+ EMERALD EDITORIALS + Now Is The Time Rushing (the formal kiiul) is still a long way away. That’s one reason for bringing it up at this time. The people who will run next tail’s rushing are probably busy with end-of-the term activities, but plans will have to be made ,or at least agreed upon, at these last meetings. Repeated requests and suggestions for improved rushing have remained unac knowledged, but the matter deserves some serious thought. Few will deny that last fall’s rush week was a mess. Enough time has also passed so that the fallacy of early rushing helping the small houses can be viewed in the proper light. First of all, students should have an oppor tunity to get to know the campus better than they possibly can in just one week before they’re asked to make a decision which will effect their next four years. Secondly, it’s hard to get acquainted with the completely new classroom environment of college at the same time you’re trying to get well enough acquainted with fraternties to be able to make a decision. \\ e don’t possess the splution—but we are certain that rushing should be put off at least until the second week of Fall term, probably longer. Any suggestion for a postponement of rushing (even a very short one) is natur ally unpopular, especially with the top “big name” houses, but serious study would probably show that the fraternity system has as much to gain by later rush ing as do the freshmen themselves. The problem deserves some serious con sideration—especially by II'C. And now is the time to give the problem this considera tion. Fall term will be too late. Story of ’55 "With the campus as a background, with the faculty as a guide, students of the Uni versity this year evolved a story of ’55 . .. that story is herein eternalized,” says the prologue of the new, white-covered Oregana. We’ve gotten only a glimpse of the gleaming new book, but that glimpse was enough to convince us that our $6.25 was well invested, better invested than Ore gana purchase money has been in several years. Editor Hob Southwell and his crow have turned out a t\ pe product. They’ve departed from tradition in several places, and have come up with some excellent physical im provements, organizational improvements, and the less tangible things that might come under the heading of "spirit-type” stuff. Physical improvements include the shin ing white cover, thicker pages, the heavy di vider pages (makes it easier to find your own picture), and some outstanding art work. Something we’ve always liked and will get in this year’s Oregana is alphabetical ar rangement of seniors’ pictures rather than arrangement by schools and departments. All honoraries are lumped together in one sec tion—something which we believe i> an im provement over the previous scattered ar rangement. The personalities section is large and in clusive, and a good job has been done of or ganizing student government activities into a section called "Sstudent Administration.” Something el>e new is the narrative, chron ological style used—sports, for instance, are included with the term during which they occur. The “Campus in Retrospect” section, is something which will probably make even the least sentimental amongst us pause to reflect on his four years on the campus. All in all. it's a good book, perhaps an out standing book. We're not trying to sell the book—that's not our job, but we do say in all sincerity that if you haven't ordered your book, you’d do well to be one of the first in line to get one of the 100-odd remaining Oreganas. Whether you’re a sentimentalist or not, it’s a big story—the Story of '55. Footnotes We hope the fellow who took all of those pictures (he didn't work here) at the Thur good Marshall assembly Tuesday got what he wanted. lie certainly was busy (and dis ruptive) enough. * * * We have it on good authority that the steps.of Fenton hall are great for midnight picnics, what with a water fountain sitting right near by to provide mix. INTERPRETING THE NEWS Russia's Recent Actions Are Just Maneuvering, Analyst Says BY J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst ■ A good many people are ask ing why Russia is being so tough in her relations with the allies at Berlin while attempting to spread so much sweetness and light elsewhere. After the experiences of the last 10 years, few people are willing to make categorical estimates of why Russia does anything the way she does. Diplomats everywhere make it a point not to center their attention on any particular angle, lest they be distracted from others. Secretary Dulles emphasized in his report to the nation, after his recent round of conferences in Europe, that he wasn’t sure about Russia immediate objec tives. Two factors, at least, seem obvious in the Berlin situation. One is that by getting her East German puppet government into a row with the West German Republic ov«r the use and main tenance of highways, she is seek ing to establish the Eastern gov ernment as a concrete entity, an equal entity, in future discus sions of the reunification of Ger many. The other is an attempt to demonstrate to West Germany that, while Russia seems to be relaxing pressures in prepara tion for Big Four negotiations, everybody should remember that she is still in a position to cause a lot of trouble if she wishes. It’s a sort of warning that if her blandishments are spurned she is capable of revenge. The Russians undoubtedly real ize they are in an anomalous position. They threatened loudly, before plans for West German rearmament were ratified, that such action would foreclose the hope of a negotiated settlement of the German question. Nevertheless negotiations look ing toward a settlement continue even though the hope of concrete results is slim. One curious thing is the quiet that has descended over Molotov after all the threatening noises he made prior to the establish ment of Western European Un ion. He did rarry the word to Vienna that Russia was inter ested in German neutralism, something the Western diplo mats already had guessed, hut it was not the same Molotov who a short time before had been predicting World War III it the allies persisted in West German rearmament. At one point he seems to have gotten off the Khrushchev-Bul ganin track by agreeing with Dulles that the chiefs of state, at their meeting, might as well confine themselves to a relatively brief general discussion of issues upon which the foreign minis ters might go to work. The Kremlin now gives signs of wanting a lengthier and there fore more detailed discussion at the top. Regardless of Russia’s exact motives at any given point in all this discussion, signs appear more and more clearly through the fog that she is just maneuv ering, rather than intending to produce concrete peaceful re sults. College Capers • • • From Coast to Coast By Elliot Carlton ImriM Column**! UNIVKR8ITY OK MINNESO TA men were recently spurred to attempt a panty raid, led tiy the cry, "We need somethin); for excitement around here." About 100 were in on the attempt. One to an anonymous phone call the Kirk were warned, and Here prepared for the coming onslaught. With the doors and windows secured all the dis appointed men could do was to ask the girls to obligingly throw their underwear to them. However, the girls bail different Ideas and, as u result, the men were only thrown water balloons which shattered tin spirit of the mule opressors us well us the raid. If the Gopher men could see the U. of O. males in action dur ing Junior Weekend sometime, they might pick up a few valu able tips on the fine points of a well executed panty raid. • ♦ • THE HARVARD LAMPOON, student humor monthly, recently voted "The Caine Mutiny" as the “best argument against naval ROTC," and decided "The Long Long Trailer” was the greatest waste of gas of the year. They voted special "Rescues" to Tony Curtis "whose mobile grease locks have titillated scores of bobby soxers," and to Grace Kelly “who easily earns the title Ironclad Virgin of 1954." FOR YEARN MKN HAVE hcni adding conveniences to business to make work easier. The l»ih centurtea' Industrial Revolution In now being followed by n 20th century convenience revolution in sports, namely softball, Tills movement took root at the I'nlvrrslty If Hunsas when the seniors there challengcii the faculty to a softball name. However, Instead of playing In the customary fashion they hoarded donkeys, und from there It wan just a matter of w I in I team had selected the most cooperative mules. The senior* won when Fran cis, i> hot-tempered faculty mule and also their star, wua dismiss, d from the game for making an "ass" out of himaelf. (Ohhh, lucky this la my last column of the yean. • • • A CONSERVATIVE MOVE, ment Is sweeping Southern Meth odist University. Although Hl officials, the dean of women has discouraged them as attire tor dates. Sir college puper quoted the d.-an as saving that Herniudw shorts are just another fad and that If girts were not allowed to come Into dormitory living rooms In shorts, the rule should also applv to men. Too bad Oregon weather wiil never permit the wearing 01 not wealing of Bermuda aborts to tie a real Issue here. Walking Wounded “You know ‘whort-sheeted’ how fast he jump*. Into lied—well, lunt nit lit we him." oreqom\ EQCLD n ? ' y F'mer:,,d '! «'e .lav, a weej, durin* the «hool year except l>l r, VaC“""n period., b**he Stu.lt,i. Publication, Hoard of the fnnetMty 5 per school year; $2 a term. rtort^TtV*'’™'''1*'1 'u* idjV!rial *" ,h'<«e "< the writer a„rl do not pretend to [he «,h tr „.vT‘;n8/. ‘he ASI.O or the tWrvily. I nvigned editorial, are wr.ttet, b, the editor, initialed editorial* j^Mmemberw of xbr editorial board. JERRY HARRELL, Editor_ _ DClNNA KIN IIKKO, Uu.ine.. Manager --DICK LEWIS, SALLY KVAN. Awociatc Editor*___ L^l_L!i_rig_FE. Mailing Editor BILL MaTYWARTnG, Advert!,m7MaT^er ^£1LN RrCE- Ntw» K«iitor _ NANI V SHAW. Ofh.t \l.„:.,r-r =-ii:—KVlrl AUSSEN. CHECK MlTCIll-.l muri;, ^SporU Kd.t^T" wirin'R,i«SDRyaJn.rry LewU. dor** RR*. Ja*T. a - };akcuV Editor: Sam Vahey Ass t Managing Editors: Valerie Her»h. Dorothy Tier. Asa ‘ Ner Mitogi: Carol Crain, Aim* Hill, Aim* Ritchey, Rob koliin-on Morgue Kill tor : Kathy Morrison Women * l'age CVEditors: Sally J,j f;r