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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1955)
'State of Union' Given by Ike By IHHXiLAM B. CORNELL WABHINGTON-(AP)-The 48lh <longress, Demoerat.lc-controlled, received President Elsenhower's Stale of The Union message with somewhat mixed feelings Thurs day. It applauded his call for team work, hut many members re served Judgment on specific pro posals, such as the plan for re ducing the total manpower of the armed forces. The President appeared per sonally before a Joint session of the .Senate and House to present a massive legislative program keyed to warding off "the ca tastrophe of nuclear holocaust." Uis message bid strongly for political harmony and good will. Elsenhower said he saw a heart ening hope of world peace, and progress toward the ultimate "rule of freedom and justice." Yet, he said that the peace of today is insecure in the face of "military machines and ambi tions of Soviet-Communist bloc" that create sobering problems and world uneasiness. Democrats and Republicans broke in with applause for a promise that “America's response to aggression will be swift and decisive." Russian Ambassador Georgi N. Zaroubin sat stone faced and motionless. Among a number of the Con gress members who heard the President deliver his message in person in the House chamber there was something less than exuberant enthusiasm for a mtli taiy program that will cut down manpower and place increased dependence on airpower and new weapons of "rapid and destruc tive striking power.” Rut for the presidential offer of cooperation, from himself and other government agencies. In meeting the problems of perilous times there was a loud demon stration of approval. With the shift of congression al control to the Democrats, Els enhower said, both parties now are "on trial." He called on them to avoid paralysis and an "in decision approaching futility." He urged: "Let the general good be our yardstick on every great issue of our time." A heavy burst of applause ran through the chamber. The President asked the Con gress to enact all the major measures denied him in the 83rd such items as power to cut tariffs, changes in the Taft Hartley labor law, Hteps to let 18-year-olds vote, statehood for Hawaii but not Alaska, govern ment insurance for pidvate health plans, more public housing and higher postal rates. Previous White House an nouncements had taken the edge off many of the new proposals: SK Housemother To Escort Tour Mrs. T. J. Graves, Sigma Kap pa housemother, will escort Uni versity women who take the Howard tour to the University of Hawaii this summer. The tour, now in its seventh year, leaves the west coast June 20 and returns Aug. 10. Cost of the tour is approximately $500. The University of Hawaii is accredited by the Western Col lege association and credits earned in the summer session are transferable to other univer sities. Tour members are housed either in a large residence hall on. the University campus or in first class apartments at the Is lander hotel, depending on the tour taken. mich as for a vast new highway program, a modified plan for universal military service, resist ance to tax cut*, a minimum wage hoowt from 75 to 90 cents an hour which would raise the pay of 1,300,000 workers, mini mum wage coverage for more persona, ex tension of the draft and defense production and war hower tied into his health pro out the government. Then there were suggestions unveiled for the first time !,o this 7X00-word monHag<. Eisen hower tied intd hia health pro gram a recommendation for fi nancial help with medical ex penses for people on relief. He urged legislation to help the states combat Juvenile delin quency, He sought funds for a new office under his direct Juris diction to coordinate public works activities of federal, state and local governments. In addition, the President urged creation of a Federal Ad visory Commission “to encour : age artistic endeavor and ap j predation,” Coupled with this cultural appeal was a suggestion for something that appeared to be ukin to the Nobel Prizes the establishment of "awards of merit . . . whereby we can honor our fellow citizens who make great contribution to the ad vancement of our civihzation.” Most of the program was set out in general rather than spe cific terms. Details of much of it are to be filled in later in a series of additional messages. Eisenhower took 53 minutes to read his message, which was broadcast worldwide and tele vised to the nation. At the end, he apologized for taking so long and thanked the legislators for their "great courtesy." He got a prolonged, standing ovation when he started and when he finished. The legislators hart also interrupted 18 times ' with applause. Heart Hop Petitions Due Deadline for petitions for gen eral chairman on the Heart Hop, sponsored by the YWCA sopho more cabinet, is 5 p.m. Wednes day. Feb. 12 has been set as the date of the annual event, which includes dancing in living or ganizations and crowning of the King of Hearts. Both sophomores and fresh men are urged to petition for the committee. The general chairman will be chosen from the sophomore class and committee members will be chosen from those petitioning. Petitions should be turned in lo Nan Hagedorn, at Pi Beta Phi, or at the YWCA office in Ger i linger. Campus Calendar Noon German Tbl 111 SU Italian Tbl 112 SIT OSC Selects New Barometer Editor Richard L. Coyner, senior in science from Tulelake, Calif., has been selected as the new editor of the Oregon State Barometer, the OSC campus newspaper. Coyner is replacing fall term editor, Dick Spite, who was forced to resign his position be cause of a failure to make his grades. The new editor will serve for the rest of the school year. IFC to Help Youth Fund The Inter-fraternity council voted Thursday night to con tribute $10 to the Lola Walker memorial fund for the advance ment of youth work. The fund wa« set up shortly after Christmas when Mrs. Walker, wife of University YM CA secretary Russell Walker, died. The group also heard Ray Hawk, associate director of stu dent affairs and adviser to IFC, report that the fraternities which conducted study tables fall term did not have top grade point av erages among their pledges. Only one of the five houses which conducted study tables had pledges earning a place in the top 11 fraternity pledge grade point averages. The group discussed conduct ing a "help week” rather than the traditional initiation week. Oregana Distributions Will Commence May 15 The 1955 Oregana, which will have an embossed cover for the second time in history, will be distributed May 15 this year, according to Business Manager Bob McCracken. To date 2400 Oreganas have been sold out of 2700 to be printed. Campus Briefs • Canterbury Club will meet i | Sunday night at St. Mary’s Epis-' i copal Church. The Feast of Lights will start at 5:30 p.m. with dessert and discussion fol ! lowing. ^ The following students were confined to the infirmary Thurs j day for medical attention: Jan | i<?te Michael, Nina Edwards, Shary Perrault, Robert Wagner, Michael Murdock, Thomas Rean ; ier, James Archer, Harvey Rich mond and Lewis Tycer. _ • The YMCA Camera Club will meet Sunday at 2 p.m. tn the ; Student Union “Y” office. All interested persons are invited, i ®nd requested to bring their cam eras. f Chi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, men’s music honorary, will meet Monday night, according to Sec i retary Bob Ransom. Members j who do not attend will be fined, I Ransom said. 0 Petitioners for Religion* , Evaluation week committee1 j chairmen must be turned in to j the YMCA office before Wed nesday at 5 p.m. The petitions are being called for classroom, Firesides, Hospitality, Promotion, Publicity, Sunday Night Supper, Worship, and Personal Confer ences and Book Display commit tees. O Sophomore cabinet of the YWCA will meet Monday noon at the Y offices in Gerlinger hall. All members are urged to attend, • Freshman football players are to attend a meeting today at 3 p.m. in McArthur court. 0 A meeting of Hui-O-Ka maaina, Hawaiian club, will be held tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Helmi Ranes. It will be a combined business and social meeting, and action will be taken on the new charter and other by-law changes. Read Emerald Classifieds Woody's round the clock DRIVE-IN GOOD HAMBURGERS THICK SHAKES Car Service Weekdays Only West 6fh, Near Blair Phono 5-9001 r A Campus-to-Career Case History “Always something new” * “Different types of work appeal to different men,” says Donald O'Brian (A.B., Indiana, ’50), in the Traffic Department with Indiana Bell Tele phone Company. “For me, I'll take a job that keeps me hopping. And that’s just the kind of job I have. “You’d think that after two years I’d have all the variables pinned down. But it doesn’t work that way. When you supervise telephone service for thousands of different customers whose needs are always changing, there’s always something new coming up. “I started with Indiana Bell in 1952, after two years in the Army. My train ing program exposed me to many dif ferent kinds of telephone work—cus tomer contact, personnel, accounting, operations. I saw a lot of jobs which looked as interesting as mine. As much as I like the kind of work I’m doing now, I bet I’ll like my next spot even better.” Don’s enthusiasm for his job is pretty typical of how most young college men feel about their telephone careers. Perhaps you’d be interested in a similar oppor tunity with a Bell Telephone operating company, such as Indiana Bell... or with Bell Telephone Laboratories, Western Electric or Sandia Corporation. See your Place ment Officer for more information. BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM l_
