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m daily "EMERALD VOLUME LI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26,1950 NUMBER 115 Constitution Vote Set Today Scott Calls Off Friday Concert; PleadsCollapse The Hazel Scott piano recital, originally scheduled for 8 p.m. Fri day in McArthur Court, has been canceled. This was indicated in a message received Tuesday by the Student Union Board which was sponsor ing'her appearance. The reason cited was that Miss Scott is suf fering from a "nervous break down.” Final word concerning her en gagement is expected to be re ceived today from Student Union Director Dick Williams. The Scott appearance, the sec ond major attraction to be sche duled by the Student Union Board, was postponed once previously due to conflicting television commit ments. However, arrangements were made for her to perform here anyway. Word received from New York now states that she is in such con dition as “forbids her to do any traveling or undertake any pro fessional engagements for the time being.” Fenton Lovelies OpenQueenRace Of Low Weekend By TED GOODWIN SOMEWHERE IN FENTON, Apr. 25—(Special)—A court of six candidates, selected by fellow law students to run for Fenton Festi val Queen, came out of a stormy session Tuesday afternoon. Some were smiling, others had tears in their little eyes. The six are George Brustad, Rob ert McKechnie, Tom Brownhill and Jim Goodwin, all third-year stu dents, together with Lee Puckett, second-year student, and Donald Neal, first-year student. Curt Cutsforth, general chair man of the law school dance, said that the pictures of the six candi dates will go on display in the Co op as soon as arrangements can be made. The entire student body will have the opportunity to vote by dropping ballots in a box to be posted next week. Brownhill Quells Riot Before the election campaign, which was conducted with band music, spontaneous marching dem onstrations, and shouts, the stu dent body had to be quieted by President Brownhill to prevent a march on the junior class officers. It was finally decided to sue them in the student traffic court for an injunction against the use of the law school theme, Lyrical Legerdemain, ‘‘or any version thereof.” Brownhill warned that with more juniors than law students putting pressure on the court, jus tice may be hard to get, but the student body was firm in its de mand. Are Grades Needed? Debate Set for 7:30 “Are Grades Necessary?” “Yes,” Phi Beta Kappa, 4-point student, and Emerald Business Manager Joan Mimnaugh will con tend tonight at 7:30 in the Campus YMCA building in the second Uni versity Town Hall debate. Miss Mimnaugh will argue the affirmative with Dr. Carlisle Moore, of the English Department. The negative will be taken by Gi sela Schmidt, exchange student from Finland, and Dr. E. S. Wen gert, Department of Political Sci ence. Moderator for the debate will be Herman Cohen, . instructor in speech. Court Squabble Held No Defect Of Constitution By PAT DIGNAN Ambiguities not only exist in the new constitution, but also in the opinions of authorities on the point of constitutionality. Art Johnson, AStJO president, stated that, “The petitions that have been presented on the legal ity of the present student traffic court in no way reflect discredit on the new constitution. The new constitution states that the court shall have authority over discipli nary matters delegated to it, and it in no way provides for a traffic system, the point that has been deemed unconstitutional.” Johnson further declared that if the existing system is found to be illegal changes will be made. Lyle M. Nelson, Director of in formation, speaking in the absence of President Newburn, said “In re gards to the question of the Univer sity's power to levy fines that was presented in the petition, library fines are now levied and recognized as legal.” Although several law students have questioned the legality of the constitution on these grounds, the effect of a declaration that the existing court is illegal would have no reflection at all on the new con stitution. Oregon Board Gives Langston LaGrande Post R. G. Langston, professor of education at the University, was named president of the Eastern Oregon College of Education in La Grande Tuesday by the State Board of Higher Education. He will succeed Dr. Roben J. Maaske who will become president of the Oregon College of Education at Monmouth. . Dr. Maaske replaces Dr. Henry M. Gunn, who resigned to take a position in Palo Alto, Calif., as superintendent of schools. Dr. Langston has been with the University of Oregon since 1948. He is recognized in the state as an authority on elementary teaching. He was an elementary teacher in California from 1938 to 1941 after receiving his bachelor of arts de gree from San Diego State College in 1938. His experience includes four years at the Naval Training School, University of Chicago. He was also a teaching assistant at Stanford ■ University for the 1947-48 school year. Dr. Langston has been the au thor of several articles which have appeared in magazines in the edu cation field. Sophomores Plan AnnualClass Picnic Sophomores will hold their an nual picnic May 20 at Swimmer’s Delight, class officers have an nounced. Picnic chairmanships and com mittee positions are now open tp University students.' Only sopho mores may petition for chairman ships, while any student may pe tition for committee work. Positions open are general chair man and chairmanships of promo tion, publicity, transportation, re freshments, and entertainment. Committee workers are also need ed. Petitions are due by 5 p.m. Fri day to Mary Hall, Chi Omega, or Pat Mullin, Delta Zeta. Six Poll Booths Set Up; Morning Rally Slated 50 Per Cent of Voters Must Ballot; Two-Thirds Approval Needed for Okay By GRETCHEN GRONDAHL It'll be yes or no today for the proposed new ;\SUO Consti tution. Students will go to the polls from 8 a.m to 6 p.m. in six loca tions scattered about the campus to approve or reject the docu ment, product of two terms of work by a special constitutional committee and of the Executive Council. Full-scale speech and poster campaigns have been under way to get out the vote, with a two- i--..._ thirds assenting vote of 50 per cent of the student body a must for rati fication. A brief rally will be held at 11:50 a.m. on the steps of Chapman Hall. Dick McLaughlin, sophomore class president and a member of the con stitutional revision committee and Ledie Tooze, chairman of constitu tional promotion will speak on some of the document's main fea tures. Polling Places Six polling booths have been set up in the following locations: 1. In front of Gerlinger Hall. 2. Between Fenton and Friendly Halls, near the Pioneer Father. 3. Between Condon and the Co op. 4. By the Education Building on the way to the Vets' Dorms. 5. Near the intersection of the walks running from Oregon and Deady Halls. 6. In the west entrance of the li brary. Voting stations will be supervised I by members of campus honoraries, ! including Kvvama, Phi Theta Upsi lon, Druids, and Skull and Dagger. Changes Reviewed Main changes in the new docu ment over the old were reviewed Tuesday by ASUO President Art Johnson. “The old constitution was writ ten to serve a student body of around 3,000,” Johnson explained. “It is extremely difficult to amend and cannot grow with an expanding University program.” The new constitution requires a two-thirds majority of 33 1 /3 per cent of the student body for amend ments; the old one required 50 per cent to vote. “The Executive Council, which under the old constitution is the whole governing body of the ASUO, is too large to function adminis tratively and too small to permit enough representation for legisla tive action,” Johnson continued. Three-Part System The new document provides for a three-part government, with the president, vice-president, and an I executive cabinet as administra (Please tarn to page eight) Mothers'WeekendPlannedforMayl2-14 Events Include Junior Festivities, Tea For the 23rd year, University mothers will be invited to the campus May 12-14 for Mothers' Weekend. Held in conjunction with Junior Weekend, the annual event will in clude an afternoon tea and busi ness meeting for the visitors. Spe cial invitations are also being ex tended to them for all Junior Weekend festivities and open house is planned in departments and schools on the campus and in Saturday classes. A special edition of the Emerald May 4 will be mailed home, in viting Mom to the campus, Don na Buse, general chairman, an nounced Tuesday. Labels Available Gummed labels will be distribut ed to all living organizations Thursday for addressing. These will be returned to house represen tatives working under the promo tion committee, which will then handle arrangements for mailing the Emeralds. Off-campus students may obtain these labels Thursday through Tuesday at the YWCA in Gerling er or through Orides and Yeomen, Kay Kuckenberg, co-chairman of promotions, said. Housing will be available in Eu gene homes, according to Chair man Carol Udy. She asks that stu dents contact her at Alpha Phi for reservations as soon as possible. Motels, Hotels Full Miss Udy also is asking that so rorities house as many mothers as possible. Most motels and hotels are already filled for that week end, she reported. Committee subchairmen have been announced on the promotion committee by Chairmen Virginia Kellogg and Kay Kuckenberg. They are Sue Bachelder, contact; Lois Williams, downtown publicity and promotion; Bonnie Birkemeier and Sue Bohlman, posters; Sue Se ley and Barbara Clerin, flying speeches; Rusty Holcomb, Maureen Sullivan, and Jean Lewis, mailing. Co-op to Select New Members Annual reports and the selection of new members to the board of directors of the Co-op are on the agenda for the annual meeting of the Co-op, at 4 p.m. Friday in 207 Chapman. Three vacancies exist—two for juniors and one for a sophomore. Present board members are scheduled to give 'reports of then work during the school year. Drive Started To Raise Funds For Ore-nter Every living organization, cam pus club, or group is now being contacted for contributions to the Ore-nter, Bill Carey, business man ager of the freshmen information booklet, said Tuesday. The action is necessary because the ASUO's pre-freshmen week funds became so depleted last year that unless they are built up no Ore-nter will bo published in 1953. The $1,000 publication cost of the 1949 booklet was met with contributions of $200 and pre freshmen week funds amounting to $800. More Funds Needed "Unless we replace these ASUO funds, the University will have to return to issuing the inadequate and undesirable, but cheaper Wel come Booklet," Carey pointed out. A contribution of $5 is being sought from each living organiza tion. Other groups are requested to give as much as they are able, with any amount being greatly appreci ated, the business manager said. Also various businesses which were mentioned in last year’s Ore nter are being asked for contribu tions. Any group which has not been contacted and wishes to see the Ore-nter continued may contact Carey at Phi Kappa Psi. Queen Pictures Due Pictures of the 10 finalists for Junior Weekend queen will be post ed in the Co-op Thursday and Fri day, Flo Hansen, queen selection co-chairman, reported Tuesday. Voting for a court of five co-ed3 will take place in the Co-op Thurs day and Friday. The queen will be the candidate receiving the high est number of votes. Weather . . . Constitution poll attendants may breathe more easily—the forecast is fair and warmer today with maximum temperature 65 and minimum tonight 36. Tuesday’s high was 60 degrees, low 39.