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‘Shocking and Astounding’ The recent disclosures by The Kphemer ald and the Office of Student Affairs of Standards depravity existing among the women of the University are enough to shock and astound even the most hardened white slaver. We, who have long held the smug position that nothing is wrong with Oregon co-eds, are now outraged—as well as disappointed at being left out of the fun tor so long. The list of offenses against our (speaking in the general. University sense) finer sen sibilities is far too long to be here discussed and commented upon extensively. But touching upon a few "high points" should illustrate what we have in mind about campus women. • Senior co-eds have late privileges dur ing spring term. It doesn't take much imagination to figure out just why senior girls demanded and got such late privileges. After all, the library is closed after JO p.m. There is no good reason why senior girls should be allowed to roam the streets until after 11 p.nr. on weeknights. • Graduate students (female) and mar ried women undergraduates are allowed to live in unsupervised off-campus housing. This is a definite loop-hole in the Adminis tration's housing policy which should not be allowed to stand. These women, no older in age or experience than other normal co-eds, should be required to live on-campus for the necessary social training. • Unsupervised afternoon and especially evening coffee dates are allowed—often with both males and females sitting on the same side of the booth. The possibilities of nefarious under-the-table dealings are too strong to overlook. • Women’s living organizations employ males. These houseboys. as they are called, supposedly work in the groups’ kitchens and dining rooms. Something should definit ely be done either to secure female employes or to the present houseboys'to clear up these unseemjy, and heretofore undisclosed, situations. • Kissing—between males and females— is still persisting on front porches of wom en's living organizations (and elsewhere). This, in spite of the already-vigilant Ad ministration efforts to stamp out such prac tices. Every thinking University student need but think for a moment at what such activities could, and most likely already have, led to. • Sorority beau rooms and dormitory lobbies have been disgraceful, particularly just before evening lock-ui>. The Dean of Women has reported that the Mothers’ Clubs, after certain mothers had witnessed some frenzied front porch love-making, are up in arms in their demands that such fool ishness cease. One mother, when asked if she didn't remember what she did when she was young, snapped, “Yes, and that’s jnst what worries me so.” • Co-eds have been sighted on campus in clothing which exposes as much as an inch above their knees. The prime violators, it is here noted, are the girls who persist in wearing short shorts. The impact of so much exposed flesh on impressionable Uni versity males is not to be discounted. • Sparkling water has been discovered in the punch at several sorority house dances. Strong beverages, according to leading health authorities, is the third partner in a sinister triad. (The other two, for those who don’t already know them, are single-dating and parking.) We’ve always maintained that it is possible to have a good time w ith a girl without strong drink—which only saps one’s needed energy, anyway. The above indictments are only a sketchy listing of the current campus violations of women’s Standards. Even the most severe regulations—currently being tried by the Administration—have not seemed to cor rem: the basically outrageous situation. The Ephemerald's proposal to correct this situation is simple. A no-male “dry zone” around all women’s living organiza tions is definitely the answer. Very simply, such a "zone” would keep all University males from approaching women’s living or ganizations closer than one block. This plan would serve several purposes. The male “dry zone” would eliminate the hot spots of current Standards violations. It would insure that male students—- the backbone of the academic University—are allowed to pursue their studies without the detracting influence of having to worry about their inter-relations with co-eds. (The North and South Eugene High School Townie Associations, strangely enough, also heartily endorse these proposals.) Since co-eds would thus be denied most of their opportunities to fraternize with male students, it is likely that, under the plan, many of them would drop out of school to search for better hunting grounds. By this means the real source of women’s Stand ards violations would be eliminated. We sincerely hope the Heads of Houses will consider our indictments and our proposals. April Fool, Kiddies Wait just a minute! Before you cancel your subscription, sue for libel or storm Allen Hall with murder in your eye, take a good look at the calendar. It’s the first of April, isn’t it? And traditionally (since last year) on this hallowed date, the Oregon Daily Ephemerald mysteriously appears on campus. This issue is the second annual Oregon Daily Ephemerald, written and sponsored by the men of Sigma Delta Chi, men’s professional journalism fraternity. (All libel suits should be addressed to our loyal and fearless adviser, John L. Hulteng, who was last seen rapidly leaving campus muttering incoherently under his breath.) We really mean no lasting harm with this year's Ephemerald—it’s just that after a year of writing straight news and attempt ing to follow the principles of good journa lism, the temptation runs strong to turn to the completely frivolous. We hope you’ll find something in these pages to tickle your fancy or perhaps to show some old problems in a new light. If we do either, or both, (besides meeting our budget) we’ll consider the 1958 Ephemerald some kind of success. Educational Reaction We are indeed alarmed at the curriculum changes recently made in the School of Education. Several established courses in cluding Elements of Life Adjustment, Teaching of Social Living, Seminar in Keeping the Gifted Child in His Place and Teaching Driver Training, have been scuttled. With the emphasis of modern education on adjusting pupils to life, thus perpetrating the near-perfect status quo, such reactionary moves as returning to educational funda mentals can only cause unnecessary humilia tion for the School of Education faculty—as well as for the “faculty” of the Athletic De partment, which depends on the School of Education to pull many of the University’s star athletes through school. We share Dean Jacobson’s hope that the curriculum changes will be temporary. ; > i • i i i i i i i i i Rights of Spring 1 sflj-K |! 9 i&’S'HWW i ,®Hfl Qs Letters to the Editor Ephemerald Editor: Just a note to all my friends back at Oregon, in case they don't know how to get copies of the Berea News, the paper which I now put out back here just 40 miles north of Heaven (Wooster to you). Anyway, be fore I open my mouth too wide ly, I'll pass along the good news. Bob "Whipple-Dipple" has open ed a circulation bureau in the graduate room of the School of Journalism (of which 1'rri a mas ter of, in, because, somehow). Buy r.ow, and fill the vacuum. Rnji \V. Adams Persona Non (irata Kphemerald Editor: I would like to clear up a mat ter that has come to my atten tion recently and that would take a bit of explanation from me to explain. That is to say that the matter is of such a na ture that only one person in the world can answer it and that one person is me. That is to say, that the mat ter is a question that has been asked by at least one person and a person in my status in life has to be careful to answer ail questions and to clarify my stands. (Also to clarify the spelling of my name, you blith ering idiots. It’s ‘'ley,” even in your yellow rag.) The question, as was phrased by my questioner, is “Why haven't you written many let ters to the editors?” The an swer is, of course, obvious to anyone who has seen my letters elsewhere... Edward N. Kadeley More-or-lcss District Attorney Candidate (Editor’s Note: The remainder of Mr. Kadeley‘s letter, all 12 pages of it, is on file in The Epliemerald archives and may be read by any interested per son.) Ephemerald Editor: I don’t care what youse guys say, advertising is the basis of our paper. Now, if we make the front page all advertising, we can double our take ... Gary Clapps Bill Bryant Emerald Hucksters P S. We refer you to Jack W il son’s recent columns to support our position. Ephemerald Editor: . .. You know, Cook may have something there. Eeo Harris Director of Athletics Ephemerald Editor: Ah. come on. fellas. Tell Mr. Venn that I didn’t have any thing to do with that newspaper. Please ? ■Iidin I.. Hultcng E*-NDX \dvU.»r Eugene City .fail Ephemerald Editor: Because we have searched and searched and found no qualified wtmen at ;ill (really. Mr. Editor, they're utterly unqualified! t,owe have derided not to ^perpetuate our tradition and are hereby dis banding after th is ‘year ".('a s s«oon aa we get our candy cane profits money split up). WeJleSye; .wag ging our tassels behind ous»at your (.hocking women of ”59. 1-aura Morris Standards Chairman Mortar Hoard Ten Drinking < Inti Ephemerald Editor: All the way over here to Belgium comes the word that you're at it again! Won’t you ever learn, you silly, silly boys? Marcia Mauney Girl Guide and Gctnbout Ephemerald Editor: The men of Tau Kappa Epsi lon would like to see justice done (and we want our broth erhood’s name in print again). Our brother fraternities in the Inter-fraternity Council las eveiyone knows, but no one re members often enough), are all discriminators. Wc aren't. Our brother fraternities don’t have Carnation Queens (or even Car nations). We do (and not just in January). Our brother fraterni ties sat and watched the ’o' disappear. We didn't. We went to Corvallis and stole it back (from our TKE brothers over there l. ; Editor, w ting our that’s no Little Jimmy Boyd Tekc Mascot Oregon Daily Ephemerald hortunnltly, the Oretfon Daily K hem - trail) i- put out only one* per annum, ihereforr prtservina its untune quality > tM.ical of Sisma Delta Chi efforts. a JlmiK is, of eourke, only available by .ale, liartcr, theft or subscription and threatens to surpass ( onfidciitial in nets depths of terra cotta journalism. Opinions <\ pressetl herein, henceforth ami forthwith represent only the fertile minds ,.f SD\ members and their dntina adviser, John I.. ( rorr l ilnltella. FIGHTING STEV E WILSON. Editor <■ i.. KENT. Manaytna Editor IIOKAt EfiUEEI.HY. Business Manat KOHERT HARRISON, News Editor i LI fiENE VENN. Censor I.OKEI.EI Kll.ltOI RNE, LOIS I.ANE, Women's Editors K It DARI) IK II E, SportB Editor *0\ ADAMS, Chief t,f Keren Kurta i SIEVE, Rlil’ER, Photo Bureau
