/Morse Blasts GOP Records
By Bob Robinson
fmnrdd AftUtant N«w« Editor
The United Stuti’H mtiHt stay
ahead of Russia in bralnwork if
not in manpower, Senator Wayne
L. Morae told an audience of ap
proximately IKK) yesterday in a
major political address at a Uni
versity assembly Thursday.
Morae, speaking on the Hiil
Education amendment, empha
sized that the nation and the
atate of Oregon needa a Demo
cratic Congress to keep the coun
try mentally ahead of Ruaaia.
He wan interrupted eight times
during the course of hia speech
by audience applause. At the
conclusion of the assembly, he
was saluted with applause that
bordered on an ovation.
••ftlg Lie" Technique Attacked
Morse had been asked by the
University assembly committee
to comment on issues rather than
specific candidates in the current
senatorial campaign.
Oregon’s Junior senator pointed
to the "Big Lie" technique being
used by the "reactionaries” in
the last days before the election
fia an excellent example of their
Inefficiency.
In many caeca “they are giv
ing the public downright false
Information,” Morse said. "They
operate on the assumption that
U.S. citizens will not look to the
records and thus discover their
misleading claims."
He stated that it is time to'
"reverse the natural reaoufce
giveaways and special interest
legislation of the Republican;
Congress and reintroduce bi-'
partisanship in the conduct of
foreign affairs."
In the past two years the Re
publican Congress has done sev
eral things that "shows its in
competence," Morse declared.
He used the "offshore give- j
away and the defeat of the Hill
amendment" as examples.
"The Supreme Court has three
times rejected the claims of a
few coastal cities to the owner
ship of *he submerged offshore i
lands, mistakenly railed ‘tide
lands,’ ” he said "Despite this
clear set of decisions, the Re
publican Congress gave away
the submerged lands to the so
called historic boundaries of the
coastal states.
"These offshore lands contain
from 50 to 300 billion dollars in
wealth and in acting as they did,
the reactionaries gave away this
wealth,” Morse asserted.
In defeating the Hill amend
ment "they once again went
against the public's interest,”
Morse stated.
"The Hill amendment was our
best hope for federal aid re
quired to remedy the unconsion
able inadequacies of educational
facilities throughout ^he coun
try," he said. "And this is not
the first time they have gone
against improving education.
Taft Education Bill Cited
“In 1049 they voted against he
Taft Federal Aid to Education
bill. At the time they said it was
because it advocated socialism.”
Morfc* declared that “if Boh
Taft was a socialist, then I’m
Norman Thomas.”
Hr- attacked the ' reactionaries”
on their claims about unemploy
ment. *
They go around the country
claiming that unemployment is
down and they provide false sta
tistics that they hope will fool
the people," Morse said. “They
use statistics that don’t include
the people who are not eligible
for unemployment benefits and
those for whom the benefits have
been exhausted.
"Vice-President Nixon over
looked the fact that Oregon is
one of the top states in the
country in literacy when he elab
orated on these misleading claims
in Oregon recently.”
Morse referred to Nixon as a
“McCarthy in a tuxedo.”
He also emphasized that the
Republicans' "sabotage of public
power is nowhere as serious as it
is in the Pacific Northwest.”
"In the early days of the ad
ministration they started with a
walkout on Hells Canyon. A high
dam at Hells Canyon is indis
pensable in the plan for full de
velopment of the Snake River
and the Columbia Basin.
“They are proposing a plan of
partnerships to cope with the
power problem. Under this plan
there would be no advantage to
the government and the people
would pay higher rates.”
Another fault of the present
administration, according to
Morse, is the "atomic energy
law they have enacted which
practically hands over a patent
monopoly to private monop
olies.”
Morse pointed out that the
reactionaries” would continue
their "phony methods over my
political dead body.”
He concluded that the "only
way to modify the present situa
tion is to get a Democratic Con
gress in office.”
Bob Chambers Picked
As Assembly Chief
Bob Chamber*, graduate in
speech, wan appointed exchange'
assembly director at Thursday
night a ASUO senate meeting.
Also approved by the senate
«•*.* the appointment of Bob
Maier, junior in business, as traf
lic couit chairman.
In a short, hour and a half
meeting the senate appointed
committees to investigate the
possibilities of a University rifle
team, make recommendations for
future Charter Days, investigate
seating at football games (par
ticularly for married students),
nnd investigate electioneering
practices at other schools.
Next week the senate will
heai a report from Sam Valley,
senator at large, on the fate of
a one card system for athletic
and student body cards. At the
end of school last year the sen
Opening Night
Seats Available
For Bernardine
The University theater's sea
son opens tonight with the com
edy, "Bdrnardinc." The doors
will open at 7:30 with the curtain
at S.
Tickets are still available for
Friday’s show at the box office
from 1 p.m. through 8 p.m. to
day. The theater manager, Mrs.
Gene Wiley, reported that “a
few tickets may be available at
the box office for Saturday's
performance.”
The leads in "Bernardine” will
be played by Scott Lehnor and
Loretta Mason as Wormy-Weldy
and Enid Lacey respectively. In
supporting roles will be Pat
Johnson as Ruth Wj;ldy, Bruce
Holt as Art Beaumont, and Al
len Ward as Vernon Kinswood.
The play was written by Mary
Chase, the creator of "Harvey,”
and will be directed by Fredrick
J. Hunter.
For additional details on the
opening of "Bernardine” see
page 8.)
ate understood such a system
would be used this year.
A recommendation was made
to the Student Union board that
a clock be placed In the SU ball
room opposite the stage for con
venience of assembly speakers.
After the meeting ASUO Pres
ident Bob Summers said that
tickets given out by the Eugene
police department during the
Thursday night rally would re
ceive special attention by the po
lice department. Police chief Ted
Brown's secretary told Summers
that students parked along 13th
street during the rally probably
wouldn't be held responsible.
Homecoming
Selections Made
Five finalists were selected
Thursday night for the 1954
Homecoming queen, to be elect
ed in an all campus election on
Nov. 8. 10 and 11.
This year's queen candidates
are Audrey Mistreta. University
house; Paty Fagan, Sigma Chi,
Chi Psi. Pi Kappa Alpha, Delta
Tau Delta and Phi Kappa Psi;
Lois Powell, Sigma Nu and Del
ta Gamma; Ann Erickson, fresh
man men’s dorms, Kappa Kappa i
Gamma and Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon, and Maiy Jane Rud, Sigma
Alpha Mu.
Candidates will have their pic
tures taken today at between 12
and 4 p.m. at Fehly’s studio. They
are to call and make appoint
ments. according to Mary Sande-.
berg, queen selection chairman.
AGS Postpones
Primary Action
Members of Associated GrCek Students Thursday afternoon
voted without dissent to postpone indefinitely any move to
abolish the all-campus primary. Nine houses were not rep
resented at the meeting.
I he recommendation of the AGS policy committee that the
party go on record as opposing the primary met with opposi
tion from the AGS delegates and senate members present.
Opposition to the proposal was based on the grounds
that an alternative proposal was needed before the all-campus
primary could be abolished.
ASL'O President Bob Summers voiced opposition to the pro
posal. which would abolish selection of party candidates in an
Dances Cancelled
For ATO, Phi Delt
The office of student affairs
has cancelled Fall term house
dances scheduled by Alpha Tau
Omega and Phi Delta Theta.
The disciplinary action was
taken Thursday as the result of
conduct of members of the two
fraternities at last Saturday's j
football game with San Jose
state, according to Ray Hawk,
associate director of student af
fairs.
Fraternities Make Final Cuts
Serenaders Announce
Sweetheart Finalists
Serenades at Carson and Hend
ricks halls Thursday evening
notified the five finalists in the
1954 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
contest of their selection by the
fraternity.
The winning freshman girrls
are Nan Borquist, Alpha Phi;
Pat Gordon, Kappa Alpha The
ta; Nadine Woodroffe, Kappa
Kappa Gamma; Mary Leash,
Delta Gamma and Hendricks,
and Evelyn Nelson, Hendricks.
The selection of Sweetheart of
Sigma Chi will be announced at
7:45 p.m. Nov. 4 over station
KORE. The Sweetheart and other
finalists will be honored at the
annual Sweetheart ball Satur
day, Nov. 6.
This is the sixteenth consecu
tive year that he Sweetheart con
test has been held at the Univer
sity. The contestants are tak
ing part in a tradition which
dates back to 1911.
"We are very proud of our
selections,” said Andy Nasburg,
contest chairman, “and our goal
is to choose a Sweetheart as
wonderful as Sally Jo has been.”
Ten Coeds Still Remain
In Swamp Girl Contest
Candidates for the Sigma Phi
Epsilon Swamp Girl were nar
rowed to ten women Thursday
Still in the running are Sue
| Kamsby, Pi Beta Phi; Sylvia
Birch, Delta Delta Delta; Skip
Shear. Sigma Kappa; Sally Hoy,
Gamma Phi Beta; Bcv O'Con
nor, Delta Gamma; Marlene Har
per, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Jan
ice Arnison, Alpha Delta Pi;
Loraine Ray, Chi Omega; Sue
Jewett, Carson 4 and Cindy Ran
dall, Carson 5.
Final eliminations will be Mon
day. Announcement of the 1954 j
Swamp Girl will be made at the j
Swamp Stomp, Saturday, Nov.
6. This is the second year that
Sig Ep has carried on a Swamp
Girl contest.
Moonlight Girl Finalists
Receive Red Carnations
Bouquets of red carnations ;
delivered at living organizations
Thursday announced the fivej
finalists in the Phi Sigma Kappa
Moonlight Girl contest.
The five winners are: Jo Ann
Cowart, Chi Omega; Judy Duffy,
Susan Campbell, Charlotte
Schmidt, Hendricks: Barbara Ho
ward, Alpha Phi, and Rosalie
Todd, Kappa Kappa Gamma.
The finalists in the Moonlight
Girl contest will be the guests of
the Phi Sigs Wednesday evening
for dinner. Short silks will be
worn by the candidates.
Winner of the Moonlight Girl
contest will be announced at he
fraternity's annual Carnation!
ball next Saturday. Last year’s I
winner was Joyce Bearden
• The winner of the contest will
receive a sweetheart pin and her
living organization will receive
a rotating trophy which is re
tained for a year.
The finalists were selected
from a field of 22 women sub
mitted by women’s living organ
izations. Selection of the final
ists is made from pictures. The
final choice is made after the
dinner and social hour.
Frosh Petitioners
Campaign Monday
Freshmen will meet their can
didates for the ASUO senate
Monday night at 6:30 in the Stu
dent Union.
All candidates who have filed
petitions before 6 pTm. Monday
will be given an opportunity to
speak for three minutes or less.
Although the petition deadline is
not until Wednesday, ASUO
vice-president Hollis Ransom
emphasized that only those who
have filed by the Monday dead
line may appear before the as
sembly.
Freshmen will elect a presi- j
dent, vice-president and two rep- j
resentatives on Nov. 10. Gradu-1
ate students will also elect a rep
resentative on that date.
Regular ASUO petitions may
be picked up on the third floor
of the SU and should be re
turned to the ASUO petition box.
open primary, but noted he would
take no active part in the de
cision. Summers told the meet
ing that at the present time he
doesn't see any adequate sub
stitute for the all-campus pii
mary.
Maintain Status Quo
Summers suggested to the
group that his position now
would be to maintain the status
quo, which he felt to be in the
best interests of a majority of
students. “It is not my duty to
accept or reject such a plan,”
he stressed.
Last spring Summers express
ed agreement with the previous
AGS move to abolish the all
campus primary. He has changed
his stand on the issue, he stated
Thursday.
AGS President Bob McCracken
presented the recommendation
of the policy committee, urging
that the issue be put on the bal
lot for the Nov. 10 election.
Disagrees With Summers
He expressed disagreement
with Summers’ opinion that a
definite alternative should be
offered. “The method is not im
portant,” McCracken said.
Jim Light, _senior class presi
dent, joined with McCracken in
opposition to the all-campus
primary and in support of the
proposal to abolish it. “No al
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Chi Psi, Kappa Sig
Pictures Snapped
Members of Chi Psi and Kap
pa Sigma are scheduled to have
their pictures taken for the Ore
gana today, according to John
Shaffer, photography editor.
Clothing for the men will be
white shirts, dark ties and dark
blue jackets. Pin-striped suits
are not acceptable.
The picture schedule for next
week is as follows:
Monday—Beta Theta Pi and
Barrister Inn.
Tuesday—Alpha hall and Al
pha Tan Omega.
Wednesday—Delta Tau Delta
and Delta Upsilon.
Thursday—Gamma hall and
Hunter hall.
Friday—French hall.