to find out if the student wants to make the purchase. I don’t believe that many stu dents feel cheated at being sold these prepaid admissions to games, but if they are being made non-loanable in the name of good business practices, one should expect a consistency in such commendable practice. Namely: in not selling season tickets to students who don’t go to games, or for that matter, even read the sports page. Eric Norstad Comforting? Emerald Editor: The “guest editorial’’ of Sher iff Ed “Hanging Sam” Elder was truly one of your journalistic triumphs of the current season. It certainly must be com forting to you to know that the Emerald is competing with comic books as reading matter at the city hall. Sheriff Elder’s one man clean up campaign has been the object of much discussion around the local opium dens. It is about time that some courageous person 'took it upon himself to clean up this sinful city. His clear cut analogy between “bodies stacked like cordwood" and the right to print students' names in local papers was a fine example of clear cut reasoning. I know from experience that people on beer busts often end up stacked like cordwood. However, I have never seen them sprinkled with lime! In closing I'd like to quote at random from an ancient Eskimo saying “Blessed are sheriffs for they shall inhibit the earth.” Name withheld by request (Ed. Note: The article by Sheriff Elder referred to In the above letter ran as a “let ter to the editor” la the April 6 edition of the Emerald. The letter was unsolicited as are all letters to the editor which run in the Emerald.) Demos to Discuss Convention Plans The Young Democrats will meet, today at 7 p. m. in Friendly hall. Plans will be made for the state convention, to be held in Port land, May 7-9. Election of officers will be held. The club will work with the senior party in Lane county dur ing the primaries in May and these activities will be discussed at the meeting. All members are urged to attend and non-members are always welcome, according to Hank Orner. fp( IOC 30C30C n< Man of S The Hour o D o One man in this hot campus race Deserves the top, number one place. Your first guess was right His name is Jim Light O a o He's the man of the hour in this case. (paid political advertisement) rtt-soi- -rrtr—r Yes, Counselor guipank “After reviewing your tune we’re still In a (piundry — mind step ping around here for a moment?” Campus Calendar Noon Spch Stf 114 SU WUS Fund Com Lnh SU 2:00 Kellog Pro] 337 SU 3:00 WUS Fnd Sol 319 SU 4:00 NSA Meet 315 SU Jr. Wknd Sng Ldrs Com Lnh SU 0:30 Chaplains 334 SU Scab & Bid 115 Frndly Use Mgrs. Com Lnh SU Phi Beta Ger 2nd FI 7:00 Yng Demos 117 Frndly 7:30 1CEC 334 SU 8:00 Obertufr Lect Blrm SU 'Should Fraternities Go?' Topic of Essay Contest “Should social fraternities and sororities be abolished?" is the subject of the Writers' Workshop essay contest, according to a letter from Miss Marilyn Stevens, con test manager. First prize in the contest is $300, second prize is $200, and third prize is $100. Any college student is eligible to enter the contest. Entries are to be mailed to Writers' Workshop, P. O. Box 187, North Postal Annex, Boston 14, Mass., and must be postmarked on or before midnight May 15. En tries should be limited to 500 words. Petitions Due Mon. For Oregano Editor The student publications board will select the editor and business manager of the 1955 Orcgana Wednesday, April 21. Petitions are due Monday, April 19 at 5 p. m„ according to R. C. Williams, sec retary of the board. Petitions are to be turned in to William’s office in the Student Union. Dart Returns From Friends Conference H. E. Dart, assistant professor of physics, has returned from the Friend* Conference on Civil Rights held April 2-4 at West Branch, Iowa, where he joirytd 50 delegates to study and recommend to the j Friends groups regarding current ! civil rights problems. Dart represented the Society of Friends of the West Coast at the meetings and was one of three delegates to draft the official ! statement associated with the con ; ference. HEAD EMERALD CLAHHIFIKDS Own and Operate Your Own Business While in College You can uni $210. a month white in college by worbing only ■ tow hour* on weehendt. It* 0 wonderful opportunity for ■ go-getter, and good experience for future refer ence*. The owner of the Campu* Spot light it graduating—the buiinet* it your* for $450. term* available. For information call lyle Mattey al 5-7801. Students Monday, April 12 last day to return books purchased this term. U of O Co-op Store