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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1956)
Oregon Daily EMERALD The Oregon Daily Emerald is published fire day* a week dur ing the school year, except during examinations and vacation period*, by the Student Publication* Board ol the. University of Oregon. Entered as second class matter at the post office. Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $S per school year, $2 per term. Opinion! expressed on Ike editorial page are thoae of The Emerald and do not pretend to represent the opinion of the ASUO or the University. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor; initialed editorials by members of the editorial board. BILL MAINWARING. Editor LORETTA Htl EK, Bnainesa Manager MARCIA MAUNEY, Editorial Page Editor CHUCK MITCHELMORE, Managing Editor KEN NIEHANS. Adr. Mgr. SALLY JO GREIG, SAM VAHEY, Associate Editora CORNELIA FOGLE, News Editor JACK WILSON. Snorts Editor DOROTHY BARKER. Asa’t Adr. Mgr. CHARMION FORD, Office Manager We Have Opportunity and Obligation Americans tomorrow will observe a trou bled world and thank God for the blessings with which He has endowed our society. Thanksgiving Day, the oldest of strictly American holidays, was set aside by the Pilgrims as a day to offer prayerful thanks. We can be thankful in 1956 that we have retained our basic freedoms during a period in which millions have fallen victims of tyr anny. And despite the troubles of the world we are not at war. Our material wealth, moreover, has never been equalled by any people in all the world’s history. But perhaps our prayers tomorrow should thank God for more than His blessings of peace, liberty and material wealth. Perhaps we should thank Him for the opportunity, by our actions and example, of keeping alive in the hearts of men everywhere a yearning for a better life enriched by free dom. Recent events in Hungary should remind Americans of the importance once-free men place upon liberty. Thousands there have laid down their lives for a cause which can not now be successful, but which we believe must ultimately prevail. As we thank our Creator for our homes and families, our free and prosperous so ciety. and the peace we now enjoy, it might be well to question why we have been so abundantly blessed. Surely God. who looks upon all his chil dren with equal love, must combine with such blessings a great responsibility. Per haps our most earnest prayers should ask for the ability to clearly see that wh*ich we owe our fellow men, and what we must do to fulfill this obligation. TV and Roses and Turkey So just what is there left to say about Oregon and Oregon State and football ? Not very much, actually. Sure, there are a couple of new angles this year, such as tur key and odor of rose and national TV, but to us it’s still just Civil War. We’ve heard Rah-Rah — Spirit Needed and Rah-Rah — You Can’t Make Me Yell and Rah-Rah Ballerinas — Hmph! and Rah-Rah Ballerinas — You’re Just Jealous. And we’ve heard String Him Up! and Run Him for President! And then there have been words about Green Hornets and Black Bandits and All America Tackles and Complete Lack of Tackles. In short, we’ve heard just about everything. Back in the good old days, before they took this odor of rose stuff so seriously in the state of Oregon, we could count on all this pre - game word - after - word business subsiding and we’d play, football as a fitting climax to it all. But now we have roses and TV and tur key and Civil War in one big mess. All of which means that this word - after - word business may never subside — unless, of course, we pummel the Aggies as in the last two years — but with TV and roses and turkey added this time. (C.H.M.) The Collegiate Meaning of Thanksgiving Webster needs revision again. According to his New Collegiate Dictionary, Thanks giving Day is “A day (usually the fourth Thursday of November) set apart each year for thanksgiving and praise to God.” He is completely correct in stating that the holiday is held the fourth Thursday of November, and partially correct about the thanksgiving and praise to God. The latter half or Webster’s definition pertains in part, we hope; but doesn’t capture the whole collegiate meaning of Thanksgiving. For a collegian the thanks and praise are offered not only to higher powers,but also to substantial worldy powers of lesser degree. First, thanks are given to the adminis tration for a vaction in which to catch up on back reading, and praise to professors who say “Happy Thanksgiving, No assignment.” Next, thanks to busses, trains, and air lines which carry tired students home, and praise to families who allow 11:00 a.m. rising. Then thanks to mother’s cooking which is far-removed from dormitory food, and praise to scientific research for putting more white meat on the turkey. Finally, double thanks and praise to the Pilgrims for founding such a necessary, restful, and tastv holiday as Thanksgiving! (S.J.G.) — Letters to the Editor — Emerald Editor: Writing letters to editors is usually a futile and thankless task, but I believe that an un wise action which involves the ‘‘give-away” of a Senate seat to a candidate which ran third in a presumed free and demo cratic election provides an issue that must be thoroughly exam ined. Certainly my remarks are not intended to offend Mr. McLeod, whose only sin is to be caught in the uncomfortable middle ground. However, the absurd contention that write-in votes are illegal in such an election can be questioned on several grounds. First, w^ite-in voting is not specifically forbidden in the ASUO Constitution. Second, filing is merely presented as a procedural device whereby names can be placed on the bal lot, and in no way does the wording of Section I of Article IV imply that filing must be mandatory. Third, if democratic custom is to be utilized as a guide the write-in votes should be counted. If we are serious about stu dent government and elections to choose representatives, then spontaneous election day cam paigns should be welcomed as a part of the democratic process when only one candidate has filed. However, if a sometimes-be nevolent and a sometimes-not so-benevolent control and selec tion process is to be employed then this should be made ex plicit so that all loyal students can join in the ratification and gestures of approval that must be given the "chosen” candidate. George Boyet Graduate in Political Science P. S. Remember, it's the votes that were not counted and there were no issues. Quo Vadisr *T TAKE IT YOU'LL PE LEAVING for VACATION PlttCTlYAFTER CU&?' From the Squirrel Cage UO-OSC Groups Consider Problems of Civil War By DARREL BRITTS AN ASL’O Prntldcnt With the hope of Improving school spirit and making the Thanksgiving Day gam*- moie successful, the student body presidents, campus newspaper editors, lettermen's club presi dents, and Deans of Men of the University and Oregon State College have met twice this year. The main topic of interest and concern has been tomorrow's Civil War foot ball game. The situation in Corvallis on Thanksgiving Day is a peculiar oqe, however. Neither school will celebrate its Homecoming. Both schools will be theoretical ly vacant of students because of the holiday. A third factor is that the game will be nationally televised. These problem* have be«-n taken Into consideration by the representatives of both the rival school*. Without going into the de tail*, I'm *ure you can se* the advaytagc* of such meeting*, the improvement of a show that will be seen by millions of pro pie on their telviston sets. Two thing* will be worth your particular attention. Senior* of both team* will be introduced after the game, their last, and a proposed Joint UO-OSC WU8 drive for Hungarian relief will be held. Announcements will be made during the game, explain ing the purpose of the fund laising campaign and asking people to make donations as they leave the stadium. Thoae of us at Parker Sta dium and all of you at home will have a particularly happy Thanksgiving, when we observe the Oregon Ducks giving up the traditional turkey dinner for ' Beaver Meat." First Thanksgiving Proclamation Editor’ll Note: The first Thanksgiving Day Proclama tion wan issued Oct. 8, 1789, by President George Wash ington, and la here reprinted. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey Hia will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to im plore His protection and favor, and Whereas both House of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanks-giving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, es pecially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to estab lish a form of government for their safety and happiness.” Now therefore I do recom mend and assign Thursday the 28th day of November next to be observed by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficient Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be. That we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks, for Hie kind care and protec tion of the People of thin coun try previous to their becoming a Nation, for the signal and manifold mercies, and the fa vorable Interpositions of Hia providence, which we experi enced In th» course and conclu sion of the late war, for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed, for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately insti tuted, for the civil and religious liberty with which we are liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing use ful knowledge and in general for all the great and various favors which He hath been pleased to confer upon us. And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications (Continued on page 3)
