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•EMERALD Webfoots, Grimness and Civil War Tomorrow at Corvallis: the game that can turn a disappointing season into a good one. For Oregon’s hard-luck Webfoots, limp ing with a 3-5 record, this year s Civil War battle with the Beavers will also be a bat tle against themselves. The Ducks will have to overcome the frustrating knowledge that they’ve been a better team—really—than most of the teams they’ve met this year. They won’t be able to do much brooding about those five losses, or about the unspecified “something” that has kept them from operating at full tilt except against Oklahoma and USC. They won't be able to think of much of anything, except Tommy Prothro’s Beavers. Traditional football games, like political trends and women’s styles, have a way of changing spectacularly. Compare this sea son’s Civil War with last year's: then Ore gon and Oregon State were both riding the crest of an unparalleled season. Oregon was “We Betcha ...” The campus seems to be taking on the appearance of a Calcutta Pool in its prepa ration for the upcoming UO-OSC civil war grid clash. A myriad of side bets are pending on the outcome of Saturday’s game: Student body presidents Titus and Mc Kennon have agreed that the loser will don a hobo outfit and hitch-hike the 40 miles from the winning school to his own campus. Also the loser with sing and re cord the opposing school’s fight song in an open assembly at the winning school. The recording will be played at OSC’s “Friday Variety” or “Friday at Four.” We under stand that neither participant poses a ser ious threat to the Met’s baritone Robert Merril. The OSC rally squad issued a challenge to their Webfoot cohorts Tuesday: the yell dukes of the winning school will give."hair a shoo-in for the Rose Bowl, and the two outfits were after the PCC championship. * There’s no Rose Bowl in sight for either club this year, nor is the I’CC’s last title at stake. But for both teams, and particu larly for Oregon, there is the matter of self satisfaction, and great football games have been played for that cause. Oregon has made a tradition of being a team of “positive” surprises—pulling upsets and near-upsets with regularity. This year, they’ve turned in some “negative" surpris es—call them disappointments if you like— and nobody is more conscious of this situa tion than they are. The Ducks will be out to do Saturday what they think they were capable of do ing throughout the season. So don't be sur prised if they look grim all afternoon long. Don’t be too surprised to holler if they find themselves in time to upend OSC, either. cuts” to the losing dukes, and the rally girls from both sides will compete in a pre-game 440-yard sprint around the OSC track. (See Oregon’s answer on page one.) Some fraternities bet “skins” with their OSC counter-parts. Depending on the game’s outcome the fraternity of the losing school presents a sheet of leather (skin), with the game score, date, and chapter name to the fraternity of the winning school. After the singing, haircutting, sprinting, etc ... is over it should be a profitable day for all concerned on our old campi. As any gambler will tell you, OSC, “never bet more than you can afford to lose.” Footnotes Headline from the Oregon State Baro meter : Jr. Prom Queen Scores on TV Those Aggies . . . can’t they show any discretion ? Bud ^JituA Surplus Activities: Homecoming Contests, Derby, Fete Need Changing or Eliminating In each of the past three years the ASUO Senate has set up a committee to evaluate act ivities, and their various worths. Although their reports have found some activities lack ing, any actual elimination or any substantial change in act ivities has never been achieved on this campus. But Wednesday, November 19, the Student Union Board unanimously . eliminated .the Hello Dance from its list of sponsored activities, because It had failed to accomplish its pur pose, i.e. to provide an oppor tunity for freshmen to get ac quainted, and because it was “just another social function” in an already over-burdened New Student wek. In view of this recent action of the Board, I think it timely and appropriate to discuss three other activities that ought to meet a similar death as did the Hello Dance or ought to be changed substantially. These are the Bunion Derby, the Homecoming sign contest, and the Canoe Fete float contest. These three events have two common characteristics: 1 > they involve “house competi tion”; and 2) this in turn neces s a r i 1 y involves compulsory “house functions.” These events are time-consuming; and this time spent is not a voluntary committment on the part of the individual student. The reason for the compul sory aspect of these activities, I think, stems from the fact that they are campetitive, And moreover this element of com petition creates what I would call a “negative philosophy” on behalf of the living organiza tions who participate. Why do we go to the Bunion Derby ? Why do we build Homecoming signs and Canoe Fete floats? The immediate and most often-heard reply to these ques tions is not “because we like to” or “because there is such and such a purpose.” Rather, be cause we have to. Granted the Bunion Derby has a purpose, to raise scholar ship money. But this goal could be accomplished by merely ask ing for donations from the stu dents on campus. So the Bunion Derby cannot be justified only as a scholarship-raising activ ity. It necessarily must be a vol untary activity and a night of fun. One does not attend the Bun ion Derby because he wants to; one attends this “rat-race” be cause he HAS to. A sizeable majority would back me up in my further stating that the Derby in not “fun”; and there fore it lacks substantial reason to be considered as a worthy event. In view of the over-all con sideration of the Derby, and not merely the narrow mercen ary one, it ought not to be con tinued in light of the fact that it can only be justified aa a scholarship raising event. The ASUO Cabinet has re commended to the AVVS legis lature to make the Derby a fun ction with no required partici pation. It could serve as both a a scholarship project and as a freshman “mixer". The purpose of the Home coming sign contest is to fur ther alumni relations and to convey the Homecoming theme. Lately these signs have served mainly as an attraction to Eugene townspeople, not alum ni. And although there have been some excellent signs in re cent years, the many poor ones have been just as significant. Studies are neglected, classes are skipped, and Homecoming itself is dreaded, because of the time that MUST be spent in building a sign that could win the prized trophy. Because it does not fulfil its purpose and because of the am ount of required time, sign con test ought to be eliminated. Perhaps a committee of “sign enthusiasts" could be formed (Continued on page 7) Bandages ior Black Bandits tfOK&Cfi&tK'. " iN 5flTB OF FOLKS, OlF 5TA1fc F\m$ ttwex oh wrrn fms^cv going in ft* hmh-* Letters to the Editor Emerald Editor: I have been reading' the "Let ters to the Editor” column with sincere interest for the past week on the discussion of the seating arrangement at the foot ball games. Although the letters are very good, then tend to be somewhat one-sided • as all of the letters thus far are from the anti-fraternity league. The fraternities methods of roping off sections in the football stadium by the underclassmen in order to reserve a seat for their big hi others when they arrive, seems to be looked down upon by the majority of the other students who are not in a fraternity. Unfortunately, this anti-fra ternity league, who are writing all of the letters, will, I presume, soon stop unless the fraternities write letters in reply explaining why they MUST re serve certain sections. Maybe they hope that the anti-frater nity leaguers will shut up is the reason for the fraternity silence. But I’m sure they have a reason and with a little prodding they would be glad, if juHt given a chance, to tell the Emerald read ers why. Come on boys! Grab those dull little pencils, use your sharp little heads and start those letters going. I don’t particularly care how this controversay(sic) turns out. I just like arguments. Actually I don’t really care whether the fraternities tell me where I can sit, because people have been telling me what to do all of my life. Charles L Brown Ereshman In Liberal Arts Emerald Editor: In reflecting on the recent election, I was struck by one over-riding theme found in al most every candidate's pronoun cements i.e., “I am for economy and tax cutting." Needless to say this was not accompanied with specific proposal*. Such a statement, though, has obvi ous voter appeal, unfortunately stemming from voter, as well as, candidate ignorance of the relationships of ones tax bdl to the services it (the tax dollar) provides. People complain loudly about the taxes they pay, especially at the state and local levels. Yet what would happen if one day our much “burdened" and “long suffering" citizen awoke to find himself without sew age disposal, police or fire pro tection without the health ser vice or public schools, or gar bage disposal who would clean the streets, repair and maintain the highways ? If the "average" taxpayer isn't aware of it, I will in very simple language state that these services COST MONEY. THIS MONEY AND YOUR TAXES ARE ONE - IN - THE SAME. I know this sounds redundant, but after hearing so many of our “leaders" calling on the one hand for tax reduction and on the other for Increased services, the first grade approach seems most appropriate. As our society becomes more complex, present and new ser vices will have to be expanded and created. These will cost money. This means taxes must increase or our society will stagnate. When one considers that the average cost of our total gov ernment (including the mili tary) amounts to about 25% and the state and local to less than 5'/ of the “average" tax payers Income, these are really the most productive dollars we spend. If anyone doubts this, think what it would cost the individual to provide, Just, the mentioned services for himself, if that was even possible. Darrell Canton Wilson (iraduate Assistant Political Science Oregon Daily Emerald 1 he Oregon Daily Emerald is published four times in September and five Jay* a week during the school year, except during examination and vacation periods, by the Student Publications Hoard of the Lmversity of Oregon. Entered as second class matter at me post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per year, $2 per term Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of The Emerald and do not pretend to represent the opinion of the ASL'O or the University. PHIL llACiKK, Editor KILL IJRYANT, IJu«inrsH Manager Jv.ki\ i amMii, Managing Editor CHUCK BORDENKIRCIIER, Advertising Manager AL REYNOLDS, DAVE BRONSON, JOHN LENCEL, BEN TROWBRIDGE, Associate Editors Editorial Board : Phil Hager, Jerry Barney, Pepper Allen Bob Mullin, A1 Reynolds, John Lcngcl, Dave Bronson, Ben Trowbridge, Pat Trcecc, Mike Forrester Mary Jo Stewart, PEPPER ALLEN, aMIKK FORRESTER, News Editors BOB MULLIN, Sports Editor DAVE LORTIE, Make-up Editor
