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The Element of Smear
Voters anywhere have a right to expect that political cam
paigns be fought on issues of vital interest to the public
welfare. They should not be asked to decide a candidate’s
qualifications on the basis of gossip, hearsay or rumor.
The element of smear injected in Oregon’s senatorial cam
paign last week by Circuit Judge Carl Wimberly of Rose
burg is hardly worthy of the high level on which so import
ant an election should be conducted. Judge Wimberly last
Friday made a vicious attack on the personal honesty of
Richard L. Neuberger, Democratic candidate for US sena
tor. ^
The judge charged that Neuberger violated the honor
system while attending the University of Oregon law
school 20 years ago. Neuberger has since produced evi
dence—in the form of a letter from Senator Wayne L.
Morse, then dean of the University’s law school—refuting
the charge.
According to the Morse letter, a group of law students
charged Neuberger with an alleged violation of honor sys
tem rules in connection with the preparation of a written
, report in a legal bibliography course- The University’s
discipline committee eventually cleared Neuberger of the
charges.
Senator Guy Cordon, Republican incumbent and Neu
berger’s opponent in the senatorial race, has repudiated
the attack of Judge Wimberly, his ex-law partner. It is
reassuring to know that Oregon’s senior senator will not
associate himself with a smear campaign, regardless of
the fact it might swing the crucial election to him.
There are too many important issues at stake in the 1954
senatorial campaign to allow this element of smear to enter
the election. Oregon voters would do well to ignore this un
fortunate incident and base their decision on questions of
more concern to the state and the nation.
Still a Great Team
No doubt about it, last Saturday’s game was a tough one
to lose . . . the toughest in a long time. Thousands of stu
dents shared the sinking sensation of disappointment as
they sat tehse and watched their dream team get knocked
over by under-rated Stanford.
This shattering of premature, but unsuppressable Rose
Bowl hopes, alive in both team and fans, hurt way down deep.
But what does the Stanford loss mean? In our book, not
much. We’ve still got the team that was ranked at the top
of the heap by so many sports experts. We’ve still got
Shaw and Patera, Pheister and Reeve, and the rest of a
great team
Anyone who saw the game will agree that never has Ore
gon had so many breaks—all bad. There were the three
fumbles that stopped strong Oregon drives. There were two
unconscious ball bobbles that Stanford grabbed, one made
a touchdown and the other set one up. And don't forget the
penalties that seemed to snag us every time we got going.. .
including that 10 yard kick called back in the fourth quarter.
Remember the good playing. . . remember when Shaw,
forced back almost to his goal line and unable to pass,
tucked the ball under his arm and sprinted for 40 yards.
Remember that frustrating drive at the end of the second
quarter which went to the Stanford four when Campbell
snagged a Shaw pass just as the gun sounded.
And remember when Johnny Keller came in and engin
eered a 71 yard drive for Oregon’s second TD
And if you still aren’t convinced that we’ve got a team
check some statistics: In passes completed, Stanford 8, Ore
gon 17; in net yards gained, Stanford 288, Oregon 409; and
in total first downs, Stanford 15, Oregon 25.
So we took it in the teeth once, we’ve still got eight
games to go and the greatest team in years. With the pres
sure off a little, the boys can settle down to cool, calculated
ball.
Let’s fire up for Utah and the rest of the games. Let’
show our team we’re with them all the wray. And who know
we may be sniffing roses in Pasadena yet. — (D.L.)
Preference Dinner _
“Naw—the ramlle* aren't to Impress you Ku<‘»ts—they make
the food easier to eat.”
-A DAY AT THE ZOO
Indigestion and Guests
Worry House President
By Bob Funk
Emarald Columnist
They were sitting in the din
ing room, eating. Everyone was
somehow miraculously talking
and chewing at the same time.
"And then I said, amch smeh
shaliva, that I thought it would
be better if gmph smpts chmb
chmb gluppo if we didn't do it
scumph.” The “scumph" was the
sound of swallowing.
The house president sat in the
midst of the fraternity brothers,
thinking. He was sitting under a
sign that said "The Fraternity
is Food for the Soul; Remember
the Bond." Remember the bond.
n e uiougni.
Remember the
Maine. Re
member Pearl
Harbor. Re
in e m b e r to
brush your
teeth after
dinner. He
checked to see
if the corners
of his mouth
were turned
One corner was sagging slightly.
He repaired it.
“Will you ring the buzzer,” one
of the beloved brothers asked. "I
want a toothpick.” So you want
a toothpick, the house president
thought. I should spend an hour
hunting around under the table
for the buzzer just so that you
can have a toothpick. That buz
zer has electrocuted heartier men
than me, anyway. He found what
he thought was the buzzer, and
stamped on it firmly.
“Whassa big hairy idea,
huh!” somebody yelled in pain.
Well, it didn’t matter. He got
a sort of sadistic, pleasure out
of that kind of thing, anyway.
There was salacious laughter
from a far end of the table. They
were telling a dirty joke. I won
der what the punch line was, he
thought. I wonder if it was the
one—and he began laughing to
himself. Then he became aware
of the eyes of the vice-president,
the officer in charge of decorum
and the pledge master fastened
upon him. They had arranged the
fingers of their hands to spell
out “An'Officer Is Always Dig
nified (Officer’s Manual Chapter
III, Section 2).” He became in
stantly dignified.
It was time for announce
ments. The house president rose,
and the room was full of the
creaking of his knees.
“And now I’d like to introduce
our swell guests to all you neat
guys,” he said. Yeah, our swell
guests, he was thinking. This one
on the left without a chin is the
one who talks about milking
cows. His best friends are cows,
and still he wants to join a fra
ternity. We might as well pledge
a milking machine and be done
with it.
And the one on the right.
11a! All during dinner I have
been trying to draw out his
personality. You’d need a long
chain and a large tractor to
draw out that personality.
He sat down again, and from
the jarring sensation in his stom
ach, he was aware that his din
ner was not yet in the process of
digestion. In fact, it seemed to
be forming itself into a large
plastic ball to be filed for future
reference.
They stood and sang a frater
nity song. It was long and sad,
and everyone sobbed fraternally.
The fraternity president sobbed
too, but it was because of what
was happening in his stomach.
The song ended. "The Fraternity
is Food for the Soul," the breth
ren chanted, "Remember the
bond.”
The house president remem
bered the bond, and suddenly
felt much worse. They were
leaving the dining room. W hat
we need around here, he
thought, is some food for the
digestive tract instead of the
soul. What we need even wor*e
is a chemical aid to digestion.
He began walking out of the
room, and tripped over the buz
zer, which he had been searching
for in vain. It gave him a huge
electrical shock.
‘‘Remember tne Bond,” he
growled at the buzzer, along
with some other words. He won
dered if dinner would ever di
gest.
Read Emerald Classifieds
Campus Briefs
0 Canterbury Club will meet
Sunday evening at St., Mary's
Episcopal church, 13th nial Pearl.
At 0 pin. there will be a service
of evening prayer In the chapel,
followed by u supper. Sister Mar
garet Helene, Mother .Superior,
will be guest speaker at the dis
cussion group with Itev. Hubert
Ellis, chaplain to Episcopal stu
dents and faculty.
0 VMCA ride exchange wants
for rides to Portland and New
borg^Friday, Oct. 1 and 8, after
2 p.m, Drivers should contact
VMCA office, room 318. In the
Student Union. Kxt. 129.
0 There will la* a meeting of
Amphibian* at 7:30 p.m. Monday
at Gerlinger pool. Olivia Thar
aldson, president, stated that it
is important that all members
should attend.
Campus Calendar
Friday, October 1, 1954.
7:30 a.nr to 1 a.m.
9:00 1FC Hush Date Change
213 8U
Noon C of c Luncheon no 8tl
10:00 IFC Hushing 213 SU
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Westminster House
Open house will tie held at
Westminster Foundation beginn
ing at 7:30 tonight.
The Sunday program will begin
with a coffee and donut hour at
9 a.m. Bible study is held from
9:30 to 10:30 a.m at the house.
Sunday evening vespers are
held at tl p.m., followed by a cof
fee hour at 7 p.m.
At the Wednesday evening fel
lowship dinner. Dale Cooley, or
ganist of the St. Mary’s Catholic
church, will speak on "Roman
Catholicism and Current Issues.”
The dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m.
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