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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1956)
EMERALD EDITORIALS + + 7/7/ Someone s Run Over In spite of all the stop signs that have been placed on the campus in the past few months, the most serious traffic and pedes trian hazards around the campus still exist. The intersections of 11th and Alder and 13th and Alder are so dangerous that the Eugene police chief has been consulted, but no action has been forthcoming. The problem is probably more serious at 11th and Alder because of the number of students who must cross the street to get from the Millrace houses to the campus. There are no crosswalks painted, and cars are allowed to park so close to the inter section that a driver turning from Alder onto 11th has to pull into the middle of the intersection to see what's coming. There have been a number of minor ac cidents there in past years, most of them involving pedestrians. The intersection of 11th and Alder isn’t so serious for pedestrians, but it is even more of an automobile hazard. The streets are narrow and parking is allowed on 13th much too close to the intersection. Again there are no crosswalks painted. Traffic lights are necessary at both cor ners, but apparently the city must be con vinced that a serious problem exists. We would suggest that the ASUO senate adopt a resolution calling for traffic lights at both places and authorizing the ASUO president to push the matter. We shouldn't have to wait for somebody to get run over before the hazard is elim inated. Frog Jumping When spring- comes, anticipation of many activities and events comes to practically everyone—lying out in the sun, putting in the garden, playing a few holes of golf, driving out by the river. But the people of Calaveras county in California look forward to something spe cial—the 1956 International Frog Olympics. Frogs from all over the world will be entered in the contest with the winning frog ("and his owner) taking home cash awards. The world’s three-jump record is 16T or. Anyone with a frog may enter the an nual event. Since the only college to repre sent the Pacific Northwest last year in the intercollegiate division was Washington State, (whose jump was 8T0"), Phil Lynch, ASUO athletic chairman, suggests Oregon send down an entry representing the Uni versitv. Lynch recommends holding qualifying trials here on campus with any individual (and his frog) entering. The longest jumper would be our representative. To add more color to the event, Lynch says, “If and when a primary is held, all frogs should be entered under the owner’s silks. The entrants should also have im pressive thoroughbred names such as Whippin’ Whitty, Brands’ Felts, Soak All Easy, and Bouncin’ Bobmac.” If the primary jumps are held, the athletic chairman and the editor of the Emerald editorial page will enter a frog carrying the colors of green with a yellow streak down its back. Lynch feels that getting judges for such an event would not be too difficult. In fact, he adds, “Being a connisuer of good looking legs, and after all, frogs must have good looking legs, I feel myself eminently quali fied to judge entries in the elimination races.” The only effort on the student’s part would be to go out and find a likely-look in" frog, but Lynch thinks this would not lie too much strain for the Oregon student. He says, "Nighttime frog recruiting has definite potentials as a springtime activity. Inside sources say that the best jumping frogs are found in Blue River, a tributary of the McKenzie. These frogs have definitely good looking and strong legs. Research has also disclosed that frogs are prime to eat fish food—i.e., pretezls.” A frog-jumping contest might have pos sibilities. Such a contest would add much color to the campus and would probably become one of the most-talked-about affairs of college life. It's too bad the Olympics are the last part of May; otherwise the Oregon contest could be worked in as a part of Junior Weekend. What more flitting climax to the Canoe Fete than a frog jump? /I Big, Bad Communist Ceorgi Malenkov used to he a good Com munist. He devoured capitalists for break fast. dinner and supper. He never said “yes" when he could say "no.” And he issued periodic denunciations of whoever or what ever deserved them. But now times have changed. Ceorgi ap parently is no longer a good Communist. He showed this by traveling to Great Britain, a degenerate, corrupt, imperialistic coun try if there ever was one. Then when he got there he really went capitalistic. Ceorgi kissed babies and pretty girN, shook hands, and—horrors—even smiled. If this wasn’t enough to cause Marx to chew on his mani festo, then Joe Stalin wasn’t a traitor. Georgi’s pudgy cheeks undoubtedly must account for much of his charm. They’re just the kind that pretty girls like to pinch. And when the English gals saw him for the first time, he probably didn’t at all look like a big, bad Communist. As could be expected, Ceorgi didn’t jour ney all the way to England just to see the changing of the guard in front of Bucking ham palace, however. His visit was one more effort on the part of the Russian lead ers to create an atmosphere of peace and good will to all men. To be more specific, he wanted to establish more trade with the British and prepare the way for his hench men, Bulganin and Krushchev, when they arrive later. Ceorgi isn’t the big-shot he used to be, but he is still doing his little part in Com rade Karl's program. And it probably would be wise to remember that he remains a Marxist, even it he does have pudgy cheeks and kisses pretty girls. —(J.C.R.) Footnotes There must be something significant about the fact that the first nine houses on the winter term GPA list were all sororities. Even the bottom-ranking sorority was com fortably above the all-University average. * * * * This business of a frog-jumping contest is likely to arouse a jurisdictional dispute between the ASUO Cabinet public rela tions chairman and the athletic chairman. Is it an athletic contest or a public rela tions event? * * * * And then there was the woman whose cat got loose on spring term registration day and so called the Registrar’s office Wednesday to find out the date so she would know when to expect kittens. * * * * Even some English instructors can’t spell. A letter to the Registrar’s office contained the word receive spelled RECIEVE. * * * * One question that has us bothered: just what is this Pacific Northwest Renaissance conference to be held here May 3 to 5? Budget Allotment AND THAT'S FINAL, /iVOFESSce SNACr - WOT , another red cent for \luw cm this "£AC" KtA| f-1 i AUt “'■i ♦ 11,000 CONCRCTC WALK iN »AACk. Of AuTKoRiuV 10‘ONU Mt N T* TO th£ pv’Ak r , i TRJSTCe* W ^~>^l5u oo t ■k n fNi(r A f vrAN*HC>N risC£liAM "* At’ MILtlCV ' * poi-uak t A , *, ^.T A ("AO N'A,' ucT-r , TC3«. I ASKCPlFWf CdJl0 *Av£ \ MIKKOK FOdTHC w MENS’ RCt'M., ■Ll THE LOOKING GLASS Prisoner Shows Breaking of Spirit By Bob Davi* EiMftld Column}*! The Cardinal waa led from the church by the Communist police with only these terse words to his associates: "any confession I make will be a lie or the result of human weak ness." Thus the Catholic clergy man left the outside world to face the accusations of crimes against the state with only his keen mind and faith in Cod as his allies. As a motion picture, "The Prisoner" attempts to show how the spirit of a man blessed with tremendous faith and courage is broken by a modern twist to the inquisition; psychology. Alec Guineas again displays his tremendous versatility by creating in the Cardinal traits which make him rise alsive common man without at the same time destroying the qualities which make him a human being. Jack Hawkins is the psychiatrist who must break this man and knows it must be done through some human weakness within Ids personality. The result is as frightening as Orwell's "1984." Inquisitor Haw kins finds that the Cardinal'H virtue is also his weakness, an overbalance of humility. Under the same mental anguish which caused Pavlov's dog to drool and go mad, the Cardinal con fesses to the trumped up charges. There waa never any doubt on the part of th<* inquisitor that hr would not confess, for he knew the power of men's minds ik limited no matter now strong the foitifteation*. The rxjwii ments of the United Staten Air Force with brainwash survival xeem placed in their proper per spective of failme for there ate no defenses against a skillful offense on the mind. Motion pictures have tried to handle the brainwushltig theme in tile past with little success because of a cold war Idas which stuni|M-d the actors into unrealistic stereotyped molds. Iii Hawkins' portrayal, liowc\or, we hu\ e an inquisitor w ho is also subject to human weaknesses and In the end Is as much iniliienreil b> I he Cardinal as the Cardinal is b\ him. "The Prisoner" is acted beau tifully throughout with an ■ el lent script which is Just slightly marred by an Inconse quential love story It is the type of picture that one alts through saying to himself, "it's been great so far but if this or that is added or ommltteil It will ruin it all.” Guineas and his superior play ers do not falter once, however, but proceed purposefully to h resolution terrifying to the mass of Individuals who do not have the same mental strength af forded a man dedicated to Ood. The Oiegon Daily Emerald in published five day* a week during the *chool year and during examination and vacation period*. I,y the Student IS.. Hoard .t lie f niverinty of Oregon. Entered a* accond class matter ..I the post olltrc, Eugene, Oreg. n. out>*crfptKm rate* : $5 per school year ; $2 per term. Optmott* expreased on the editorial pane are those of the muter and do not j.t etc i d y°s-,he.°H1.n{"7" ‘o ,h* ASE'O or the I'nivorsity. Dung ic.l editorials uie wtiitrn h> the editor, initialed editorial* hy member* of tfie edit..rial >... ■ GORDON RICE, Editor JOAN' KAlNVIl.EE, Hi't.ine** Manager JIM CARTER, l.AI'RA MORRIS. < oAdvertl*ing Manager» Avviciatc Editor* SALLV in AX, Editorial Page Editor SAM VAHKY, Managing Editor _JM »H ROBINSON, ANMK if 11.1., J o l: R11; j; RT uuu' vHn< HKV' NVw'' 1:,li"’r NANCY SIIAW. office ... CHI ( K Ml rCHELMOKK, Sport* Editor AKEENE KRAI sS. Nat l Adv. Mir. EDITOR IAE HOARD: Gordon Rice. Chuck M itchelmore, Anne Ritchey", It d, Rohm" son, Sally Ryan. Sam Vahey, Anne Hill, Joe Rigert. Ass t News hmtor*: A1 Johnson. 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