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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.
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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?
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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.
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One question that has us bothered: just
what is this Pacific Northwest Renaissance
conference to be held here May 3 to 5?
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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.
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