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Sign Language
It nil started with the signs. The metal
letters on the side of the brick building say
‘‘Eric W. Allen Hall." but the wooden sign
in the ground says “Journalism.”
In the time schedule it says that English
comp classes are in Allen hall, but Allen
hall is for journalism—it says so on the
sign. Now next door the metal sign on the
door says “S. H. Friendly Hall,” and the
sign in the ground reads “Friendly Hall,"
so what is a freshman supposed to do but
ask why he can’t register for comp classes
in Allen?
The problems involved in figuring out
the differences were confusing, but fresh
men are supposed to be, by tradition, con
fused anyway, so write off the sign incident
as experience, frosh.
Sure, it might be easier for you if they
were consistent in the signs, but did you
ever try to put “English and Foreign Lan
guages” all on one of those little wooden
signs? The Physical plant has its troubles
too.
Beside that, freshmen, when it bothers
someone in addition to you, other signs will
be put up—like the stop sign the journalism
people put up to keep you from bothering
them for comp classes.
Don’t worry about things like that; you
don’t have time.—(C.H.M.)
Two Way Exchange
A fine educational, cultural and friendly
experience is at the disposal of every stu
dent at Oregon; but few of us have taken
the time to benefit from it. We're referring
to the excellent international student pro
gram and the rich opportunities it offers us
in meeting the 135 fellow students who
have come to us from 35 other countries.
Naturally, our international friends have
questions and problems when they arrive
at the University of Oregon. These prob
lems may include everything from arrang
ing a class schedule to becoming acquaint
ed with the American social traditions.
Helping the new students with these prob
lems are K. S. Ghent, University foreign
student adviser, and the foreign student
friendship foundation.
The latter, a group of faculty members
and Eugene townspeople, has taken upon
itself the job of making the foreign students
“right at home” in their new surroundings.
Each foreign student has a Eugene home
as sort of a step-family while he is studving
here, and dinner engagements and trips
together do much to bond a friendship be
tween the student and his “family.”
In addition to the hospitality shown to
ward the students individually the founda
tion provides many other opportunities to
the friends from abroad as a group. Includ
ed in this program are educational tours
throughout the state and to local points of
interest such as the new Eugene high
school, Eugene Fruit Growers cannery and
& plywood mill.
On the social side, the foundation has
planned the annual foreign student recep
tion, scheduled Oct. 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. in
Gerlinger hall. It is at this time that the
international students meet to introduce
themselves to the city of Eugene and to
the other students of the University.
But here’s where the catch comes in: “to
the other students of the University of
Oregon.” Our foreign friends cannot meet
us at that time, if we are not there to be
mek
Our foreign classmates have come to us
from all over the world; they represent the
cream of the crop of the foreign schools,
otherwise they would not have qualified for
the transfer student program. They come
to Oregon, anxious to not only learn, but
also to exchange ideas and talk over things
with us. This is not a one-way exchange,
because they have just as much, if not more,
to tell us, as we have to tell them.
Since they are all part of the same pro
gram, and since they attend many func
tions together, the foreign students natur
ally make many acquaintances among their
own number. Hut. as we’ve overheard many
of them say: "I don't want to meet only the
other foreign students. I want to meet the
American students as well.
So here’s where we can help them get a
full picture of the University of Oregon
and at the same time gather in a better
understanding of them, their customs and
the lands from which they come.
Why not take in the foreign student re
ception? How about attending some of the
many coffee hour forums, at which they
are guests? Or why not drop in on Cos
mopolitan club, a social club for both Am
erican and foreign students, which meets
every second Friday for an evening of
cards, dancing, talk and entertainment? Or,
if you just don't have that time, have a
friendly chat with them around the dinner
table, if you’re one of the many students
fortunate enough to be living with them in
dorm, co-op, sorority or fraternity.
You're going to find, when you do this,
that our international friends are both
friendly and interesting; and that when
you’re done, you'll have struck up an ac
quaintance that will he both refreshing and
long remembered.— ( S.Y.)
Speechless Rooters
Two things were noticeably missing after
Saturday night's game in Portland—()regon
school spirit and city policemen. That the
two things were missing is rather disgusting.
The fact that the law enforcement officers
were absent isn't too surprising, >ince it al
most always happens that way after the
Portland game-. There are always 50 or 75 of
them all around the stadium during the game
but as soon as the final whistle blows (they
must sense trouble coming), they make
themselves busy escorting old ladies from the
ball park or running down a bunch of six-vear
olds who are exhibiting skill with their bean
shooters in the vicinity of a distant snack bar.
Meanwhile, unknownf?) to them, all hell is
breaking loose on the playing field.
That is just what happened after the
Washington game. Husky rooters, over
joyed because of their team’s victory, rushed
into the field for some mild horseplay, which
always seems to develop into something
worse. Approximately 200 of them stalked
to the north end of the stadium, as we pre
dicted they would in Friday's Kmerald, and
literally ripped the Oregon goalpost out by
the roots. And while this was going on—•
NO COPS!
But what was really disgusting, maybe
heartbreaking is a better word, was that
Duck students, outnumbering the Huskies
by several hundred, made hardly any effort
to stop the goalpost teardown. Oregon just
stood and watched, indeed a humiliating
sight.
We have seen school spirit reach low
ebbs at Oregon before but never before have
we seen it reach such a cellar level that a
visiting team’s rooters could dip down our
goalposts.
We suggested in our Friday piece that
Oregon students use “kind words and per
suasion’’ rather than fists and brute force”
to save the goalposts. Apparently Duck
rooters were even speechless Saturday
night. (B.R.)
Footnotes
Gene Autry and company, complete with
rubber-hoofed horses, are scheduled for a
show in the Aggie school’s coliseum come
Halloween. Looks like the old cow college
is really going western.
. . . Intuiumt' it; t • i
In Training
"Well, well—if It ain’t Cu*!”
Letters to the Editor
Emerald Editor:
An editorial in Monday's Em
erald covered the subject of
closed circuit TV for the Moo re
Marciano bout. The editorial
page of the Register-Guard for
Sunday carried my letter, which
is enclosed, on most of the same
points.
Perhaps that letter would be of
interest to the sanfe readers and
writers as was your editorial,
since there are few differences.
(The letter follows):
I-ast night a number of lo
cal citizens watched a cham
pionship boving bout on closed
circuit TV at the armory. I
was not among their number.
To begin with, since I am not
a true afficlonado of that
bloody sport, the price of ad
mission seemed exborbitant.
That fact, among others. Is a
husis for my principal reason
for absenting myself, viz., I
am opposed to the principle of
closeit circuit TV coverage of
any occurence of national, yea
international Interest. Surely
the public has an identifiable
Interest in both major sport
ing events and the mass media
of communication which the
ptibile in fact supports.
I wonder what the reaction
of the television-owning puldic
would he to a closed circuit
coverage of the world series or
of all pro football games.
Of course, the International
Boxing association which con
trols big time boxing in this
country would say it was en
tirely their business how they
handled tight coverages. Tlicir
biggest argument, however,
would no doubt be financial.
They couldn't make ns much
money uny other nay.
Well, before TV It u isn't
necessary to have any cloned
circuit coverage* of fights to
keep the IIS, \ going. Before
radio, they made oid with spec
tators only. And It uppeurs that
even now they could make us
much money otherwise. I ant
suggesting that the TV set
manufacturing companies all
join uitli the major networks
in an industry-wide sponsor
ship of events like the Moore
Mareiano hassle. Surely this
would tie as good institutional
adverf.slng ns possible, fat
greater in scope than the
various versions of the spec
tacular.
What prospeetii«* mall- IV
purchaser wouldn’t pas a dol
lar mure for his set If In- know
lie would rceelve coverage of
all I hr w orld championship
hoots for the Ilf rt Inn* of his
s* t And nt a dollar a si*t,
how many dollars (which could
lo* deductible operating ex
pense) does that add to thf
Industries' coffers? Even un
der thm circumstance* l
doubt anyone would represent
a few short commercial* by
traditional sponsors of major
sporting events such as t.illette
and Budwelsrr.
Mai la* making TV something
more than just a eolossnl com
mereial enterprise in the ryes
of the sport ini; puhlie while
enhancing the right of all the
puhlie to a eompl«*ti* eo\i*rage
ol events of common interest
is wortli a try.
Edward V I’adeley
Eaw Student
or'ec)or7ff|
HEGOLD
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