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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1947)
■ BOB ErAZIER, TED GOODWIN Associates to Editor JACK L. BILLINGS Managing Editor BILL YATES News Editor MAftYANN THIELEN and WALT McKINNEY Assistant Managing Editors BOBOLEE BftOPHY and JUNE GbETTZE Assistant News Editors IgsurtWettlTlC wrtTWER-WRtOHT OlEOROK PEGG Editor Business Manager JEANNE SIMMONDS Feature Editor DOUG EDEN AdverUsing Manager BERNIE HAMMERBECK Sports Editor BILL STRATTON, WALLY HUNTER Assistant Sports Editors ROGER TETLOW DON JONES Chief Night Editor Staff Photographer Signed editorial features and columns in the Emerald reflect the opin ions of the writers. They do not necessarily represent the opinion of the fditorial staff, the student body, or the University. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Wanted: the Truth Penny-Ante Censorship Stories from the University of Oregon campus credit to “reliable sources” the resignation of that school’s athletic board and recom mendation for appointment of an athletic director to administer the sports program hereafter. The stories are replete with “it is reported,” "it is expected” and “it.is understood.” The athletic board admitted no reporters and issued no statement. This sort of star chamber concealment of legitimate news de manded by the taxpayers and fans who support a state institu tion is indefensible. What possible reason could there be for the athletic board, or any other group of students, alumni and faculty, to conduct business in secret? The practice, however, is rather common in state-supported institutions. We suggest that the budding newspapermen in Dean Turnbull’s school of journalism make it a major project to crack down on censorship in any form. It will be good training for their entrance into the professional field, in which freedom to report the news is guarded jealously. (The editorial above is reprinted from the Oregonian, Thurs - day, December 9.) ' For many years Einerald editors have objected to Univer sity officials who have arbitrarily withheld news or used dis crimination in releasing the news. Dear Oregonian, remember what happened to Dick Neuberger when he was F.merald edi tor? . . . We’d like to graduate from this institution .... In answer to the Oregonian’s editorial we refer you to the F.merald editorial in the January 8 issue. In no uncertain terms we deplored the secrecy which surrounded the resignation of the athletic board. May we suggest to the Oregonian that not only the Emer ald but also the newspaper giants of the state should “crack down" on the practice of conducting business in secret in state supported institutions. A greater interest on the part of Ore gon's newspapers in the actions of the state board of higher education, of chancellors, presidents, assistants to presidents, and powers behind the thrones is certainly warranted. We repeat the statement made in Wednesday’s editorial: secrecy about matters that interest everyone always tends to make a mountain of a molehill. The campus here is turning out rumors by mass production, and nothing will kill them but a clear and immediate statement of the truth from adminis trative officials. Secrecy and indirect censorship only provide fuel for the rumor production machines. If in the future the present hush-hush policy continues, then the Emerald invites newspapers like the Register-Guard and the Oregonian to cooperate with us in obtaining facts and de termining a course of action. The iron is hot now. There seems to be considerable dis satisfaction both among the faculty and the students here, and the murmering will make itself heard sooner or later. For tunately this campus and this state still subscribe to the demo cratic processes, and we assume that this means those persons and groups affected by administrative policies and actions will be allowed to voice their opinions and help determine those poli cies and actions. .... Incidentally, how about the true answer to this one: Was the athletic board really requested to resign? The Dail\ Texan tells of a quiz, in which a question asked for an answer of "ves" or "no", with reasons for the answer. The girl studied the question, then wrote on her paper doubt fully : “I’m not real sure whether it's yes or no. but ..." She continued, listing negative reasons as well as affirma tive ones. My the time she had reached the bottom of the page, she wrote: "After writing all this. I've decided the answer is ‘ves,’ because . . ." When her paper was returned, the grader had noted on the answer: "O. K., so you're right. But you don’t have to suffer so." Action and-Reaction Faculty members at a recent faculty meeting expressed their disapproval of the registration systfefh ittttOdiib'ed fall term, fae 'professors were UilWppy About the cohfbsion id every department caused by registering students, advisihg stu dents, and, siidulitaneohsiy, conducting classes. And no one accused the pre-registration system of being efficient. Most students will agree with the professors who advocate a return to the old system of Setting apart two days for regis tration. In view of the emphasis on grades many students are hesitant about registering for a course when they are un certain about the rating they have chalked up for the past term. This in itself is another argument for an immediate revision in this educational system in order to bring education to its proper importance. In the meanwhile, we suggest that the schedule commit tee consider carefully the wishes of both faculty and students concerning the coming spring tertii registration. Faculty mem bers could be polled by means of the weekly faculty bulletin. Student opinion on such matters can be expressed in the Emerald. ABOUT THE ISA Tuesday evening 41 members of the ISA senate adopted a constitu tion theoretically affecting- ail In dependent students on the Oregon campus. ■the constitution was accepted unanimously, that is, by the 41 sen ators who attended. Most" of the students whose interests these sen ators were elected to represent, however, had little or no knowledge of the provisions of the constitution —many of them did not even know that a new constitution was being considered. However, when we, although not members of the senate, suggested to them that final approval of the document be delayed until the stu dents had been given an opportun ity to acquaint themselves with its provisions, our proposal was given no consideration. Perhaps only a few students would have enough interest to con sider the changes but it seems that an allegedly democratic organiza tion would have made available to them an opportunity to express their opinions of the constitution be fore it was made the system tinder which the government was tn op erate. An ASUO officer recently re signed because of the apathy of the Independent students. What 'else but apathy can result when the stu dents are not informed and not al FOR SALE: 11 piece Charuos drawing set. Never used. $10. Call Register-Guard city desk between 6 and 8 p. m. week nites. VALUABLE reward for return of gold wa ist watch lost Tuesday j near Fenton hall. Txt. 361. GARAGES for rent; next to Kappa house. 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It is generally conceded that the end does not justify the means. Roberta Brophy June Goetze the bock . T^r By Larry LAtf f “Are we going to ''Write themes?” asked a spraying vet eran. it “Yes, my dear,” Mis3 Take an swered, “you will be required to hand in two hundred arid fifty themes during the term. Anything less than that will constitute an au tomatic flunk!” “How about mechanical mis takes?” inquired a worried senior. “You are all adults,” she shuj^ dered, noting the leer on the young man’s face, “and will be expected to hand in work free from the most common type of errors. More than one misplaced comma will consti tute an automatic flunk.” “How about writing something humorous?” a thin-chested lad queried. “Humor,” she sniffed, “is usually vulgar when attempted by the in experienced. Things you children may think are funny are probably not funny at all. This course is de signed to aid you in writing good papers and themes later <Jh in col lege. Feel free to write about any thing you please, in any vein, in your own style . . . just so it con forms to Peron’s English' Hand book. Any deviation will constitute an automatic flunk.’ “Why, argued the thin-chested fellow, “aren’t we allowed to devel op a style of our own? Why can’t we write like people talk, and about what they do and think?” Writing techniques change like everything else, don’t they?” “Perhaps,” she lashed out sar castically, “you consider yourself another Dos Pasos? Or are you above conforming to the rules ? We have a textbook with the writing of St. Thomas Aquinus, Pliny, Aris totle, Robert Benchly and many other well known authors; you will be expected to observe their style (Please turn to page seven) Flattering to the legs of every American College Girl, are the beautiful Theme—Nylon Hosiery— in 51 gauge for dressy wear and 45 gauge for casual hours—now on display in our hosiery department at $1.85 for 51 gauge and $1.65 for 45 gauge. 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