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.
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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
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