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+ EMERALD EDITORIALS + Ambitious Ski Plans If Oregon’s ski club, the Ski Quacks, carries out half of its ambitious plans, it’s going to he a real booming organization and a credit to the University. Providing plans materialize, the club will hold an all campus promotion outing with free ski lessons for all who attend. Then future club outings will offer lessons just to members. Instruction will come from club members who are experienced in structors. Other items on the activity schedule in clude an overnight trip, probably to Hoodoo Bowl, and the sponsorship of a ski team. Now get this, men. Presently the club is somewhat handicapped for lack of transportation. The reason: There is a three-to-one ratio of girls to men. “And most of them good looking,” says Jim Laughton, president. The Ski Quacks-sponsored ski team will race in college competition as the ASUO ski team. Originally an attempt was made to gain athletic department sponsorship and funds. But the athletic department didn't want to be bothered with the proposal, and es pecially'didn’t want to be hit for funds. So an appeal was made to the ASUO senate and at the last Senate meeting it was de cided that the team would be allowed to represent the University and would be un der direct sponsorship of the Ski Quacks. Possibly the athletic department’s reluc tance to wax enthusiastic about a ski team can be traced to the last University of Ore gon ski team. This was about five years ago. It seems that said ski team traveled to Sun Valley for a meet. When the meet was over the team stayed for two more days on Uni versity funds. When this money was gone, the team stayed for another two days on its own funds. This incident, the fact that the team mem bers rarely made a class or missed a day skiing, and the unglorious fact that they didn’t do much winning, may possibly have left unkind memories in the athletic depart ment. m mm wrawm m~m ■ mmu ■■■■■■■■ rm m-m m n mrnmmmmmmmm-m n a mm Anyway the team is back in operation and has a Chance to redeem itself. Team members, of course, hope to make a suc cessful record with an eventual aim of getting athletic department recognition —and funds. In the meantime, at least this year, the team will pretty much have to limit competition to Oregon where the cost of transportation is smaller. We would suggest that the best way to make the ski team succeed is to make the sponsoring organization, Ski Quacks, a suc cess. This means vigorously following through on all the plans for outings and free lessons and overnight trips. And we would suggest to all the men on campus, who can tel! a ski from a snow shoe, that they get over to one of these Thursday night Ski Quacks meetings in the SU. and check on this three-to-one ratio. — (D.L.) Logical Reasoning? Proponents of the literary magazine care fully avoid in their letter to the editor today the three points which were put forth in the previous editorials which questioned the interest, appeal and finances of the publica tion. They feel ft is sufficient to say that the opinion in the editorial was that of the writer alone (which is not true) and then attack the writer because he did not attend their meeting, is an accounting major and has "probably prejudiced opinions.” Opinions expreseed on the Emerald edi torial page are those of the writer but in this case most of the other members of the editorial board agreed, including the editor. \\ e do not feel that attendance at the groups first meeting is a condition prece dent to commenting on the idea of a liter ary magazine nor do we feel that a person’s being an accounting major restricts his field of thoughts to statistics. The writers of today’s letter to the editor seem to feel that they can justify a literary magazine on the Oregon campus because a person who questioned its interest, appeal and finances is, in their eyes, an incapable judge. Is such reasoning logical? — (I’.K.) Letters to the Editor Special Attractions Emerald Editor: In the past few years the Stu dent Union board has had the privilege of bringing to the cam pus special attractions which the student body might not otherwise have the opportunity to see. The Dave Brubeck Quartet, the George Shearing Quintet and the Don Cossack Choir and Dancers are just a few of the groups which have been sponsored by the Student Union board. There fore, I feel that I should inform the student body of the board’s progress this year concerning special attractions. We have made a tentative scheduling of dates with the Fred Waring Orchestra and the Turn-About Theater, and we will know within the next week if these dates can tie confirmed. However, if ar rangements for one or both of these attractions cannot be concluded, we feel that no further attempts should be made to bring some lesser at traction to the campus during an already full winter term. The Board realizes that there is a loaded social calendar this winter term, and rather than loading the calendar further by bringing in a second rate at traction we will delay action on my other special attraction un Lil spring term. Members of the Board would be interested in sug CHrec\om PEC20LD The Oregon Daily Emerald is published five days a week during the school year except examination and vacation periods, by the Student Publications Board of the University of Oregon. Entered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per 6chool year; $2 a term. Opinions expressed on the editorial pages are those of the writer and do not pretend to repre sent the opinions of the ASUO or the University. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor; initialed editorials by members of the editorial hoard. JOE GARDNER, Editor JEAN SAN I) 1N E, Business Manager DICK LEWIS, JACKIE WAKDELL RICE, Associate Editors PAUL KEEFE, Managing Editor JERRY HARRELL, News Editor DONNA RUN BERG, Advertising Manager GORDON RICE, Sports Editor EDITORIAL BOARD: Joe Gardner, Jerry Harrell, Paul Keefe, Dick Lewis, Gordon Rice, Jackie Wardell Rice, Sally Ryan. Chief Desk Editor: Sally Kyan Chief Makeup Editor: Sam Vahey Feature Editor: Dorothy Her Ass't. Managing Editor: Anne Ritchey Ass’t News Editors: Mary Alice Allen, Carol Craig, Sam Frear, Anne Hill, Bob Robinson Office Manager: Bill Mainwaring N'at’I. Adv. Mgr.: Mary Salazar Circulation Mgr.: Rick Hayden Ass’t. Office Mgr.: Marge Harmon Layout Manager: Dick Koe Classified Adv.: Helen R. Johnson Morgue Editor: Kathleen Morrison gestion from students as to pos sible special attractions for the spring term period. Bob Pollock Chairman, Student Union Board * * * Strange Crash Kmerald Editor: Being an accomplished avia tor, I read with surprise that the airplane in which four University students were passengers crashed at 1500 feet. No doubt the pas sengers were also surprised to crash at this altitude, but I am disinclined to believe that the air plane actually crashed at 1500 feet. Leo V. Nuttman * * * Position Clear Kmerald Kditor: Because of the determination of the Emerald’s editorial writ ers to discourage the possibili ties of a literary magazine, we the advocates of this publica tion, consider it necessary to make our position clear. It’s not our intention to antagonize or create strained relations between ourselves and the writer of that editorial—or the Emerald. How ever, there are certain elements in this situation which we feel were neglected. But before we go any further one point must be clarified. When P.K. (Paul Keefe) contends, “WE are un convinced of the magazine’s ap A DAY AT THE ZOO Conversation Limited At Exchange Dinner By Bob Funk Emerald ColunmlH A date for dinner. And what did you think of? Mimic, and a little candle in the middle of the table, casting soft shadows; ice cubes tinkling in glasses; a great big bruiser of a steak and some one holding your hand (the hand you weren't eating witht, and saying "you're so wonderful; we must do tills more often. At leant that’ll what she thought of when »he thought of a date for din ner. But this wan different. It waa juat a whole lot dlf ferent. Thin was sitting next to someone In a cashmere sweater who was left-handed and kept jabbing you in the ribs. This was a compulsory social event; you were signed up for. like a dental appointment. And then you tried to think of some thing to say. She took a rather large mouthful of carrots so that she wouldn't have to say any thing. When his left elbow hit her right elbow it only knocked half the carrots off onto her lap. “Mminph," he said through some mashed potatoes. Hhe thought that probably meant pardon me for hitting you for the tenth time with my elbow. “Oh, that's quite all right,” she said. "Did you go to the game?” she asked. ■ There was a sure-fire question. "Shlugah." he said enthusias tically, and a couple of pieces of carrot fell out of his mouth. She decided she’d watch his adam's apple before she asked any more questions. There was always the one on her left, the green cash mere one that was with Bobvia. “1 didn’t quite catch your name,” she said to the grei-n cashmere one, “I'm terrible about names.” ‘‘Grmphsmllr,” he said, and when he said it she could see that he too was somewhat phonetical ly clogged with mashed pota torn. Ormphsmllr. He looked like he might be Homebody named Grmphamllr, and someone Hk<> that wasn't someone you could start a conversation with. Not unless you were an old hand at interpreting words sieved through mashed potatoes. She turned bark to her own escort, the one with the elbow. "Do you ski?" she asked. "Yeah.'* she had caught him with his potatoes down. “Kver break anything*" This hi*, she felt, a some what morbid line of question ing, but It was at least show ing signs of turning Into a eomrrsation. "No." She sighed with disap pointment. "I was rather hoping you had," she said. "Your elbow, maybe." But he was chewing too loudly to hear her. The green cashmere one turned and said, "Mlshpahthalt," and pointed at the bowl of seconds on mashed potatoes She passed them. "I think you're so clever," she said, "being able to talk with your mouth absolutely chock full Of potatoes," she said. "And how do you keep them all in when you open your mouth so wide? ' He opened his mouth ami said something without any consonants In it. The expanse of 11lushed potatoes was mar velous to behold. She turned back to her escort just in time to see him finish the msh of seconds on mashed pota toes. Slowly, very carefully, she slipped down m her chair. Only her chin was showing at table cloth line; then only the top of her head. t ndemeath the table every thing was dim and cool. There were only people's feet around the perimeter, and she was kicked only four or five times. Several carrots were drop|*ed on her, but no mashed |mt:i toes, Kscape, she supposed, was cowardly; hut she had sat through most of It. They did not notice when she crawled out of the dining room on her belly and slipped upstairs. Peal," he was merely speaking his individual opinion and not necessarily the opinion of the Emerald editor or editorial staff as he insinuated. We feel P.K. is an incapable judge of our project for three reasons: first, he did not attend our previous meeting. This means he is unfamiliar with the mater ial we’ve so far prepared and couldn’t possibly give it an hon est evaluation. He merely ex tracted phrases from a private conversation and used them with an acute lack of forethought. Second, P.K. is an accounting major and apparently thinks only in terms of statistics. We wonder what course P.K, took which enables him to know a i magazine will or won’t sell before it’s even been published. Third, we feel P.K. was exercising his I position on the Emerald to con vey probable prejudiced opinions. We sympathize with his feeling of self-preservation and loyalty to the paper. However, his feel- ] ings are unjustified as we have i no ambition to become the Em- 1 erald’s rival any more than the « debating team, who are also al- < located money. The proposed i literary magazine is not designed i to compete with any present pub- . lication on campus, but only to i fill a gap in the University’s I intellectual life. Of the many possible meth ods of selling the magazine, P.K. called attention only to sales to alumni. This appears t«> lie a deliberate distortion <>f our proposal to offer the macazlni' for hjiIc on some h iMkriid w hen tho nluiiinl arc on campus. A* u matter of good business the magazine should l*e presented to the wid est possible market. Itut It will he i as it should, primarily intended for a student audi ence. f'.K. invited us to show him ■ome feasible plans concerning status on the magazine's ap ical and financial support. Since he Emerald represents exactly wo votes on the pub board we see no advantage In presenting iur plan at this time and under hese arbitrary conditions, espe cially considering the Emerald epreaentatives will see the same dan when we submit it to the joai'd. Since, F’.K. represents leither vote, and speaks only for timself, we find hia request un var ranted. If P.K. is so absorbed in our Jrojeet, making reference to his wo negative editorials, we invite )im to attend our next meeting m Thursday night In the SU at i:45. We will welcome any criti ism P.K. can offer, verbally or n editorials. However, we have me stipulation, that in the fu ure P.K. be informed on what ie writes. Elliot Carlson Ardon Milkes Ed Note: See comment in editorial titled “Logical Rea soning.”
