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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1951)
Offljton daily EMERALD tztjtj*i£:; r.^ ws^s^rr '•s" 4 ’ - ... .-^- Eu*hm. Tb« Oiwi 0»u» nm< U* Mi #«. t1 _ _ - i U-w «*•*. r«W*< Od + «rw» m*mj • •. —- —~Z— |ia#rtr*i *t cUm mAitw *1 »** r«tr« pet »«•**. * yet trtm^ .- — When is o Constitution a Constitution Question. Article IV of the new Associated Greek Students constitu tion says; “petition for recognition in the AGS will be voted on at a meeting following the meeting at which it was sub mitted.” A petition for recognition was submitted to a -penal V *S meeting at 4;30 Tuesday aiternoon. It was \otcd on at another meeting 2 hours later—at b JO p m. If this was the spirit behind the new constitution, many of us were fooled by what we considered good leadership and honest effort m the new AGS. It this were the intent behind the new constitution, why ad journ tor 2 hours? Why not adjourn at 1:40, recoin cue at 4 i*1 Why have the clause at all ? Politics—Ah, There's the Rub It's a short, short story. It's unimportant. In fact, in a short time ft will be more forgotten than those houses which once stood where the Student Union now rises. But it is a tale that >hould !>e t<»ld. In the spring of 1*448—at Oregon—a coalition party of Greeks atwl Independents was formed A member «a' I’hi Kappa Sigma fraternity. Bob Allen, a member of I’hi Kappa Sigma iva- elected -tndent body prc-idenl under coalition banners. In the year of 1950—at Oregon—another member of the house was elected president of the coalition party, which had been christened USA. He went out of office in the winter of 1951. Shortly thereafter—at Oregon Phi Kappa Sigma cb-i-e «•> leave USA and go back into the Greek bloc. I S\ ha'! given Phi Kappa Sigma much, but obviously not enough. A p »und of f?e-h, please. For publication, the house president gave three-high sound ing reasons for leaving the coalition. Two other points were brought out m house meetings; we would rather take political guff than social guff, and all Greek houses should present a united from against deferred living, so we should go back into AGS. Well, in the la.-t three y ear-, some hon-e- ha\r bobbed in and out of the bloc. Si) much, in fact, that last February it be came necessary for the out-of bloc sororities and frateriutu- to sign an agreement for mutual protection This agreement said the houses would not go back into AGS until the following requirements had been met: 1. To notify the steering committee of the U. S. A. 2. To notify all other undersigned fraternities and sororities. 3. Take no action until two regular weekly house meetings have been held subsequent to notification. 4. To take no formal vote until the second of the two house meetings mentioned above. Last year’s Phi Kappa Sigma prrident igned thi '! ecbni cally. the agreement must be re-signed by the new pr«-ident to hold. It was reread to the house la -1 Thursday night. The new president was asked if he wanted a copy. No, hr -aid they un derstoad it. And the two USA members who had brought over the petition understood the president to -ay that he ■ otild abide by the agreement—and the two-week waiting period. This would bind him morally, but not legally. t'> tin- contract. The president denied that he had agreed to the contract. The last two points of the agreement were violated. At the AGS meeting last night, it was announced that Phi Kappa Sigma thought the two-week period “would practically tear the house asunder . . . pressures from the out-idc would cause repercussions in the house.’’ The Phi Kap pre-ident cited “the administration” as one of the "pressures.” And that’s the story that should be told about the mall one-. It was short. It was unimportant. Tomorrow it will be for gotten. THE DAILY 'E'... goes to Bennett Ccrf for presenting an entertaining and informative talk Wednesday night -anti giving students a glimpse of the lighter side for the last time before final week. THE OREGON LEMON ... to every student who fail- to join in the big girls-pick-up the-boys rally for the basketball team tonight- the now ball begins at 6:15. Second in a Senes ASUO Under the New ConstituK ( VHK I* I Hr wi .md of a »rrir» nl irtK In n« Ou- wn *1.1 til ton ** hlch *tH fo*rro Uir student Im*4» next >nar.) Student officer* w ho w ill E«v rrn under thr row rorisUtutlOll Will two elected neat term Their qualification:* are given lit Ar licit- 1U Section I... The elective .iff ICC' * ilf tills A# WH-iatlon shall b* a president and a vice-prrmdrnt Section M.. . The non-elective officer* of this Association shall inelud' 1 ('hatrnvan of the Student fnion Board. e*-officio 2 Chairman at the Co-op Hoard, cxofflcto 3 fcjne/ald Kdltur, r* offteto. 4- AWS l*re*n,ier.t f* officio a Public Url»IU»iMI Chairman rt Htx ial « hairmai'. 7 AlbMic Chairman x THrorUirul lindenl Afrair «•* officio Section III... Any member <•» U»*» Aac-~ .« tlutl tabu shall Have Completed at least (hire term* at the I'hlvei ally erf Oregon ami whn ahatt irave acquired one Hundred ten credit hour* prior to ele< turn shall he eligible for election (n the office of prraidml or vice - prexMdc nt No at o4r nt »hal! lake office turr continue to Hold office under ||ii« constitution uilkM he *Hail bavr complied with the academe re i|lnrrmrlin of the l.*MtVrr*lty of Oregon Explain to Me, Please Arc those !wn the only elective | ___ Sky *» TIn* I.ImH — 'United States of Europe' Youth Movement's Aim By S«n Fidm«n ijtri urn. if wr can. forget for the nwm<«t our ncurrrtou* b*d partiwr, ctmpiu polilir* nod try to und»t<UiKl the d^pemlr plight of freedom-loving people who are hurrying, with 5 ainful lurk of speed, bill armed Willi admirable ideal# and fervor, to block the march of commurriam \ realistic 1 ofumentary on the plight of Western Europe, with emphasis on free tiermam, was reerhed reeentt* try Sue Hauler, a Irrduian ta llhrral arta. The rnirtmentary was In the form of a personal letter from Kgon tttff. a pen pal from Brnwa, f*er many. Following are rarerpt* from the letter whic h ahnuld w ell an - wwrr the qticatlon of American* Ju*t what help ran tie expected at the German* and our Western European allies should the Red shadow »lip beneath the 'iron' curtain and atari to apread ’ “I dn not like the Idea of a le-r man army, Tve had enough of war. %e\erthe|es». M’s nur diltv to defend ourselies against com munist aggression. "Europe today i* weak. very weak ;n*p!'** of th< K K !’ If th* Russian army wishes. it ran drive the armies of the European rmm tri<--> whenever It likes "There i« Jutl one chain r for our defeaae, This one rhinir la the "I'nited State of Europe." If all European men decide to h»\e one congress, otie government. If they all Ulah to live on a demo cratic I mala, If they give tip ttielr national ideals and Idols, then there la a real chance to escape < oimminUm, or rather, Bolshe vism, which la not the same. "To do everything to create the U. K of E. is the aim of the Fed eration of European Youth "We don't acknowledge any border within Europe. So, we do not trouble having passports and visas; we just tell the police that we are Europeans and want to pass. And they let ua pans!” Diff then went on to tell of how 3000 "European*" went to Strasbourg last November to ad dress th< European Council. That address or statement was sig nificant indeed, even though it failed to accomplish its goal im mediately. The Council received a slap in the face for "clumsiness, slow ness. arid cleverness." 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