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Living-in Prog ram Set Up .Ml freshmen men and women ■\\ ill los e in the veteran's dormi tories starting next fall term. With this simple statement hairy Houncin. Ol'AS presi dent, exploded the latest dope on the-Oregon Plan tor deferred living. 4 "Thin is a new wrinkle on livlng Sn " leered Bouncln, "To my knowl etlge no other cam pun has made aiirh a Herculean effort to provide the entire freshman class with a common background during then first year in college. Mot hern Support Plan Bounctn reported that the Ore gon Mothers and Panhellenlc had thrown their entire support be hind the new plan. "We are supporting this new plan," said an Oregon Mother who has no daughters in college, "be cause we feel that such a set-up will enable the freshmen class to know one another far better than Is usually the case." Hot Rock, director of men’s af falis with women, said the unlver- ( slty has established a policy of following the advice of the Oregon Mothers, Panhellenlc, Jim Aiken, and the student body in such matters. \dministrutlnn Says OK "If Bouncln isn't lying through his teeth," grinned Rock. "We will m; ke plans to set up co-educational dormitories for men and women next fall. We want everybody to be happy." Jim Aiken was sceptical about the whole thing. "I don’t know about this," said 'll you hate nothiii</ better to dc. teliy nnl turn to />at,e 7 f) Bouncin Gives Farewell Talk On I/O Seal by FhIter Wait in At 12:01 a m. Monday morning, OUAS President Fairy Bouncin •strode confidently from the en trance of the Erb Memorial Stu dent Union into the thrones of stu dents who had turned out to wit ness the delivery of his 'farewell j address. President Fairy surveyed the moonlit scene of thousands of stu dents dressed in apparel ranging from tuxedos and formals to dor-1 rnitory night clothes all anxiously I assembled to hear his final sage! ! words. “My Students" "Those arc my students," I . thought Fairy ns he halted the measured procession through the 1 throng that parted in front of him) to visually inspect a small blonde I girl dressed in a flimsy nigthie. But one of his faithful attendents , elbowed him back to reality and he resumed the measured cadence of the march down the central walk. President Fairy and his party halted in front of the great seal of Oregon. He looked at the seal rev erently as the crowd gathered in closely to be able to catch all of! his solem words. One of the president's attendents, kneit at his feet. The attendent | fumbled with the president's shoe laces m the near darkness. The president stood waiting patiently with an expression that reassured the crowd ihat they were about to witness an event that would be, recorded in the annals of the his tory of Oregon’s higher education. Shorn Krmoved When President Fairy's shoes had been removed he again regard-! ed the gathering in silence, then! the gre.-.t Oregon seal, and finally his yellow florescent socks. His (If you have nothing heller to why not turn to page 8?) WRITER SURVIVES HORRIBLE TORTURES Sinister Machinations Of Discipline Group Told to Daily Emerald (Editor'* note: the writer of thl* article Mas brought before the Student Discipline ( ommitee on a moral* charge; he was ac cu*«d of grinding out a cigar ette on the Oregon Seal. His experiences while appearing be fore Ipe committee are related In full. Naturally, he must re main anonymous.) ByJ. S. I O IX !• IK M A R(Special tn the Kmcrald)—1 survived an interview with the Student Dis cipline Committee! I was brought before it on a morals charge; I wa> seen grinding out a cigarette on the Oregon Seal. As this act was committed at 2 a m., I'm not sure how J was found out; hut I understand the committee lias a little (‘.cstapo of its own. They brought me to trial the next day lollow ing a night of ■sleepless horror. I had hern treat ed to the worst form of torture placed in a store room with thou sands of cans of | beer and no can ipener. I appeared be-' ore the commit THIS IS J. S. tee, and was asked to give my j story. I asked first if they would | m'n'l removing the bamboo splin ters from under my fingernails, j This request was refused. j You are accused of stepping on i Ihc Oregon Seal, and of smoking in public, one beetle-browed com I mittee member roarde. “Just ad- ' i mit everything, and we'll let you! j off with a light sentence.” * . ) j Uncoiling what was left of my j I right arm from the cat-o-nine-tails j j held by the sergeant-at-arms, I j protested that I had done nothing: i j that my crime was committed' j every day by someone. “Yeh, but we caught you.” an- j I other committeman gloated. “ We ll: : make an example of you.” Given Choice ■you have your choice.” he con- j tinuod. while the guard slit the legs ’ of my trousers and applied graph ite to my temples. “Admit every-! thing, and we ll only expell you. We think you re protecting someone— | is she a woman?” "Whatever gave you that idea," \ 1 cried, as the guard strapped me 1 to the rack. e have here the evidence,” he answered. "You were smoking a cigarette; examination of the stub reveals it to be a Cavalier. You had been rejected by this girl: you were in front of the Student Union: you noticed what brand of cigarettes you were smoking. The word ‘Cav alier’ reminded you of women; in a rage you ground out the cigaretto on the Seal. You see, we know all.” "But that's not true,” I cried a -, someone shoved a hose down mj throat and turned on the water. "You have no evidence; no proof.” •Don’t Seed So Proof "We don’t need no proof; we just want to throw someone out of school and let everyone know that we are all-powerful.” he rasped back, his voice as cutting as the saw with which someone was hack ing off my left arm. I'll appeal to the public," I cried. “You will not crucify man on a cross of gold.” "Appeal, schmappeal,” another sneered. “It didn't do those two athletes any good, and it won’t help you. And what's this about gold ? Maybe we can stick you with an embezzlement charge too.” By this time, my spirit—and every bone in my body - was broke. Sobbing. I confessed to everything, and was told I would be allowed three days to return to my home in Split Lip, South Carolina. I'm recovering now in the in firmary, but I'm afraid I've taken a turn for the nurse. Bull Carry Blasted by Politicos AS THOUSANDS CHEER BJ l.L CARRY celebrates his victory in i recent election nt a celebration of the tri umph of the Amalgamated Geek Students over the 1 ntied Students Disassoclation. Also shown at the celebration, held at Hot Hocks, are “Fop" Peters’ son, right, who made a plea for leniency toward Lee K. Faucet, expelled from the faculty for un disclosed reasons. At left is I p And Adam, ( hief Justice of the Fruit Cup Supreme ( ourt, who attended the celebration to make sure all parked cars were equipped with student parking permits. Peeking out between Carry and Peters' son is Bernie ' Houdlni, a spy from the defeated party. Students Charge Prexy Has Failed To Fulfill Pledges J resident-elect "Bull Carry was condemned today by Greeks aiul Independents and Ghosts (of the USA, former political pait\ at the l niversity) for failure to carry out campaign prom ises. His platform was "My platform is voii.” Staunch Greek Slick McIIandling insists that all dormitories .and independent living organizations be abolished after the first month of 1'all term. “Gou't get me wrong." Slick smoothly insinuated "we i uiiTn> i ime rnoepennenis. wnv, we even pledge ’em! But I think independent living- organizations have outlived theif nsefullness af ter they are no longer a convenei ent place to house potential frater nity and sorority members.” President-elect Carry said he could not abolish dorms, etc., be cause he didn't know what to do with those students unacceptable for Greek organizations. “Simple.” insisted Simple Mc Handling, “dismiss them from the University. What have they come here for,.if not to join a fraternity ? Dtupf radicals! We ought to jrpp* them out of the country with all Democrats.'’ Staunch independent, Benita April House, editor of the campus fashion magazine and woman’s page editor of the daily, challenged Carry's ability to carry out his platform. 'A ou no more could represent me,” she murmured in a velvet voice with a sultry undertone, "than you could represent Vivian Kellems. I won’t be satisfied un less you abolish fraternities and sororities, and force everyone to live in a dormitory.” Carry said ho coujd.not do this, ‘ i Hlft Sou feabttAotSmfftbmi* to dot* why not turn to page Of)