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Mo Petitions
The Emerald recently received a petition
—via the ASUO petition box in the Student
Union—from a student interested in work
on the campus daily. We are glad to have
this new staff member aboard.
But, we would like to stress, petitions
aren’t necessary for securing a position on
the Emerald. We always welcome new
workers on an informal basis. We don’t re
quire formal petitions or written recom
mendations.
Right now, there is a great need for new
sports writers, reporters, advertising
salesmen, copydesk workers, office girls
and proofreaders. With expanded news
coverage, there is a place for everyone on
the Emerald team.
If you are interested in working with us,
drop by some afternoon between 3 and 5.
We ll be glad to show you around and ac
cept you as a new member of the staff.
Millrace Problem
The speculations, conjectures, facts and
counter-facts surrounding fhe Millrace issue
are so confused that it has been impossible
for the city, the University or anv other
interested group to even be able to form a
clear picture of the problem, let alone the
Solution.
Presently the mayor’s Millrace committee
is hard at work studying all aspects of this
issue in an attempt to reach—once and for
all—a true picture of the problem and a
practical conclusion to the problem.
This committee has been meeting since
last July and represents a cross section of
the Eugene community. J. Orville Lind
strom and Jim Light from the University
represent faculty and students, respec
tively.
The committee is trying to find out pri
marily what is desirable in the Millrace;
what would be the problems if the ’Race
were abandoned, and what are the possible
alternate sources of water to the ’Race.
. A survey of the committee findings at this
point seems to indicate that the best case
for the Millrace lies not in the positive
recreational benefits it could provide, but
rather in the negative complications that
would arise if the ’Race is abandoned.
The city would have to provide storm
sewers; the property owners would have to
foot the bill of filling up the ’Race and the
University would have to find an alternate
source of cooling water for its heating plant.
It is estimated that storm sewers alone
would set the city hack $35,000, and the
costs to property owners for filling up the
’Race would come to around $62,000.
The other side of the coin—the cost of
fixing the Millrace—has not yet been fig
ured, but all agree it's not going to he cheap.
When the committee does conclude the
study, probably next month, it will report
to Mayor Johnson and the Eugene city
council. Providing the conclusion favors
a repaired Millrace and providing the city
council goes along with the recommen
dations, then the issue almost certainly
will go to the people in a special election.
It is at this point, if we ever get there,
that student action can do some positive
good. Then will be the time for an all-out
effort to get out the Millrace vote.
In the meantime about all we can do is
cross our fingers and hope that the problems
of abandoning the Millrace will prove so
great that those studying the issue will de
cide we'd better keep the old ’Race after all.
(D.L.)
Footnotes
Couple dressed as rabbits Saturday night
were attending Sigma Xu's “Comic Strip”
housg dance—not going to “suppressed de
sires” party as many thought.
* * *
Wonder why no one thought of “Singing
in the Rain” for house dance theme this last
weekend? It always seems to rain on such
occasions, dampening girls’ formals but not
spirits of party-goers.
* * *
Still haven't been able to figure out why
Friendly hall parking lot has only three
parking spaces. Painters were a little too
generous with yellow paint, we think.
* * *
What is new machine used in construction
at Earl hall? It is said to make the most
pleasing noise—something like gldlhp, gld
lup—each morning beginning at 7 a.m.
* * *
Who leaves empty Olympia beer case in
approximately same place in front of Carson
hall every Saturday night? Awakening resi
dents Sunday morning don't find it the most
attractive lawn ornament.
INTERPRETING THE NEWS
US Policy Toward Costa Rica
Differs From Guatemala Stand
By J. M. ROBERTS
Associated Press News Analyst
The organization of American
States, taking the stand in the
Costa Rican case that no country
should permit itself to be used
as a base for revolution against
another, is pursuing a strictly
dne-shot policy.
. This time it fits into the policy
of the United States, which ob
viously is hopeful that the Fi
gueres government will remain
in power.
Such a pronouncement, how
ever, woulji have run violently
contrary to American policy in
the Guatemalan trouble some
months ago. Then the United
States favored invading rebels
against a Communist govern
ment.
One of the disturbing things
about international relations
in times' such as these is that
principles and practicalities
constantly are being tailored to
fit the exigencies of given sit
uations.
The United States has always
denounced other countries for
intervening in the affairs of
small nations. She even does it
sometimes to the accompani
ment of denials that she is do
ing so, as during the last gen
eral elections in Greece.
Since there seems to be no
escape from this sort of thing
when one set of great powers is
struggling to protect itself from
the expansionist policies of an
other, the question arises wheth
er it might be better to be
frank about the whole business.
It is very difficult to get the
truth about such incidents as the
Costa Rica business. Both sides
may be telling a part of it.
Reports that a son of a former
president is leading the rebels
leads strength to the Nicagaguan
President’s claim that it is rebel
lion pure and simple, stemming
from the known fact of unrest in
Costa Rica, a perennial Central
American symptom.
The long-standing enmity be
tween Somoza and Figueres,
however, supports the sus
picion that Somoza would glad
ly take a hand in causing
trouble for Figueres.
It can be argued though, that
Somoza would not be truly in
terested in a friendly govern
ment at San Jose. Somoza has
his own troubles at home. While
known as at least a semi-benev
olent dictator, any dictatorship
usually needs a whipping boy
abroad to divert public attention
from itself. Figueres, who could
not threaten Nicaragua militar
ily, would seem valuable to So
moza in that role.
Aside from the specific inci
dent which will probably fade
from the picture shortly, an
other facet of United States pol
icy has been highlighted for re
consideration. That is the matter
of arms for Latin America.
The use of United States-made
planes in the shooting re-empha
sizes the historical fact that the
presence of arms in these vola
tile countries is an invitation
to their use. It is her responsibil
ity to see to it that arms pro
vided by herself are kept in
proper hands and restricted to
proper use.
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SCIENCE MADE SIMPLE: No. 1
In this day and age, as I like to call it, everybody should know
something about science. Unfortunately, however, the great majority
of us are majoring in elocution, and we do not get a chance to take
any science. But we can at least learn the fundamentals.
Though this column is intended to be a source of innocent merri
ment for all sexes and not to concern itself with weighty mutters,
I have asked the makers of 1‘hilip Morris whether I might not from
time to time use this space for a short lesson in science. "Makers,”
1 said to them, “might I not from lime to time use this space for a
short lesson in science?”
"Rluss you, lad!” cried the makers, chuckling. “You may cer
tainly use this space from time to time for a short lesson in science.”
They are very benign men, the makers, fond of children, small
animals, community singing, and simple country food. Their benevo
lence is due in no small measure to the cigarettes they smoke, for
1‘hilip Morris is a cigarette to soothe the most savuge of breasts. I
refer not only to the quality of the tobacco - which, as everyone
knows, is amiable, humane, and gracious — but also to the quality
of the puckagc. Here is no fiendishly contrived conlu'ner to fray the
fingernails und rasp the nerves. Here, instead, is the most simple
of devices: you pull a tab, a snnp is heard, and there, ready at hand,
arc your Philip Morris Cigarettes. Strike a match, take a puff, and
heave a delicious little rippling sigh of pure content.
So, with the cordial concurrence of the makers, I will from time to
time devote this column to a brief lesson in science.
Let us start toduy with chemistry. It is fitting that chemistry
should be the first of our series, for chemistry is the oldest of sciences,
having been discovered by Ben Franklin in 12.1 B.C. when an apple
fell on his head while he wus shooting the breeze with Pythagoras
one day outside the Acropolis. (The reason they were outside the
Acropolis and not inside was that Pythagoras had been thrown out
for drawing right triangles all over the walls. They had several
meetings outside the Acropolis, but finally Franklin said, “Look,
Pythagoras, this is nothing against you, see, but I’m no kid any more
and if 1 keep laying around on this wet grass with you, I’m liable
to get the break-bone fever. I’m going inside." Pythagoras, friendle-1
now, moped around Athens far a while, then drifted off to Brussels
where he married a girl named Harriet Sigafito* and went into the
linseed oil game. He would also certainly be forgotten today had
not Shakespeare written "Othello.”)
But I digress. We were beginning a discussion of chemistry, and
the best way to begin is, of course, with fundamentals. Chemicals
are divided into elements. There are four: air, earth, fire, and water.
Any number of delightful combinations can be made from these
elements, such as firewater, dacron, and chef’s salad.
Chemicals can be further divided into the classes of explosive
and non-explosive. A wise chemist always touche* a match to his
chemicals before he begins an experiment.
A great variety of containers of different sizes and shapes are used
in a chemistry lab. There are tubes, vials, beakers, flasks, pipettes,
and retorts. (A retort is also a snappy comeback, such as "Oh, yeah?”
or “So’%your old man!”
(Perhaps the most famous retort ever made was delivered by none
other than Noah Webster himself. It seems that one day Mr. Web
ster’s wife walked unexpectedly into Mr. Webster’s office and found
Mr. Webster’s secretary sitting on Mr. Webster’s knee. “Why Mr.
Webster!” cried Mr. Webster's wife. “I am surprised!”
(“Mo, my dear,” he replied. "I am surprised. You are astonished.”
(Well, sir, it must be admitted that old Mr. Webster got ofT a
good one, but still one can not help wishing he had spent less time
trifling with his secretary, and more time working on his diction
ary. Many of his definitions show an appalling want of scholarship.
Take, for instance, what happened to me not long ago. 1 went to the
dictionary to look up “houghband” which is a band that you pass
around the leg and neek of an animal. At the time 1 was planning
to pass bands around the legs and necks of some animals, and 1
wanted to be sure I ordered the right thing.
(W’ell sir, thumbing through the H’s in the dictionary, I hap
pened to come across '’horse.” And this is how Mr. Webster defines
horse —"a large, solid hoofed herbivorous mammal, used us a
draft animal.”
(Now this, I submit, is just plain sloppiness. The most cursory
investigation would have shown Mr. Webster that horses are not
mammals. Mammals give milk. Horses do not give milk. It has to be
taken from them under the most severe duress.
(Nor is the horse a draft animal, as Mr. Webster says. Man is a
draft animal. Mr. Webster obviously had the cuvalry in mind but
even in the cavalry it is men who are drafted. Horses volunteer.)
But I digress. We were discussing chemistry. I have told you the
most important aspects, but there are ninny more—far too munv
to cover in the space remaining here. However, I am sure that there
is a fine chemistry lab at your very own college. Why don’t you go ud
some afternoon and poke around? Make a kind of fun day out of it.
Bring ukcleles. Wear funny hats. Toast frankfurters on the Bunsen
burners. Be gay, be merry, be loose, for chemistry is your friend!
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