Letters to the Editor (Continued from par/e 2) aport*. Our profession is in radio communication*, not ath letics. From your Emerald pic ture it appears to me that your organization is composed of many, I hate to say jocks, so I will say, athletically-inclined people. Of course professional people such as we here at KWAX, cannot be expected to do well against such a group. "Socks'’ Nelson, Jay "Stella” Johnson, Gary "Chill” Wills, Errol "as in Flynn" Loving, Dale “Mike Side” Simpson, and "The Falcon" Mac Nab cannot possibly compare with the ODE team of “Sweet Georgia," "Hot Hod," "Slats," " Ca d 111 a c," “Swede," and "Bevo.” These are all (ugh) "Jocks." not highly trained intellectuals like the KWAX team. It is my desire that such an abominable thing does not re occur. We will not contest the game this time but in the future, I feel that The Emerald should stick to more ethical tactics. Jim Durher, Pro it rum Director and KW'AX Basket bull Team P.8. In the interest of good journalism, we wish to thank The Kmerald for their correct ing the »<ore from what It was reported, erroniously, in The Emerald'* original atory. Also, lot it be known that we did not sabotage the original story. It was another Emerald "tactic.” Light pieces... (Continued from fmge 2) until curly Krbruary—n period ot about *lx week*—the Dutch student* leave school and take position* in varloux firm* In other countrlcn for the purpose ot collecting material for a com tnerrial the*i*. During thl* time the American student* ha* hi* choice of ai*o doing thi* work or traveling. I myself went to Knglund with a Dutch friend und we comput'd such a report together. Vie lived in a small town ju*t outside. I-ondnn for o\er a month and had time to see both the life In London and in the smaller communities. I arrived in Holland several weeks before school began and after leaving my luggage went to London for a week. Then I Joined a touring group and went to Scotland for a few days be fore returning to Amsterdam. I had various opportunities to make trips into southern Ger many and Belgium. During the two weeks Kaster vacation I hitchhiked to Paris, spent a w'eek there, and then took the train to Barcelona. Other trips during my year under the IFC scholarship took me to Italy, Denmark, and Nor way. It was a very worthwhile year —a lot of seeing and learning, a lot of fun. My pui-pose is to in terest students in this scholar ship. I hope there's a good turn out and some stiff competition. Why don’t you try? Go to Stu dent Affairs and get what ad ditional information you need. I’ll be glad to tell you what I can. The deadline for application is March 1. Crazy Charlie's HALF MOON CAFE | 4414 Franklin Homo or Good 5c Coffee Corn Flakes in the afternoon, that’s a special we’re running. Ever try them? They're really good, besides this is a good It's a good place to hors® place to eat. around too. Glenwood Kmi-rald Kdltor: In order to provide a more efficient student government and to encourage more students to participate in our govern ment, we the officer* of the sophomore class: Gordon Chong, Carleen Felker, Steve Schell and myself, do hereby challenge the oficers of the Freshman class to a "duel of ballots." We piopose that: after the ASUO has officially counted the ballots of the constitutional amendment, which will be voted upon February 25. a committee composed of five members of each class check the voting rec ords of each class; the class; having the greatest percentage of members voting shall be de clare* 1 victor. The officers of that class de clared loser (determined by low est percentage of class mem bers voting) shall, at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, paint the O on Skinner's Butte in the traditional manner — painted posteriors and sliding sacrums. The purpose of this activity shall be: 1) to provide a campus service which will compensate for that service which was not performed by their constituents, i.e. more voting, and 2) to pro vide entertainment. Knowing sophomores to be superior to freshmen in every' way, I am confident of victory j and offer my pre-contest con-' dolences to the freshman offi- j cers. Bill Rutherford Business Administration Sophomore First recipient... (Continued from page 2) about gadgets; a few are writ ten about people; many are written about the writer; and j some are even written about words. Bob Frazier of tfie Reg ister-Guard is a whiz at writing light pieces about word mean ings. Light pieces are the very best j when they tickle the reader's | funny bone. Well-turned phrases ! instead of old cliches character ize the light piece. A newspaper friend of ours, 11a S. Grant of The Bend Bulle- j tin, is very handy at writing light pieces. Her light pieces about sack dresses, history, and traditions probably get more laughs than A1 Capp. A1 Capp also pokes fun at things but he draws pictures and that is dif ferent than writing light pieces. Most light pieces have a moral. Sometimes they are the best technique for making a point without hurting someone's felings. Light pieces are very impor tant to newspapers. They have several purposes, as do news papers. Light pieces are sometimes written by columnists who haven't anything to write about. CAMPUS NOTES • Petitions for All-Campus sing sub chairmanships, setup, promotions, general secretary, publicity, rules, decorations, Judges, and contact arc being collected. • There will be a meeting of the num ber chairmen for the Amphibian water show Tuesday noon in Gerlinger social room. 1859 DAIRY QUEEN There once was a man very weird Whose Dairy Queen ha a beard, Whose Dairy Queen had a beard, So being congenial He called it centennial Now the Dairy Queen can not be feared! (Dairy Queen, 18th & Hilyard) Nevins calls press freedom in US 'a hollow concept' Historian Allen Nevins Bald Friday that, "the decline of com petitive journalism” in the Unit ed States has made freedom of the press a "hollow” concept. Nevins, also a journalist and educator, talked to members of the press at the annual Oregon Press Conference, giving the Kric W. Allen Memorial Lecture. His topic was "The Press and Democracy.” Nevins said that out of 106 U.S. cities with populations greater than 100,000, 66 have monopolistic newspaper owner ship. He also pointed out that in many areas of the country there is a no-party or a two-party press. Before listing the steps that should be taken to improve the American press, Nevins noted as pects of the U. S. press he did not like. Too much Influence He said that pressure groups and advertisers frequently have too much influence in what a newspaper prints. Nevins said that freedom of the press must be upheld by courageous report ers who work in the public in terest. He complained that fede ral cabinet members are not of ten frank in talking to the press and said that more frequent press conferences by members of the cabinet might help the situation. Nevins. who has won two Puli tzer Prizes for biographical works, advocated the encourag ing of greater competition be tween newspapers to improve them. He proposed that people read more magazines and books, be cause it is through these media, he said, that background is fur nished for newspaper stories. Nivens said he felt that the government's permitting news pers to own radio and television stations had hurt freedom of in formation. Democratic newspapers urged Nivens, President of the Ameri can Historical Association, said that a newspaper should be or ganized on democratic lines. He declared that "newspaper work is not a mere craft . . . but a profession.” Dignity, conscience, and independence. Nivens said, are the qualities which a suc cessful man should have. Granting that Irving Dilliard of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and others have been financially secure while working on news papers, he said that this has been by no means the case with jour nalists in the past. .Newspaper not a factory Reporters who investigate and crusade against corruption have made journalism a profession, Nevins declared. He noted work by the press done in the Ku Klux Klan and Tweed cases in this relation. “A newspaper is not a factory,” Nevins said in again emphasizing that a good news man must have freedom to do his best work. Developing a consciousness of social wrongs increases the quali ty of a newspaper, said Nevins. He mentioned The Milwaukee Journal, the St. Louis Post-Dis patch and The New York Post as crusading newspapers. California papers lurid The historian, now' senior fel low on the research staff of the Huntington Library in California, criticized the Southern California newspapers for their sensation alism. Calling these publications “lurid,” he .said a good newspaper should “appeal to a better taste.” Nevins said that newspapers in the Northwest were better than Use Emerald Classified Ads— Phone DI 2-1411, Ext. 618 tho»e in Southern California, a statement greeted with applause. Journalists, said Navins, should study past good journalists just as lawyers study the history of law. “The principal value of jour nalistic history,” he said, “is that only through it can we maintain a hold on the finest traditions of the profession.” Mass education needed At a press conference Friday, Nevins discussed the problem of the American having a great deal of free time in the future with a possible 30-hour week. Nevins said he thought that de velopment and improvement in mass education would be needed to help people occupy themselves in this spare time. The teacher said that the "dis claimer” oath in the National Defense Education Act is "silly/' He complimented Reed College in refusing funds under the act. The act included a loyalty oath for teachers. . 'On Campos With MaxShalman (By the Author of “Rally Round the Flay, Boyt! ’’and, “Barefoot Boy with Cheek.’’) HUSBANDS, ANYONE? It ha* been alleged that coeds go to college for the sole purpose of finding husbands. This is, of course, an infamous canard, and I give fair warning that, small and spongy as I am, anybody who says such a dastardly thing when I am around had better be prepared for a sound thrashing! Girls go to college for precisely the same reasons as men do: to broaden their horizons, to lengthen their vistas, to drink at the fount of wisdom. But if, by pure chance, while a giri is engaged in these meritorious pursuits, a likely looking husband should pop into view, why, what’s wrong with that? Eh? What’s wrong with that? Trie question now arises, what should a girl look for in a husband? A great deal has been written on this subject. Some say character is most important, some say background, some say appearance, some say education. All are wrong. The most important thing—bar none—in a husband is health. Though he be handsome as Apollo and rich as Croesus, what good is he if he just lies around all day accumulating bedsores? The very first thing to do upon meeting a man is to make sure he is sound of wind and limb. Before he has a chance to sweet-talk you, slap a thermometer in his mouth, roll back his eyelids, yank out his tongue, rap his patella, palpate his thorax, ask him to straighten out a horseshoe with his teeth. If he fails these simple tests, phone for an ambulance and go on to the next prospect. If, however, he turns out to be physically fit, proceed to the second most important requirement in a husband. I refer to a sense of humor. A man who can’t take a joke is a man to be avoided. There are several simple tests to find out whether your prospect can take a joke or not. You can, for example, slash his tires. Or bum his “Mad” comics. Or steal his switchblade. Or turn loose his pet raccoon. Or shave his head. After each of these good-natured pranks, laugh gaily and shout “April Fool!” If he replies, “But this is February nine teenth,” or something equally churlish, cross him off your list and give thanks you found out in time. But if he laughs silverly and calls you “Little minx!” put him to the next test. Find out whether he is kindly. The quickest way to ascertain his kindliness is, of course, to look at the cigarette he smokes. Is it mild? Is it clement? Is it humane? Does it minister tenderly to the psyche? Does it coddle the synapses? Is it a good companion? Is it genial? Is it bright and friendly and full of dulcet pleasure from cockcrow till the heart of darkness? Is it, in short, Philip Morris? If Philip Morris it be, then clasp the man to your bosom with hoops of steel, for you may be sure that he is kindly as a sum mer breeze, kindly as a mother’s kiss, kindly to his very marrow. And now, having found a man who is kindly and healthy and blessed with a sense of humor, the only thing that remains is to make sure h® "ill always earn a handsome living. That, fortu nately, is easy. Just enroll him in engineering. © 195». M«,sbuta„ * ♦ • For filter smokers the Philip Morris Company makes Marl boro, the cigarette with better “rnakin’s.” Sew improved filter and good rich flavor. Soft pack or Kip-top box. A lot to like l