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Entered as second class matter at the post office at Eugene, Oregon, under act
•f CongrsM of March 3, 1879.
A Fair Request
^JITY authorities have requested that the students hereafter
make some attempt to leave the street of 13 Avenue clear
for the free flow of traffic. Between classes the north half of
the street from Kincaid to the Library has generally been so
jammed with students standing in groups or walking three and
four abreast that automobiles have often been compelled to stop
and wait for clearance way.
The request is a fair one, and really has been prompted by
a desire on the part of city officials to avoid a condition which
has been a constant source of danger to the students. That no
one has been struck and killed, or seriously injured, is a marvel
under the circumstances.
Thirteenth is a part of the highway system and much
through traffic from the north and the south passes through
the University campus while traversing the Pacific Highway.
To the uninitiated, unacquainted with the habits of student
street frequenters, the fact|that no amount of warning or signals
will disperse the group and obtain a right-of-way is startling
and unexpected. The result is a surprised feeling, a quick jam
ming of the brakes, and a narrow escape for one to several im
perturable students. Luck, careful driving, and four-wheel
brakes have been generous and a regrettable, seemingly inevit
able, accident has so far been avoided.
The men originally took to the pavement in order to smoke,
as the practice was against tradition on the side-walk. In the
recent report of the Tradition Committee, accepted by the
student council at its last regular meeting, the ban against
smoking was lifted from the two sidewalks paralleling 13 Ave
nue. There is, therefore, no reason remaining which forces the
students off the curb into the street.
Since the request is made for the benefit of the students
themselves and for protecting innocent drivers from the worry
of unavoidably injuring the students, cooperation on the part
of those following the practice of standing in the street is only
fair and reasonable.
Elections are today. Students do not need to be told the
duties of a member of a self-governing body. There are some
important measures coming up for their consideration which
will affect them vitally next year. These measures should be
thoroughly understood and an expression of opinion made at
the polls today. Only through a representative vote being cast
can the will of the student body be determined. It is your right,
your duty. Use it.
Warning has conic regarding the danger of canoeing the
rough water of the rapids near the entrance to the mill-race.
The Willamette has taken a toll about once in every four years
there, and though there is much question of whether or not
“history repeats itself,“ caution and sane conduct will do much
to disprove the theory in this case. Aside from the ruling pro
viding a heavy penalty for attempting to “shoot the rapids.”
common sense should be sufficient to warn the average student
that such ,a risk is not “smart,” but is foolhardy.
The police department ordered all wood-piles removed from
curbs where they obstructed the view to autoists approaching
cross-streets. The result of such obstruction to clear vision
would have been apparent to anyone who could have stood at
the corner of Id and Alder streets just a little before noon,
today. He would have seen a Dodge coupe and two Ford
coupes arguing with one another for the right of way. The
dispute ended with no one the winner, and the three cars show
ing sad signs of conflict, as they stood tilted up on the curb,
with crushed fenders, broken lights, and irate owners.—The
wood-pile stood woodenly silent, though the close observer
might have im^ined it wore a mischievous smile as it sur
veyed the arguing drivers atfempting to lay the blame each on
the other. * *
Campus Bulletin
Notices will be printed in this column
for two issues only. Copy most be
in this office by 6:30 on the day before
it is to be published, err' must be
limited to 20 words.
Mathematics Club—Picnic to be
held Thursday evening. Meet at
Springfield car line, in front of
Villard hall at 4:30 sharp. Bring
car fare, cup and spoon.
Technical Club will meet tonight
at 7, 105 Deady. Franklin Man
ning will speak on the electron.
California Club—There will be a
meeting at the College Side Inn
at 7:30 tonight.
Eutaxions will meet at the Anchor
age at 5:00 today, unless it rains.
Alpha Kappa Psi—Dinner at Col
lege Side Inn at 6 p. m. today.
Life Saving Corps—Meets at 8:00
in Woman’s building, tonight.
El Circulo Castellano—Meeting to
night, 7:15 p. m., Bungalow.
Sigma Delta Pi—Meeting today,
5:00 p. m., Oregon building.
Zeta Kappa Psi—Luncheon, Wed
nesday noon at Anchorage.
Ye Tabard Inn—Will meet tonight
at Shumaker’s cabin.
Temenid—Meeting, Anchorage, at
noon today.
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Communications
Letters te the EMERALD from stu
dents and faculty members are
welcomed, but must be signed and
worded concisely. If it is desired, the
writer's name will be kept out of
print. It must be understood that the
editor reserves the right to reject
communications.
(Editor’s note:—It was the orig
inal intention to run no communi
cations on election day regarding
the amendments proposed for stu
dent body action, nor any item of
a political nature other than the
ordinary election notice story with
the list of candidates and hours
that the polls are open, etc. How
ever, several letters were acciden
tally left out of the Emerald yes
terday, both pro and con, regarding
the $5 fee plan, and they are there
fore being run today at the request
of the writers. It seems this is only
fair and reasonable since they had
been promised publication the day
before.)
VICE PRESIDENT OF A. S. U. O.
EXPLAINS $5 FEE ISSUE
To the editor:
There seems to be some misun
derstanding concerning a few of the
facts about the proposed amend
ment to increase the student body
fees.
The amendment is so framed that
the immediate necessities will be
taken care of first, and in the fol
lowing order: the grandstand this
summer, the pavilion next year,
and the student union within three
years.
After three years this money
may go to a library or class rooms
—the only instruction being that
the money be used for building
purposes.
It is the student council’s desire
that this amendment be thoroughly
understood. Therefore permit me
to draw your attention to the fact
that not only will the buildings be
constructed in the above order, but
the amendment would unify opr
building plans. It is a consolida
tion of oitr interests in one busi
ness like measure.
VIC R ISLET.
REFUTATION OFFERED FOR
FEE INCREASE PROPOSAL
To the Editor:
After much consideration pro and
con on the proposed $15 a year in
crease in fees, I wish to express
definite opposition to the measure,
offering the following answers to
the arguments used to support the
increase:
1. and 2. It is argued that if the
measure is passed, the bleachers
will be built this summer, and the
basketball pavillion next year.
3. That the Student Union, instead
of at some distant time will be built
within three years. Here we see a
plain case of a rider on the student
union bill, a means of obtaining
money for athletics hanging on the
coat-tails of an idea which has al-1
ready gained support from the stu
dent body. The plain fact is that i
the athletic fund has an $18,000 de
ticit. V hy, then, should the hard
ship of a heavy tax—a 35 per cent
increase in registration fees—-be!
put on the individual student for j
structures which are solely for the
purpose of enriching the old fund?
A 35 per cent increase, especially
for a cause which is not an abso
lute necessity, sets a dangerous
I COMING EVENTS^
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Wednesday, May 13
9:00 a. m.-3:00 p. m.—Student
body elections, Villard hall.
8:30 p. m.—Student Recital,
Music auditorium.
8:30 p. m.—“Hassan,” Guild
hall.
Thursday, May 14
11:00 a. m.—Assembly, Dr.
Thomas E. Green, Woman's
building.
8:30 p. m.—“Hassan,” Guild
hall. '
Friday, May 15
8:30 p. m.—“Hassan,” Guild
hall.
Saturday, May 16
8:30 p. m.—“Hassan,” Guild
hall.
precedent. (This percentage is fig
ured on the basis of the $14 fee per
term which will be the stipulated
amount since the fifty cent in
crease authorized by the board of
regents.) Fees are already growing
prohibitive, since added to regis
tration fees are the countless lab
fees and special taxes. And the
tendency is always up and never
down. For the self-supporting
student it will mean in many cases
the difference between coming or
not coming to the University. And
the principle of democracy in edu
cation is supposed to be the basis
of the establishment of state uni
versities! Why put elimination of
students on a money basis?
It is argued in point 4 that the
$00 paid during the student’s four
years on the campus will benefit
the building fund more than a
pledge of $100 payable 10 years af
ter matriculation. Here “building
O—--—-O
fund” neatly blankets the fact that
the first money will be diverted
from the student union fund to the
bleachers and pavilion!
“5. At the present enrollment
$45,000 will be available each year
for building purposes.” Marvelous
to behold!, No time limit is speci
fied. The ihcrease will be per
petual, unless, indeed, a two thifds
tnajority'repeals the program, which
is not intended. (11) Thus as the
student body increases and the
sums from fees increase proportion
ally, there will be more money to
spend while the building program
is completed and decreases by the
inverse ratio! Further, (6.) the
spending is in the hands of the
executive council and the board of
regents. It is 'obvious fthat the
executive council, dominated as it
is by the athletic personel, will in
terpret “buildings which are now’
necessary or shall become neces
sary” to fit in with biased inter
ests. Further, the surplus . grad
ually piling up will encourage ex
travagance.
It is also a fact that only half
of the 14 members on the council
are students, hence the much
vaunted check on funds by stu
dents (8.) is entirely over-estim
ated. The plea for making giving
compulsory to do away with
“drives” is fallacious. Why should
the penalty of a mismanaged drive
fall in the form of a virtual $15
poll tax which, though “proportion
al to the time he spends in col
lege” (13) is in no way propor
tional to the student’s ability to
pay? As for our fees being lower
than in our sister universities, I
hope it is true, and the student
body will do well to keep them
there. For though we are assured
that (14) “Drives will be done away
with,” there are always other
causes and other needs!
M. S.
WINIFRED GRAHAM
APPEARS IN PRINT
To the Editor:
By way of an excuse for this ap
pearance in print, will you bear
with me on the ground that this
is positively my first and last in
four years time. I am heartily in
favor of the $5.00 amendment tax
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student ivho has been 90 per cent
self-supporting.
Our school now faces a crisis. It
is a fact that we must have a build
ing program if we are to continue
on an equal basis with other out
standing universities. A large
amount of the income of the stu
dent body depends upon revenue
from athletic games. Our rating
as students and scholars grows out
of crowded library conditions. If
we are to continue to compete with
first-rate universities in athletics
and scholarship, we must have
first-rate facilities and the proper
atmosphere in which to study.
It is well to say that this is the
state’s problem, but since the state
does not furnish us with sufficient
appropriations, is that a reason why
the students themselves should lie
down on the job and allow them
selves to be placed on a compete
tive basis with second rate schools.
Other schools have student build
ing programs.
This plan originated among stu
dents who realize the crisis in the
Oregon student body. Business can
not be conducted on hot air, nor
can a game be won entirely by
“spirit.”
When football and basketball
teams fight at great odds; when
such men as Kenneth Stephenson,
Bob Mautz, and Randall Jones use
good hours of their time to make
Oregon a school of first rank on a
small sum of money, isn’t it time
(Continued on page three)
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