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Within a short time, students will
be asked to voluntarily sign over
their breakage fees to campus radio
station KDUK. If the response is
good, it will utter its first “quack”
sometime next fall.
Probably the best argument that
sincere opponents of the plan will
raise, is the fact that the students are
being asked to do something that the
state and the administration ought to
handle. KDUK is a physical struc
ture of the University, so is the sci
ence building. Why don’t they ask for
funds to help build the science build
ing?
Oregon should have had a campus
station years ago. Any school that of
fers a professional program ought to
give its people a chance to practice
their craft. They give the art school
people practical experience, and jour
nalism majors are supposed to be
working on the Emerald. Radio and
speech majors have had virtually
nothing. The administration and the
state board should have helped them
long ago, but find us a progressive
state board and we will reward you
with the answers to the next six
weeks of “Stop the Musifc” and tlrc
“Mystery Voice.” They might have
gotten around to it in a little while,
say four or five years from now.
Assuming that we get the station,
we can foresee a lot of fun and prac
tical use tlmt can be gained from it.
Local stations handle our varsity
sports, but h-ow about intramural fi
nals and track meets. A favorite fea
ture of last year’s KDUK attempt was
a program of study music. If you are
still waiting for one of the local disc
jockeys to play that request you sent
in three months ago, KDUK will be
able to help you out.
Going off the deep end, rve can see
an even greater use for the station.
By a rotating method, all professors
who have 8, 9, 10, and 11 o’clock
classes could take turns broadcasting
their lectures. It would help prove or
destroy the currently popular theory
that we learn and retain more when
we sleep.
During the next few weeks you
will be subjected to a good deal of
propaganda. Like certain organiza
tions who spearheaded the millrace
drive last year, the people interested
in KDUK have their own private
axes to grind. Nevertheless they and
you will be providing the University
with a necessary service. We didn’t
figure the nkimber of^times we would
take advantage.of tlie millrace when
we all went down and kicked in our
fins.
(IcriiUuf Kane
The Hottest Potato in Oregon
Lif. cMen/up fCa*te
The hottest potato in Oregon today
is Portland’s anti-discrimination or
dinance which, if present trends con
tinue, the voters are likely to discard
at the general election.
Almost every editorial writer in
Oregon prefers to discuss the “safe”
national political situation rather
than the underground feeling against
enforcing equal rights for minority
groups in Portland.
The pro-civil rights faction thought
they had won the battle. The City
Council had unanimously passed an
ordinance levying a maximum fine of
$500 and six months imprisonment
on any person whose business ca
tered to the public and who refused to
serve a member of a minority group.
Then a small group of hotel and
tavern owners, without benefit of
prominent names or publicity, ob
tained more than 33,000 signatures to
stay enforcement of the ordinance un
til voted upon by the people.
Efforts have been made to mini
mize the significance of those 33,000
signatures. “People will sign any
thing, they were all Third Ave.
drunks,” etc. But compare the short
time in which these signatures were
obtained with the substantially long
er time, the greater effort, and the
united newspaper campaign needed
to obtain signatures to recall former
Sheriff Mike Elliot.
What is the significance of this reac
tion against civil rights for minority
groups? Does it mean that a substan
tial portion of the electorate approve
of civil rights in the abstract, but not
when the principle is applied to a spe
cific time and place?
One indication of the true situation
may be gathered from the virulent
hatred many Portlanders bear for
Henry J. Kaiser because he brought
Negroes to Portland to work in the
wartime shipyards.
A second factor consists of the
thousands of transplanted Southern
ers who have settled in Portland since
1940. Some hope has been placed in
the fact that there are slightly more
registered Democrats than registered
Republicans in Portland, but a sub
stantial segment of the majority par
ty are these newly arrived Southern
Democrats, not Truman Democrats.
The third factor consists of the na
tive Portlander’s resentment of the
influx of Negroes which has disturb
ed the pre-war status quo. The reader
can estimate this feeling by noting
the opposition in Eugene to permit
ting Negroes to live anywhere but in
the now demolished Ferry street set
tlement.
Comparatively few persons have or
are going to stand up and say they
are against civil rights, in principle,
because of the fear of censure. Never
theless, the fact remains that whether
or not Portland will enforce civil
rights for minorities will be decided
in the privacy of the voting booth.
Past, Present, and Future
Concerning deferred rushing:
It is with this thought in mind that Greeks and independents
we explore the possibilities of “what might be,” and generally
do a brief sizeup of this muchly booted-about matter.
What was: A compromise between the dormitories and the
Interfraternity Cbuncil providing for rushing during winter
term.
What is: IFC has tabled a motion requesting the fall term
rushing privileges as presently enjoyed by the sororities, who
recently made this arrangement in a conference with the girls’
dormitories.
What might be: IFC could pass the above motion asking for
a revaluation of the rushing question.
All of which bring a number of issues to the surface. Con
sider :
1) Do fraternities deesrve the same rushing privileges as the
sororities?
a) Director of Student Affairs Donald DuShane says no be
cause there are differences in the problems confronting men
and women, such as activities. His contention is, also, that
the Panhellenic “has never missed an opportunity to state that
its membership would cooperate completely” and “.. . give the
plan a good chance for success.” He adds that “these factors,
at least, were not present between the fraternity and dormi
tory men.”
b) On the other hand, if the sororities have fall rushing, isn’t
it only a matter of equality that the fraternities should have
similar rights? And are the reasons cited above concrete
enough to warrant the distinction as now exists?
2) What is the proper alternative, if one is made: Should fra
ternities receive fall rushing privileges, or should the Pan
heilenic-Women’s Dorms pact be terminated, resulting in
winter term rushing for all Greek organizations?
On the whole, nonetheless, the matter refers back to the ba
sic question of how rushing should be carried out if it is to do
the most good for the University.
It is with this thought in mind that Greeks and indepenednts
alike must continue to approach the problem.—T.K.
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Hall Organization tightness, Interest
(This is the fourth article concerning the report
made by the ASUO Committee on Dormitories. To
day’s article deals with the section on hall organiza
tion.)
Main objective of the report is tighter hall
organization with the elimination of student
apathy and inertia which make necessary the
enforcement of many rules and regulations
that students otherwise might comply with on
their own accord.
At the present, priority in dormitory assign
ments is given old students. In order to better
the development of the individual’s total per
sonality, the committee recommends that the
University reserve its right to assign accomo
dations and determine who may continue to
live in dormitories.
Hall loyalty and social cohesions are cited as
foundations for effective dormitory life. This
includes getting off to a good start, encour
agement of interdormitorv competition, as
signment of freshmen to room with upper
classmen when possible, and widespread par
ticipation by all in hall activities. It is further '
suggested that dining halls in each of the
dorms be altered if necessary so that an or
ganization might eat together once a week
and hold exchange dinners.
Hall administration would be exercised
through the hall or floor president and an ex
ecutive council. They would formulate a bud
get and handle discipline cases whenever
feasible. In order to increase interest and re
sponsibility, provision would be made for two
elections a year; also training sessions for
hall leaders and posting of all hall activities.
A broader social program calling for more
functions between Greeks and independents,
exchange of ideas and adequate fall social ac
tivities for dorms would be effected through
an all-campus social chairmen organization.
Stress is laid on the service that might be
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Women Have Sports (and Conflicts) Too
/J Jletten.
Dear Editor: ,
Just to set the campus right—women do have the problem of intramural activities as far as
fall term rushing goes. ]
Donald M. DuShane was quoted in Tuesday’s Emerald as saying that they don’t.
Tournaments in volleyball, badminton, and bowling will start the second week in fall
We of the Women’s Athletic Association are already having conflicts. On whose team will
the pledge play? The dorm? The sorority?
/
Bonnie Gienger,
President of the WAA