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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1952)
T - - Letters to the Editor - - (Continued from piujc Iwo) that Midi u successful company, with all Its “(owl nelghlwirly” ty|M* advertising, should help col lege students with scholarships rather than hinder thi'in by mull ing extravagant jirof It m from tlii'in. We feel that these arguments merit a thorough consideration and that If the decision In made by honest men it will be to with draw the pay telephones. (Signed:) I’al 1 liman, Anne Gouge, Ann Durby, l.ou Ann Chase, Miriam .tones, Allecn Hetsehart, Bonnie Blrkemeler, Joan Manning, Klsle Mlkkelsen, Jody Greer, Kuty Sig mund, l>iane Goddard, Hetty Moshofsky, Jean Gates, Susan Malt field, Curol Dwyer, Jan-t Shaw, Wilma Hamilton, Hredn l.ynrh, Joan Hlaki-ly, Barbara Booth, Mary Bennette, Margaret Dlekey, Idi/ubetb Johnson, Joan liappel, Carol lae Tate—Members of PI Beta Phi. From Carson Hall Emerald Editor: ^ W'e protest most vigorously the 'unfair and high-handed methods employed by the Pacific Tele phone and Telegraph Co. Unfair in that we, who can afford it bast, must carry the burden of increased costs; both through the increased costs and through the fact that we must have pay phones in the first place. High handed in the fact that phones were being converted before the price rise was effective. Signed: Dotty I^wIk, Gail Lochcad. Ann Johnston, Ann Moym, Sheila Kita patrh-h, Yvonne Klee, Alberta Al torfer, Peggy HuntPr, Jackie Long, Carol Hoodwin, Alice Hod ges, Maralyn Dyer, Kathleen Fol soin, |{ue Sadis, Fat Finnegan, Carolyn Wiley, Shirley IaiDoo, Mary Fat IaiMourcux, Kuth Ann Woods, Virginia Johnson, Arllss Harder, Eunice Brynteson, Kay lllhhard, Joanne Hurdt, Sally lleln, Peggy Knight, Mar garet McCormick, Kay Partcli, Diane Dinion, Corlnne Wing, Don na Herr, Ernestine Fisk, Nancy Fansett, Ann Gerllnger, tails Powell, Jackie Jensen, Ann Kank heud.Mury l-ouisc Hudson, Ann Hopkins, Marcia Hodgson, Joan Honey well, Mary Wilson, Barbara Dickson, Joanne Ware, Elaine Potts, Pat Uyan, lloliertu Guy, Dltsy Fields, Betty Gillmorc, Harriet Walrath, Mary Louise Austin, Mary Ann Levin, Kay Lynn Boss, Jollne Cray, Bunny Austin, Mary Anne Herron, Char lotte Britts, Ann Woodcock, Mary Cosart, Norma Ileyser, Carole Woodrutre, Mary Jeanne Cassidy, Audrey Lefever, Susan Benett, ' Mcannettc Klmtiall, Lole Mead, Jackie Dcnsmore, Sue Hunter, Pat Beard, Bolihette Gilmore, Norma Hamlllton, Barbara Coen, No reen Allen, Mary Whitaker, Ann Beardsiee, Nancy Heine, Don na Schafer, Joan Bamhaucr, Carol Charles, Dorothy Cole, Sally Hlrheck, Aclleen Kroiupiist, Mary Ann Mowery, Irene Bullard, Syl via Wtngard, Elena Horn, Mary Jo Carlson, Janet Blum, Nancy Cottinghnm, Carol Cross, Joanne Callender, Jean Plercy, Pat Bingham, Sally Sloan, Nancy Btidlong, Helen Jackson, Beverly ( Jones, Lynn Bodding, Lee Mc Gary, Gertrude Baurney, Nikki Trump, Diane David, Carolyn Keith, Jean West, Nancy Kan dolph, Pat Adklsson, Barbara Carlson From Sigma Kappa Emerald Editor: To the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company, re University telephone policy: Regarding your recent remark to the effect that fraternal organi zation on the University of Ore gon campus are considered by you to be "semi-public,” we would like you to know our position on this matter. In order to be able to live In such an organization as our house represents, we select our members carefully from seores of women expressing a wish to be a part of a Greek living organlseatio n. Therefore, we feel it is obvious that our houses are not semi public. The definition of semi public as Minted by Webster Is, "afffctln({ the people hn a whole, or the community, state, or na tion.” It should be obvious to you now that no Greek organization on this campus fulls within this cate gory. We hereby recommend and urge you to rule organizations in accordance with stipulations that should rightfully pertain to our groups prlvute institutions. (.Signed:) Denise Timm, Kay Kolasa, KI alne Kempel, I»ls Myers, Jacque line filraud, Jane Weber, Vanda Itandall, Marianne Merrick, Ber nlcc (iartell, Myra Wood, Ductile Wright, Marilyn I'eters, Donna Jean Meier, Adeline Gurbarino, Ann lledlund, Gall Savage, Mary ann Taormlno, June Winter, Diane Ketteringham, Myrna Olsen, Julie Klink, Jayne I-a v man, Elaine Cut ting. From Phi Psi Emerald Editor: We, the undersigned members of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, are opposed to the interpretation made by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company which classes our homes as a semi-pub lic institution. (Signed:) Vcrn Stolen, John H. Beal, Jerry Anderson, Bob Furrer, Bob Willi ams, Michael Callahan, Lester M. Cutting, Bill Carey, Jim Harris, I,on Bernle, VV. F. Frye, Harold A. I,emon, Garland Trzynka, Kis hard Bjomstud, Donal It. Johnson, James Harding, Larry McNutt, Malvin B. Kudd, Jr„ William G. Paulus, A. B. Kcnwlck, Don Bra man, A. U Clay, It. A. Atklhson, Dave F. Hall, Boswell B. Hunt, Clifford S. Tblede, Hubert J. Brad bury, Jim Elliott, la-slle West, Torn Sims, Gene Hover. ravors exchange Emerald Editor: We, the members of Alpha Gumma Delta sorority; favor the adoption of the campus exchange phone system. Most of our rails are Intra campus calls, muny of which are necesary dally to carry tin busi ness of the fraternity and many of which are necessary to those members participating ir. campus activities. It Is not economically satisfactory for these calls to cost either the fraternity or the Indi vidual to pay 10 cents each for these calls. We are individually willing to pay for personal off-campus calls, and thus eliminate from our bud get the high cost of two business phones. One phone for official house calls, one campus extension, and one pay phone would serve our needs well. (Signed:) Nancy Hall, Anne Britts, Sally Mollner, Donna Knoll, Donna Pas t rnulch, Betty Trelielliorn, Twila Kevin, Patsy Fatsler, Joyce An- [ derson, Olga Elde, Martha Baxter, Marlene Dunk, Betty Pcrsey, Mu riel Hugcndoorn, Roberta Matson, Barbara Stokes, Norma Vlile, Marjorie Tuggle, Pat Johnson, I.orraine Lysell, Mary Lou Stan, berry, Donna tiatton. From Ann Judson Emerald Editor: We, the undersigned, as mem bers of Ann Judson house of the University of Oregon, strongly object to the system of pay tele phones now in effect in our living organization. We also object to the proposal of an intra-campus exchange. We feel that both of these are very unfair to the indi vidual students because of the finances involved and the incon venience connected with pay tele phones. We approve 100 per cent a re turn to the old system of busi ness phones in each living organi zation, and will oppose any moves by the telephone company against such a change. (Signed:) Marjorie Carlson, B e a true e Napier, Phyllis Johnston, Dotti Schick, Elizabeth Sutton, Melissa Millam, Barbara Thomson, Rosa Lee Bishop, Clarlbel Swearingen, Mabel Clioriki, Fran Hussey, Kay Lear, Sylvia Grtoth, Rosalie Blick enstaff, Anna Marie Blickenstaff, Marie Cockerham, Virginia Rub t ick, Shirley Apn Shape, June Nu kada, Mary Lou Watts, Naomi Hixson, ICather Trippett, Martha Walker From Sigma Alpha Mu Emerald Editor: We wish to make it known that, our living organization stands 100 per cent behind the position taken by the A3UO sen ate, the University administra tion and the Oregon Daily Em erald in regard to the pay phone situation on the campus. We feel that the proposal of a campus exchange offered by the telephone company is not satis factory and that a return to the old private phone situation should be fought for with all the vigor at our command. Ours Is a private organization, as in every other fraternity and sorority, and as such, is entitled to the privileges of a private or ganization. It's about time someone took a healthy slap at this PT&T ogre. Let’s make Oregon the giant kil ler. (Signed:) Alvin Goldenbcrg, Ronald Sherman, Herbert Voremberg, Jerome (apian, Richard Davis, .Jerry Friedman, Merle Davis, Ron Abrams, Mark Newman, Ted Rubensteln, Don Zavin, Donald Olds, Alan Barzman, Stanley Oeffen, Kenneth Goodman, Leon ard, Merv Hampton, Norm Olds, .Jim Sandefer, Leonard Krichev sky. From Phi Sig Emerald Editor: In view of recent developments concerning the installation of pay telephones in fraternities and so rorities, and the further rise in cost to both the individuals and the fraternities involved, Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity hereby urges all possible haste in return ing to the system used during the school year 1950-51 whereby pri vate telephones were in general use in fraternities and pay tele phones were installed and used only where requested. Signed:) Patrick Price, Robert Burge, Gunning Butler, Duane Goer, Martin Bliefernich, Gene Beck, Gary Haynes, Thomas Juza, Nor man Smith, .lames Loonie, Gary Finnegan, Kenneth Peters, Dick Still, Bill Marshall, Phil Sette case, R. Schwary, Howard c Stinkard, Donald Schade, Robert 1 Wilcox, Richard Whittaker, Thomas Tennant. c From John Straub i Emerald Editor: r We protest the installation of pay phones in the dormitories— an imposition of an unnecessary j burden upon those least able to n afford it. We protest the high handed methods used by the Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph company in forcing us to take these phones; we also protest the company's most recent action in raising local call rates to 10 cents and again, their high-handed manner of doing things; the tele- ] phones had been converted to take dimes even BEFORE this: rate boost had been granted! We ask that the University of- ! ficials issue a strong protest to ! the telephone company, setting forth some of these objections. (Hlgned:) Norman Kolb, Phil Bettens, •James B. Deatherage, John Haw kins, James T. Mahoney, Elmer Gentleman, R. W. Anderson, Rob ert A1 beck, Jack R. Wells, Char les R. Dahien, Richard Du Bosch, Garry Jerome, Edlc Norstad, William Herman, Carl L. Schwienfurth, Carl N. Winans, Bernar Schick, Bob Hoeppner, Henry M. Freitag, Mike Hagan, Dick Vinson, Mike McManus, Theodore Goh, Rodney Ledger wood, George O’Dea, Franz Ce zarz, Geo. R. Nelson, G. W. Zahn, Leiand L. Johnson. From Delta Gamma Emerald Editor: We, the members of Delta Gam ma, feel that the inconvenience of the present pay-telephone system can be alleviated by the support of our administration and alumni who have the power to seek effec tive legislation for abolishing the pay phones and installing the pre vious system. Nine months of the year the student living organizations are considered “private homes,” defi nitely not public residences. Therefore, we should not be re quired or forced to pay an addi tional charge for each phone call. Through united action a more influential step could be taken to block the telephone company's in creased rate. (Signed:) •lean Mangan, Sandra Price, Jo Martin, Catherine Ledingham, Mary Leigh, Marilyn Wise, Cath erine Swick, Susan Perry, Joan Hodges, Marigene Pefouze, Alexa Farney, Marcia Eagleson, Kay Maier, Dorothy Pleier, Sally Erickson, Dorothy Carlson, Caro lyn MvLean, Lyn Hartley. Pasadena Junior College defeat d John Muir J.C. 33-19 in the 951 Turkey Tussle Bowl. Wow! Don Heinrich of Washington ompleted 134 passes during the 950 season for a new all-time lajor college record. Wake Forest had the best ma n-college defensive record in the ation during the 1950 campaign. Telephone Trouble Began Last Spring (Continued from pane one) The company was prevented from installing the pay phones in G8C fraternal organizations by campus opposition. Students de manded a hearing with the public utilities commissioner in an at tempt to completely prevent such action. PL'C Gets Responsibility (Later the PT & T placed the responsibility for the tariff on the PUC, which filed the ruling after it was requested by the phone company.) ASUO President Bill Carey told the senate at its Nov. 8 meeting that he had received a letter from OSC Student Body President Donn Black stating that no student* from either school would be allow ed to attend the expected hearing. Black also said Governor Douglas McKay would take the student’s stand in the matter. The hearing was set between Nov. 10 and 15. OFCL Complain* At the annual convention of the Oregon Federation of College Leaders held a few days later a. resolution presented by Sherman Bliss, student body president at Willamette university—the only other college in Oregon with pay phones — demanding “immediate abandonment of the unjust policy’' of installing pay phones was pass ed unanimously when it was learn ed that PT & T intended to ex pand the installation to all educa tional institutions in the state. OFCL officers mailed the resolu tion and a complaint to George H. Flagg, then public utilities com missioner, after learning that the expected hearing was off since no hearing could be authorized until formal complaint was received by Flagg. (PT & T later indicated that they considered the OFCL. complaint formal, but the PUC never recognized it as formal.) Misconceptions Discussed Then the Emerald learned that both schooLs had been operating under certain misconceptions. Bas ically these were the facts: 1. No formal complaint from OSC students had been filed in tha PUC office—so no hearing. 2. The hearing couldn't hava been held between Nov. 10 and 15 anyway, since a period of 10 days must intervene between public no tice of the hearing and the hear ing. 4. Gov. McKay had never agreed to represent any students at the hearing, nor anyone else. 5. Oregon and OSC students still planned to cooperate in fight ing the pay phones. (Tuesday: completion of de velopments in the pay telephone situation leading up to the pres ent peak of the battle against the pay phone.) Solutions to the Pay Phone Problem: I IT ,Jl ST TAKES a little ingenuity to beat the payphone situation. Frank Wilson, Chi Psi, solved the problem here by talking across the Mill Race to Gunrna Phi Dorothy Carr over home-made communi cations. The invention consists of a tin can at each end for amplify ing and speaking, with a rope be tween lo carry, tip* vibration;*. These students say they really heard each other.
