+ EMERALD EDITORIALS + An Opportunity When it conies to actually taking the lead and trying to manage their own affairs, a majority of Oregon’s students like to sit back, make cynical remarks, and think of them selves as “sophisticated.” But now the time seems to have arrived when the great majority no longer even cares. Generally, we refer to the realm of student government. Specifically, we refer to the ASUO senate sponsored essay contest, which as yet has no entries. Student government has the large prob lem of having only a limited number of peo ple working in it. The same people who gen erally take the lead in house activities and in scholastic endeavors also migrate toward student government. From time to time student government should be refreshed with new blood. This is the perfect opportunity for critics of student government to take a positive stand. This is a time for the cynics as well as those who take the more optimistic view to make themselves heard. Outside of student apathy, overwhelming student ignorance is one of the main reasons why student government isn't always what it should be. Student government can be more than a game—quite a bit more. Oregon students are given ample oppor tunity to run their own affairs. If they would take the trouble, cast off some of their adolescent skepticism, and do a little work, they would probably be amazed at what they could accomplish. This is an opportunity to do some thinking about it and let your ideas be known. WRA Carnival We noted with interest the decision of the student affairs committee not to ban all fund raising drives not campus-wide or for charity. We presume this means the WRA Carnival. Basis for the action evidently was the feel ing that such a step should come from the organiaztion itself or from the living groups. We agree. This last term the living organiaztions were drawn into the annual carnival without having anything to say about it. They should not be forced to participate in something which will raise money for a separate group at a both monetary ami a personal cost to the living organiaztion. Any such participa tion should be optional. The work involved in the preparation for the \\ RA Carnival seems out of proportion to its net worth to the average University student—especially the men, who do most of the booth construction. Yet, the WRA is largely dependent upon income from the carnival to support its pro gram. With a participation of less than 300 (based on attendance at 50 per cent or more of one of the WRA activities) out of a total female population of over 1500, the role of the WRA on campus seems rather limited. This would imply that possibly its budget could be cut. We would like to see the WRA take action itself. If not, the action may have to come from without—from the 1FC and Heads of Houses, fur there is little apparent desire for the inclusion of the Carnival on winter term's crowded social calendar. — (S.R.) Yearly Oregana A recurrent idea of Oregon students and more particularly Oregana editors, has been shelved again this year by the publications board. Off and on for years requests have been made for a yearly ()regana—one which would include the whole year's activities. A yearly Oregana would mean that spring term activities would be included along with the fall and winter. It would also mean a de layed publication schedule. It was on this latter ground that the pub board turned down the request. L nder the proposed plans, the Oregana would be distributed at the begin ning of fall term. Copies would be mailed to all students who did not return to school. In addition to having the whole year’s ac tivities under one cover a yearly Oregana would make it easier for the yearbook staff, since work could be spread out over a longer period of time. One or two staff members would be needed after school was out to com plete the book. By having the work done in the summer, lithography costs could be cut approximately 5 to 10 per cent, a figure which would nearly trike care of the added costs of mailing the book. The idea of a yearly Oregana certainly has merit. Somehow, though, we like getting our yearbook before we’ve forgotten all about the year’s events, before we're involved in the activities of another year. — (S.R.) INTERPRETING THE NEWS Russia Pressures Austria In Attempt to Ruin WEU Plan By J .M. Roberts Attocutcd Prmtt News Analyst By going to work first on Aus tria’s Chancellor Raab the Rus sians have handed out a good tip on the nature of the last desper ate tactics they will use in an effort to prevent rearmament of Western Germany. If their current efforts were directed basically at an Austrian settlement they would bypass Raab as ineffectual and go di rectly to the three Western pow ers with whom they will have to settle in the dong run. They propose to do this, how ever, only after they have wrapped Raab up in some fine sounding proposals which he will be politically required to urge upon the Allies. One such thing is the proposal for all foreign troops to withdraw from the former German satellite in return for a guarantee from the Vienna government that it will not join any alliance directed against any country which fought Hitler. The Russians would like to make neutralization of Austria a major plank in the treaty. The West, with Austrian acquies cence, clings to the contention that Austrian independence must be complete, as promised long ago, and that it carihot be so un less she has the right to make up her own mind about such things. The Russians obviously think, however, that if they can get a neutralized Austria they can then create quite a stir against rearmament in Germany by proposing a sim ilar status in return for reuni fication there. Some Western observers be lieve that in order "to create such a situation with regard to the larger problem, the Russians might come up with Austrian proposals which could be accept ed. Nearly all of the issues have been settled for a long time. One place where the Western powers can and must hammer the Russians, however, is at an ex tremely tender spot. When the Russians talk about withdrawing troops from Austria they must also talk about withdrawing from the Balkans, where their military forces are technically posted to guard the supply lines to Aus trian occupation forces, but where they are actually the back bone of Communist political con trol. On their side, the Russians are likely to counter this by demanding an agreement that after Austria, negotiations will move on to consideration of the foreign armies in Ger many. They already have sug gested that withdrawal must be the basis of a settlement there too. This, would be almost as deli cate a topic for the Allies as withdrawal from the Balkans is for Russia. The whole pattern of Western European defense has been built around Anglo-Ameri can guarantees to keep their troops in Europe, which means in Germany, to soothe French fears of a revived Germany. Theoretically, a neutralized Germany would seem to take care of these fears automatically. Actually, nobody believes that a nation such as Germany will re main a military vacuum very long, no matter what agree ments may be put on paper. V-P" Day May End Dread Polio Threat By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Pmi Npwk Analyst It was V-P Day. The results of the year-long tests of the new antl-pollo vac cine were coming out, and every one knew the announcement would contain news of a great victory. The question was, just how great. The press room at the Univer sity of Michigan was jammed. When copies of the report were brought, in there was a wild scramble as though the reporters were about able to announce the end of a war. And indeed it was much the same, though not quite the final surrender of the dread disease which has stricken the heart of the world because it strikes so brutally at its children. There was a polio epidemic in my old home town of Ashe ville. N.C., In the SRiriimer of 11116. In those days almost nothing was known of the causes, or of proper treatment. That year, too, the virus was partioularly violent. Then came a flood which cut off many vital services for a brief time. That year many of the children did not even escape with paralysis. They died at widely scattered and dissimilar spots over the na tion, as they had been dying for years and as they would continue to die for many more years. Nothing except the fight against tuberculosis and raneci ever engaged Die attention of so many doctora and scientists. A man who wan to la- presi dent got It, and hla painful struggle hank to useful life drainatl/.ed the Imttle. A national foundation was formed to finance resesrch, the people contributed dimea aiyl elo|x*d early Immunities to polio. Now they, as well as the fath ers and mothers of the United States, can know that he||) is coming. There won’t be enough serum for all right away. But it will be coming, along with relief from that most terrible fear of all, a threat to your chil dren. Test Results “Is it true that you recently gave your Western Civ class a test made up of unassi^ned and inconsequential material?” Thr Oregon Daily Emerald is published five days a week during the school year except examination and vacation periods, 1>> the Student Publications Hoard of the I'nivris t\ of Oregon. Entered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per school year: $2 a term. Opinions expressed on the editorial pages are those of the writer and do not prelend to represent the opinions of the AKL’O or the Vniversity. l'nsigned editorials are wf*,ucn by .the editor; initialed editorials by members of the editorial board. JEKRY HARRELL, Edito? 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