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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1959)
The University Recognizes “The University of Oregon recognizes its continuing obligation and opportun ity -” The key word in this portion of the state ment of purpose for Charter Day, 1959, is continuing. Charter Day is not solely an observance of things past. It is a recognition of the University’s role now and in the future. On this occasion we honor men who have distinguished themselves in service to their state. These men are recognized because they have contributed to intellectual and social progress. On this day we also observe tradition; not the tradition associated with ivy cov ered buildings or alma mater songs, but the tradition of the University’s continuing ad vancement. We have an opportunity on this Charter Day to re-evaluate and reaffirm our goals «s students at the University. This is one event during the year that is set aside from the usual round of social activities. On this anniversary of the University’s founding, emphasis' is on the intellectual and cultural opportunities available to us. We came to college “to get an education.’’ This word, “education,” is a big word. It implies not only knowledge, but the wisdom A Fine Selection If the caliber of the faculty appointed to the Honors Program curriculum committee is any indication of what the quality of Oregon’s Honors College is going to be, then the students here are indeed fortunate-. We doubt whether such an exciting group of minds and personalities has ever been brought together in one important commit tee at Oregon before. It is very likely that any student who is familiar with these instructors will say, “Gee, I wish I were a superior student.” The job before these nine men—of select ing and organizing the Honors curriculum is indeed a big one. And when one realizes to use that knowledge. Education is the op portunity to learn; to discard some ideas and to choose others. An educated man is necessarily an intellectually free man, for he has had the opportunity to choose his philosophy, his ideology, from the accum ulated wealth of centuries of thought. There is much more to the observance of Charter Day than the procession of the faculty, a speech or two, the chance to get out of class. We are commemorating the purposes for which the University was founded—to achieve progress, to dissemin ate knowledge and to preserve freedom of thought. To realize the significance of Charter Day is to realize your place in the University. The men who will speak to you, who will be awarded citations for outstanding in tellectual contributions to society, are men who early learned the true value of educa tion. Granted each of them has been blessed with a fine mind which has placed them in niches considerably above what the average college student can expect. But without the determination and drive, and an early discovery of the values of edu cation, they would not be where they are today. Intellectual capacity is a God-given gift; using it is-up to the student. they must teach a full schedule of classes besides organizing the Honors program by fall of 1960, their task looks doubly hard. But to H. T. Koplin, head of the Honors College, and the others who selected this first committee, we say, “You sure know how to pick them Footnotes If you appreciate the beauties of fall, go over by Deady Hall for a look at one tree in all its glory. A gorgeous sight. Headline of the Week dept.: Eugene Women Seeks Injunction on Bods. (Oregon Journal) Letters to the Editor Emerald Editor: Three cheers for Pete Ed wards’ much needed and well stated comments and sugges tions on the art of being a yell leader. His article was in the same taste as the numerous com ments not at all imperceptible heard up in the stands during games. I feel as Mr. Edwards does about our fine team and well performing band; and I wish I could say the same for the yell leaders who have proved themselves to be “cute” individuals, in front of several thousand students, totally lack ing in organization, enthusiasm and that fine Oregon spirit. Bernard E. Kipp Soph., Architecture Emerald Editor: Mr. Carlson is at it again, I see, in his Monday editorial. He states that our current Red China policy is untenable; there fore, we must let Mao into the U.N. I will agree on the prob lem, but not the conclusion. There is no reason to believe that Mao would become any more trustworthy, responsible or peaceful if this were done. I base my judgement on the rec ord of the Soviet Union in keep ing promises, which is a very poor one. The Kremlin has not stopped its aggression since the U.N. was founded in 1945; if anything, they have increased it. Since Communist doctrine plainly states that agreements with non-Communists are made only for propaganda and ex pedience, and may be broken whenever convenient, it is wise to be cautious when dealing with the Reds. Nor will they concede anything important in international wrangling. Some times they create crises at will (as in Berlin) to give them major bargaining points that are really fictitious; otherwise they convince us that those un important concessions they do make are of major interest. Carlson also seems to ignore the facts stated in William Mor row’s AP news analysis column, which I am pleased to find in the Emerald; Mr. Morrow seems to be quite aware. These facts are, Ifor' those who don’t remem ber, that Red China and all the Soviet satellites continually stress leadership of the Soviet Union in Communist affairs, as indeed all good Communists must. (Tito is not a good Com munist, at least not in this re spect. ) There are too many people today who, somewhat naively optimistic, see an imminent break between Mao and Khru shchev. I only wish this were true, but I fear it is not; and there is no reason to act on this basis, as long as American for eign policy continues to be pure ly defensive. Perhaps if the U.S.A. took a real offensive in fighting Communism instead of continually being forced to back down, progress would be made —but that is another story. Filially, the most important reason for keeping Red China out of the U.N. lies with the “neutral” world, in Africa and free Asia. Most of these coun tries are neutral not because of ideological differences with the West, for in general they are in accord with our political ideology, but because they do not wish'to become involved in a struggle that is unlikely to benefit them if they enter it. If Red China is admitted to the U.N., these people are going to feel let down, making them just that much easier prey for the Communists, who do not have any qualms about taking over governments by force. This can be confirmed by talking with people from such places as Hong Kong, India, free Southeast Asia, and almost any African nation. John C. Champion Junior in Biology Little Man on Campus Ike Dominates Foreign Policy But Herter Starting to Emerge By JAMES MARLOW Associated Press News Analyst WASHINGTON (JB—Christian A. Hcrter, ever since he be came secretary of state last spring, has stayed so much in the background that President Eisenhower has clearly domin ated American foreign relations. This was particularly true while Premier Nikita Khrush chev was here. There seem to be two possible explanations; Either Herter wants It that way Or It’s the result of his own mild, self-effacing nature. Whatever the reason, it’s a startling contrast with the way John Foster Dulles ran the State Department. Dulles would have done most of the talking before and after President Eis enhower’s conference with Khrushchev. Now Herter and his depart ment seem to be asserting them selves although somewhat be latedly and in an oblique, al most strange, kind of way. At a lewi conference a couple of weeks* ago, the second he has held In Washington, Her* ter had some rather mild things to say. He said the United States holds the Soviet Union respon sible in some degree for the ac tions of other Communist bloc countries, including Red China. Words like "some degree” can be stretched like rubber bands. So Herter really didn't upset anything Eisenhower had ac complished with Khrushchev. He may have been trying to needle the Soviet Premier a bit or maybe create a little fric tion between him and the Red Chinese. But all in all Herter express ed optimism about the long range value of Khrushchev’s vi sit. So the score was pretty much no hits, no runs, and no errors. Then last week Andrew H. Berding, one of Herter’s right hand men, got into the act in a puzzling way. Berding is an assistant secretary of state for public affairs. Berding, in a speech here, was critical of Khrushchev for talking about wanting peaceful coexistence with the United States. The Soviet leader had talked of beating this country but said he wanted it done through peaceful competition. Berding said “peaceful co existence” has a “seductive fla vor." "Accepting peaceful coexist ence means accepting the sta tus quo whereby the Soviet Un ion dominates a Communist bloc of nations," Bcrding said. "We cannot accept a status quo which" makes it Impossible for the people in the block na tions to have “true freedom, genuine national independence, and ability to establish what ever form of government th#y want.” It’s hard to see what he’s talk ing about. If Herding and the State Department—If he’s talk ing for the department—do not want peaceful coexistence, what (hi they want? Does he have some better pro posal? He didn’t offer it. He can talk all he wants about not accepting the status quo of the satellite nations, but that's ex actly what this country has ac cepted for years. There was a time when the United States might have Inter vened to upset the status quo—. when the Hungarians revolted —but this country wanted no part of Intervention since it al most surely would have meant war with ttiV Soviet Union. But since the United States doesn't want to go to war over the satellites and since the So viets show no sign of relaxing their grip on them, then thy country faces indefinitely .So viet domination of the satellites. OREGON DAILY EMERALD The Oregon Daily Emerald ia tuhlished four tunes in Septemlier and fiv. daya a week during the school year, excel <jnr. mg examination and vacation periods, by the Student Publications Hoard of the University of Oregon. Euteicd as second class matter at the 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 pre tend to represent the opinion of the ASUO or the University. DON JEPSEN. Editor WARREN RUCKER, Business Manager JEEE WILLIAMS, Managing Editor STEVE Ml LUKIN, Advertising Manager MARY JO STEWART, News Editor KAREN KAUNEY, ELLIOT CARLSON. Associate Editors LARKY KURTZ, Sports Editor EVERETT ('•UTTER. Entertainment Editor JOHN RUSSELL, Photo Editor ari.ene Saunders, Women'* E'litor KEITH POWELL. ' e Editor Editorial Board Dos Jepsen, Jelf Wil liams, Karen ' an iey, Elliot Carlaon, Kanny Green ar / Jo Stewart, l-arry Kurtz • •''itter, Peggy Doeri i adys Alt land 'vh Mitchell
