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VOLUME XLVIII Number 140 UNIVERSITY OE OREGON. EUGENE. WEDNESDAY, MAY 28. 1947 ---*-; Williamson Wins Presidency STAN WILLIAMSON | HOWARD LEMONS BOBBE FULLMER I JEANNE SIMMONDS Acute Air Problem ** Decried by Director By MARGUERITE WRIGHT To gain control of its own policies with regard to radio broadcasting, the University of Oregon must buy, maintain, and operate its own radio equipment, a statement to the Em erald from Marvin A. Krenk, production director of the Uni versity radio studios, said. Krenk’s statement was released as a direct result of the Emerald's stories on a technician’s unauthorized refusal to channel a University radio show. “The problem of what to do with radio now squarely faces the administration,” Krenk said. “It is plain to see it cannot be longer ignored without much public controversy.” No Control “Our present difficulties in radio broadcasting and in instruction in radio broadcasting derive from two unhappy causes: 1. The Uni versity does not control its radio policy, and 2. The University does not own and operate its instructional and broadcasting equipment.’’ According to the production director, present policy requires all major decisions concerning radio to be channelled to Corvallis to Radio Station KOAC, an agency “created for the purpose of broadcasting, not for the purpose of instruction in broadcasting.'* “The university may not he heard at an on any radio station without permission from KOAC in Corvallis. All radio programs are released over KOAC, the state-owned station, and when greater release over commercial stations occurs, permission to ^ carry the broadcasts must be secured from KOAC,” Krenk re vealed. One-example of this policy was the “Emerald of the Air” campus news program which KUGN aired last fall term. The Emerald had failed to obtain permission from KOAC to sponsor this program, car ried on "Suds” Chaney’s “After Hours” program, and subsequent objections forced the discontinuation of the “Emerald of the Air.” The net effect of this policy is to allow Corvallis to dictate all broadcasting activities at the University, Krenk believes, although he says the technical staff of KOAC admittedly takes no interest in the instructional program on this campus. Any special events broad cast, if policy is to be followed, must be channelled via KOAC. Tech nical equipment is brought to this campus from Corvallis, and operated by “unimaginative and unrehearsed” technicians. “This causes each University special event broadcast to sound like a Major Bowes Amateur Night in rehearsal,” Krenk pointed out. The University program director feels that his instructional ac tivities have been restricted by the fact that the KOAC broadcast ing equipment is locked up after each regular program, and un available for use except upon a rigid schedule. It cannot be used for instructional purposes. Krenk does not have a key to the equipment room, and must ask permission from the KOAC tech nician to enter the room. “The technician did not formulate this policy: the University did not formulate it. The engineering staff of KOAC formulated that policy," Krenk said. He added that the equipment is maintained and ^ operated by the Oregon State College of Engineering in Corvallis, with no direct control by the University. KOAC Equipment “It is axiomatic in broadcasting that whoever controls the equip ment shall control the policy," Krenk stated. “The University, by re (Please turn to page si.r) Numbers 1 and 2 I Speak to the Press ^ Stan Williamson said last night after being informed of his vic tory in yesterday’s election that he will "strive with every effort to live up to the high standards this office has set in the past.” He requested the cooperation of all students and faculty "so that we may all w*>rk as a unit to achieve the best that is worthy of our school.” Howard Lemons, Williamson's opponent, said that he was very well satisfied with the campaign. "If Stan shows the same sports manship he has just demonstrat ed we will be able to accomplish a great deal next year.” Williamson's platform included millrace restoration, student union backing, one fund drive a term, and the promotion of Oregon athletics within the state. ASA Backed Anyface Boost Handbills nominating Anyface for a write-in ASUO position were not distributed by Sigma Delta Chi,, professional men’s journalism fra ternity. In their Tuesday edition of the Emerald, SDX ran Darkhorse and Anyface for student union po sitions. Peter Hill, ASA publicity mana ger, Dick Savinar, ASA platform chief, and B. G. Cox, ASA head, de nied any knowledge of the origin of the Anyface handbills. They told the Emerald they first knew about Anyface Tuesday morning. But the printer at the Valley Printing company told the Emerald (before he was warned not to re lease any information) that Peter Hill had ordered the Anyface, hand bills for the ASA Friday, May 23. Peter Hill told the ASA at a meeting Monday night that he "had some trick up his sleeve,” but did not want to reveal it until after the Emerald went to press in order to avoid any adverse comment in the newspaper. Stan Williamson and Howard Lemons both disapproved of the Anyface farce because students who might vote for the mythical candi date would be wasting their legiti mate votes. Tau Kappa Epsilon Pledge Pins Precede Scheduled Installation The cherry and grey pledge pins of Tau Kappa Epsilon appeared on the campus for the first time Monday worn by members of the Oregon Teke club. The Tekes are to be in stalled as Beta Iota chapter of the fraternity June 13 and 14 according to word received from national offices by Edward J. Georgeff, president. Presentation of the charter will take place Tune 14 at the Grad-dayDope At Alum Office All graduating seniors and can didates for advanced degrees may obtain material and instructions for commencement weekend in the alumni office in room 8, Friendly, according to Les Anderson, alumni secretary. Anderson said that aH persons attending either the oaccalaureate or commencement exercises will be required to have special tickets. Each graduating senior has been limited to four tickets because of this year’s large class. Each senior will be required to 1 (Please turn to page eight) Eugene Methodist church, 1185 Willamette street. Kenneth M. Zell, grand chaplain of TKE, will offi ciate. Men to be installed as charter members of the Oregon chapter are: Robert W. Bunnage, Jack M. Burke, John J. Ellis, Jack L. Es tepp, Eldon S. Foster, Raymond W. Frank, Walter F. Freauff, Edward J. Georgeff, Robert F. Gierau, Charles W. Hanson, William J. Howlett, Richard S. Humphrey, John J. Koler, Robert M. Larson. Jack A. Merritt, Robert W. Nel son, Harold J. Ostergren, Stanley A. Pierson, Vinton E. Pope, LeBron C. Preston, Harry T. Ranlett, Billy J. Ryan, Harry R. Sorensen, James H. Stevens, Donald L. Sweeney, Harvey A. Weiprecht, and George E. Wright. Greeks Gain Wide Margin In Top Spots By BILL YATES Stan Williamson, ASA can didate, defeated ISA's Howard Lemons for the 1947-48 ASUO presidency in yesterday’s elec tions. In the largest student aallot recorded in University history, Williamson polled 177 more votes than his rival. Williamson received 1665 of the 3153 valid votes cast for the No. 1 ASUO position. Lemons received 1488 votes. Of the 66 votes thrown out be cause of improper marking, only three or four had write-in votes for Anyface. The No. 2 ASUO post was won by Bobbe Fullmer, ASA, who defeated Jeanne Sim monds, ISA, by a margin of 211 votes. Under the preferential sys tem, Williamson becomes pres ident, Lemons and Miss Full mer, vice-presidents, and TTTTSs Simmonds, secretary-treasurer. Baclilund Wins In the yell king competition, John Backlund, ISA, defeated ASA’s Don Lindstedt, and Steve Gann, non-party candidate. Back lund polled 1310 votes, Lindstedt, 1056 votes, and-Gann, 776 votes. Don Dole, Ann Woodworth, and Wes Nicholson, all supported by the ASA, defeated Jordis Benke, Marguerite Johns, and Joan Wil liams in the Co-op board election. ASA’s Bob Wallace out-polled Si Ellingson, ISA, 153 to 99 in the race for senior class president. The No. 2 senior class position was won by Kay Schneider, ASA, who defeated ISA's Joyce Neidcrmeier. Juniors Follow In the junior class election, Hank Kinsell, ASA, won over ISA’s Joe Conroy 569 to 370. Beth Basler, ASA, defeater Trudi Chernis. ISA, in the second-position race. Independent-backed Mike Mitch ell scored a close 11 point victory over Jim Wallace, ASA candidate, in the sophomore presidential race. ASA’s Joanne Frydenlund defeated Virginia Thompson, ISA, in the con test for the No. 2 spot. Since each class is allotted two representatives to the ASUO exec utive council, all candidates for that position were automatically elect ed. They are: senior class—Ralph Himmelsbach, ISA, and Marty Pond, ASA; junior class- Dean Bond, ASA, and Andy Iskra, ISA; and sophomore class -Norman Bishop, ASA, and Art Johnson, ISA. All ASUO officers will be in stalled at a special banquet next Monday night. Air Research Contract OK'd A $00,000 upper air research con tract announced Monday by Presi - dent Harry K. Newburn, is the first to be accepted for the department of physics from the federal govern ment. Director of the two-year project will be A. E. Caswell, physics head, who spent three war years in radar work at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Two new physics pro fessors and a research assistant are expected to be working on the pro (Please turn to page six)