A ‘Dry Zone’ Is Needed
The “dry zone," which since 1951 has
banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in an
area surrounding the University, is no more.
State Attorney General Robert Y, Thornton
ruled Monday that the zone has no basis
of legality because it was established "not
by law but by (Oregon Liquor Control)
commission action."
The Eugene city council had approved
four package beer license applications from
stores within the dry zone last fall, but the
OLCC denied them because of the zone.
1 hen the OLCC requested an opinion from
the attorney general on the zone's legality.
The University has thus lost the dry zone
which the OLCC set up at the University’s
request during Harry K. Xewburn’s admin
istration. Donald DuShane, dean of stu
dents, has said that the dry zone was creat
ed when the University found itself faced
with a virtually uncontrollable problem of
drinking by under-age students. The dry
zone. DuShane said, made the problem one
which the University could handle. The
University administration has since sup
ported the dry zone on that basis.
The important point was that the Uni
versity fought for the dry zone. It cannot
be said that the administration did not try
to save it.
Xow the Eugene city council will un
doubtedly approve again the license appli
cations submitted to them previously. And
the OLCC will probably grant the licenses.
This will not be a serious problem if that's
as far as it goes.
But with no dry zone, the door is open
for the council to approve applications tor
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“on sale" (over-the-counter tap beer and
liquor) licenses—such as for the College
Side, which has applied unsuccessfully
w ithin the past year for a tap beer license.
Before the zone was set up, student drink
ing in taverns on the University’s borders
constituted the major problem.
The present city council members have
indicated in the past that they would not
approve “on-sale" license applications to
taverns and cocktail lounges close to the
Oregon campus. We feel assured that, for
the immediate future at least, no such li
censes will be approved by the council. The
council members are fully aware of the im
plications of taverns so close to the campus
that students could “stop in for a brew"
between classes.
There is, however, no assurance that the
council—with its make-up changing after
each election—will not in the near future
approve on-sale license applications.
The next Oregon legislature, which meets
in 1959, should consider legislation which
would permit limited dry zones around col
lege campuses—state and private—banning
the sale of on-sale alcoholic beverages.
With legislation on the statute books to
prohibit on-sale liquor sales near college
campuses, the problem of student drinking
would be effectively dealt with. There
would be no cries of injustice from grocers
within the dry zones who have felt they
were being denied the sale of a legitimate
grocery item, while their competitors out
ride the zones could sell beer. There would
simply be an out-an-out prohibition of all
taverns and lounges near college campuses.
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One Service Wanted
The 85th Congress, which convened in
W ashington Tuesday, faces this session
some more-than-usually difficult problems.
Since the legislators last met, the world
position and prestige of the United States
has lessened while that of the Soviet Union
has been heightened.
Russia s sputniks have been primarilv
responsible for this dramatic shift. Other
fronts of the “cold war” have indeed been
significant and domestic problems are press
but rockets and missiles and our edu
cational system which, in the long run,
produces such scientific and technologicial
devices will be of primary concern to the
legislators—especially since many of them
face elections next November.
The legislators should over-haul the
structure of the Department of Defense,
which is responsible for all weapon re
search and development. Since the sputniks
were launched, countless cases of inter
services rivalry and bungling have been
reported. These have slowed, and in some
cases, stopped rocket and missile develop
ment. The services, it seems, just can’t get
along as long as four different uniforms
are being worn. Each seems afraid they will
suffer if another service advances. The
situation is particulary tragic when one
realizes that there was no real shortage
of scientists or funds in the past with which
to develop satellites an missiles. The ser
' ices didnl start soon enough, and when
they did start, couldn’t work together.
This sort of business has plagued the
American military for years. An attempt to
end it was made in 1947 when Congress
created the Department of Defense and
the joint chiefs of staff to co-ordinate the
military. But this has helped little.
Sentiment is growing in Washington—
aided by some influential and far-sighted
military men—that the only way to end
the squabbling is to combine the services
into one American armed force with every
one wearing the same uniform.
Congress should consider this proposi
tion during thi< session. The last re-organi
zation was not complete enough.
Hope For The PCC
The Pacific Coast Conference, leaking at
the seams for several months, finally came
apart last month as USC, UCLA and Cali
fornia announced their intention to *juit the
conference as soon as their present com
mitments were taken care of.
The announcement came a-> no great sur
prise, although there was a unanimous ex
pression of sorrow from every other school
in the conference. The atmosphere of hate
and disfust generated by the Los Angeles
press and over-ardent students and alumni
of the California schools was too great for
calm thinking to prevail.
But final as the statements of intention
sound, we still feel that there may be some
hope for the old PCC yet. The obvious rea
son for the “bolt” was to make recruiting
easier and to bring in more money from
football games. And the biggest reason for
huge sums of money in an athletic depart
ment is to provide support for the teams
that can’t finance themselves: track, base
ball, wrestling, etc.
But with no conference to play in, the
Trojan, Bear and Bruin teams in those
sports will be without competition. John
\\ ooden, UCLA basketball coach, recently
made the comment that he hoped the north
ern schools would continue their round
robin schedule with his team. Other major
schools are involved in conference play dur
ing the winter, and three California schools
would have to play each other six or seven
times to fill the gap in their schedules—or
settle for inferior competition. In effect, the
"bolters” are robbing their other sports to
build the prestige of one.
I he Californians stand to lose more by
going it alone ’ than they could ever hope
to gain. It is The Emerald’s sincere wish
that their eyes will be opened to that fact
before it’s too late.
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Letters to the Editor
Emerald Editor:
The 1958 Rose Bowl game is
over. The Southern California
skeptics have forgotten pre
game predii lions us best they
can; the performances of Crab
tree, Stover, Morris. Shanley,
Schaffeld, Kimbrough. Linden
and the rest have been publicly
acclaimed, ami now the coaches,
team and the University look
back on one of the greatest days
in Oregon football history. But
before the effects of the moral
victory and trance completely
wears off let's stop for a mo
ment to see the lessons that can
be learned from January *1,
1958.
The pride we all feel regard
ing the R< se Bowl comes from
it least two sources. First, we
and the rest of the nation are
delighted when we see any un
derdog do well. But when an un
favored team has so much guts
that it won’t give up when it
loses a captain, is scored upon
immediately, gets crucial passes
intercepted, closely misses a
field goal and loses the ball
twice on fumbles, that is a club
that all America can be proud
of. But the pride we at the Uni
versity feel is much stronger
because these players go to
school with us. Thus comes the
second source of our pride.
Each of us here at Oregon
feels a bit of personal pride for
the performance of the team at
the Rose Bowl because through
the University wo can identify
ourselves with them. We feel
that somehow we each played a
little part in our team's suc
cess; most of us to the extent
of saying to friends that "we”
looked great. In victory we ac
tually feel that we are a part
of the team. However we arc
justified in believing this. May
be we don’t block or kick or
pass, but the support we give
our team at games and even
more the attitude toward win
ning we display on campus to
the individual team members
can affect winning as much as
if we were on the field. This is
because we affect the team
attitude and mental attitude
usually determines who wins.
But heretofore we have been
fair weather fans. We, the Uni
versity of Oregon, won the ball
games but they, the team, lost.
We would not share in the de
feat. So remember the first
lesson from the Rose Bowl: You
are a part of the Oregon team.
You helped the team so well
this season, didn’t you? You
shared in itm moral victory over
Ohio State, didn’t you? Then, if
In the future, any Oregon team
loses shouldn't you be willing
to take a part in its defeat in
stead of blaming it on the Hub
and the coaching staff? Thin
leu da to the second Icnkoii.
If in the future we should
get bad breaks und lose a few
bnll games in a row, why not
do just like the Hose Bowl team
did’’ Pour it on all the harder.
Do your part by showing the
team on the field, court, or
diamond that you care who
wins. It’s when a tenm is down
that it needs the most support,
and by caring you Improve the
all-important attitudes of the
team. The Rose Bowl game is
evidence of what attitudes can
do for a team.
The last lesson from the Rose
Bow! is that when Oregon al
most defeated Ohio State on
TV wc did defeat apathy here
at the University. Each of us
is now a part of a school that
has gained a national reputa
tion for fighting to win no mat
ter what the odds. This could
be the start of a great Oregon
tradition, but the choice is up
to us.
John Gustafson
Sophomore In II \
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