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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1968)
Looking Out Conservation Is An Obligation By DOUG NEWMAN For the Kmerald Conservation, to anyone at all interested in any phase of outdoor recreation, is more a moral obligation than an activity delved into for the pure joy of adventure. In fact, there is no adventure involved, really. In reality, it is simply a lot of hard work. Conservation is not merely the preservation of trees. Conserva tion. to anyone appreciative of the beauties of nature, is more than that. It concerns, aside from trees, the preservation of wild life. the protection of declining species, and the maintenance of all natural phenomena. Conservation is the duty of all who pursue activity in the out doors. both mountaineer and deer hunter alike. It is not merely the endless struggle between nationally known organizations such as the Sierra Club, the C.S. Forest Service and Georgia Pacific. Conservation, then, is a step back from the brink—the brink over which our natural resources are about to be pushed by the ever prominent pursuit of the dollar bill Conservation stands for clean air. pure water, untouched wilderness, natural phenomena and the preservation of native flora and fauna. But you already know the score. Or do you? Do you realize the scope of recreation, any kind of recre ation. outdoor or otherwise, and the problems projected in its regard over the next twenty years? According to predictions, by the year 2000. the population of the United States will have doubled and recreation participation will have gone up ten times what it is today And there are many more statistics. But what is important is this: For there to be anything left at all in the way of natural, untouched areas of pure wilderness, something must be done NOW. This year Today. Once a road is cut. a dam built, a factory installed, the land that previously existed in its natural state is gone forever. tor instance, must more dams be built? Several new ones are proposed for the Cascades. Flood control seems adequate, although water storage for summer agricultural needs may merit some consideration. But for power? Any dams built for power from this time on should rate a second look, primarily because by 1980 everything is supposed to be operating on nuclear energy anyway. And obsolete dams are rarely removed. Then there are the wilderness areas. Outdoor recreation today is booming. With increased leisure time, more and more people are going to areas previously known to our forefathers for the peace and solitude so lacking in our present environment. At the present time, if the number of users was to stabilize at the level it has now reached, present tracts would probably be feasible. However, this is unrealistic. With the population explo sion. the expansion of recreation and tourism as an industry, more and more users are bound to result. And unless adequate prepara tion is made for them now, there will soon be no place left to put them. The hard thing to take, from the point of view of the dedicated conservationists, is the seeming inability of government and in dustry to look far enough ahead to see the probable importance of recreation areas in the future. Conservation is something to be considered by all individuals in all walks of life. If people are to enjoy leisure twenty years in the future, action must be taken in this era to provide for it. As each controversy is brought to life, be it over the Redwoods, the Grand Canyon, or the protection of the cougar, concerned individu als must stop, evaluate, question and then take a stand. Only through such actions can fair judgments and decisions be arrived at. and adequate preservations established for ourselves and future generations. It is up to the individual. Preferred Seniors are Eligible for our Special Deferred Premium Plan Security Mutual Life Since 1895 Lincoln, Nebr. Get the facts from the com pany that originated the de ferred premium plan. Your professional full-time repre sentatives are: DAVE COON AND HAL BANGS 1177 Pearl Eugene 342-1800 or 342-1809 Water Polo Practice The water polo team will hold practices 6 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Free instruc tions in the basics of the sport will be given. Anyone intending to compete for the team spring term should participate. IM Schedule BASKETBALL 3:50—Court 40—Diads B vs. Busads B Court 43—Legal Eagles B vs. Biology B 4:35—Court 40—Westmoreland B vs. Soul Brothers B Court 43—Hawaiians B vs. College Inn B 5:15—Court 40—Sigma Nu A vs. Pi Kappa Phi A Court 43—Tau Kappa Epsilon A vs. Delta Chi A HANDBALL 4:00—Beta Theta Pi vs. Delta Chi 4:45—Pi Kappa Alpha vs. Dolphins Smith Drafted First By Washington of NFL The National Football League Washington Kedskins Tuesday picked Jim Smith, Oregon de fensive halfback, as their first round choice in the combined college draft by both profes sional football leagues. Smith, second team All America in most post-season polls, was the most feared mem ber of the Ducks' tough defen sive unit in his three years on the Oregon football team. Scouts say that Smith, nick named ■ Yazoo" by bis team mates for his birthplace of Ya zoo City, Miss., has all the tools a defensive back needs. At t> 3 and 195 pounds, he runs the 100 in 9.8. In college games, he was given the chore of hand ling the opposition's split re ceiver on a man-to man basis, limiting them to an average near two receptions per game. Some scouts rate him higher than Mel Kenfro of Dallas, an All-Pro safety who also ployed at Oregon. According to head coach Jer ry Frei, Jim is the beat man for-man pass defensive special ist we have seen in many years. He can cover close and stay with receivers. He has good size, speed and perhaps more important, good judgment " Smith himself was surprised that he was picked by Washing ton as their first choice I kind of thought I might go to Green Hay," he told a reporter. He said the Redskins called him Tuesday morning to say he was their No. 1 pick, hut that they did not say anything about salary. Smith expressed a hope to play in a couple of all star games during the summer before re porting to the lledskins f o r practice. After finishing his football i ( on i in in; J on page 7) Mallard Kickers Face Portland Oregon Intercollegiate Soccer Assn, play resumes Saturday with Oregon's undefeated Mai lards hosting University of Port land. The Pilots, 3-1-1 and in second place, fell 3-1 to the Mal lards in Portland last October for their only loss. Both teams enter the match after a two-month rest. During the mid-season break the Mai lards lost a win, however. League officials upheld a Lewis and Clark protest against of ficating during Oregon's 3-1 win over the Pioneers in November. The game must be replayed later, with the Mallards' 5-0 rec ord reverting to 4-0 at present. Applications Set For Spring IMs Snow is in the air and tem peratures are dipping towards 30 degrees, but tennis, golf, softball and swimming intra mural applications arc already available. A release this week from intramural director Paul R. Washke includes team appli cation forms for the four spring sports, and places the deadline for entry at March 26. Softball will be played on a round-robin league basis, swim ming will be conducted and scheduled by coach Don Van Rossen, and golf teams will con sist of four players in four two somes. Tennis teams of five players will play two doubles and one singles. Competition is expected to start with softball on April 1. Applications may be picked up by team managers at the Intramural Office. WRA Schedule BASKETBALL 5:00—Delta Gamma vs. Sigma Kappa Gamma Phi Beta vs. Pi Phi 5:30—Delta Gamma vs. McAlister Schaffer vs. Chi Omega Volkswagen Specialists OPEN: - Monday-Friday—8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays—8 a.m.l 2 p.m. • LOW REPAIR CHARGES • WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED • FACTORY TRAINED IN GERMANY • FULLY EQUIPPED TO HANDLE ALL GERMAN MAKES GERMAN AUTO SERVICE 2045 Franklin Blvd. 342-2912 Site of Saturday 's 2 p m en counter is not certain as all local fields arc in poor condi tion. Hayward Field, site of all fall soccer matches, was recent ly closed to further use by the athletic department. Oregon Soccer Club’s Duck team has played on the intramural field and at local junior high schools in recent weeks. Sunday, the Ducks will play a 2 p in. match on the intramural field against the Eugene B« varian Blitzers. The Ducks, cur rent undefeated leaders of the Portland Soccer Assn , step out of league play to meet the Blitzers in cup action. The Ducks and Blitzers met once earlier this year when Oregon scored a hard fought 10 decision in an exhibition at Autzen Stadium. The Blitzers are undefeated leaders of the Metropolitan League JIM SMITH First Hound Choice Order of O Plans Tennis Coach Talk Tennis coach Emory Sum mers is the scheduled speaker at tomorrow's meeting of the Order of tiie O, Oregon's letter men's club The luncheon meeting will he held at noon at the TKK house. 19th and University. 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