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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1952)
r Partly Cloudy... . . . . in the forecast for today. Some sunshine is predicted for this afternoon. Expected hi^h: 02, low: 38. Volume LIII Daily EMERALD fifty-third year of Publication l NHERSITY Or OREGON, EUGENE". TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1952 NUMBER Ilf tarry Hpbart Named Emerald Editor Letter Contests ASUO Elections The recent A-SUO elections has.J ■been contested in a letter which has been filed with the constitution committee. According to the letter, the | writers feel that the "elections were held contrary to provisions” of the constitution and they felt it was their "duty in the interest of gefod government to contest these 1 elections regardless of outcome.” . Basis for the contestation con cerns the publicity given in the •Emerald the sample ballots and , the amendments concerning the freshmen elections. Article two, section one, clause eight of the constitution which 'states that the sample ballot and Y voting instructions shall be pub dished in the Emerald two succes sive publication days prior to the „ elections was cited. . The letter said that at one time were the sophomore and junior •class ballots printed and as that • was a "violation of the constitu tion,” they asked that results be dlisregarded and the election de dared illegal. , Quoting from article seven, sec . tion two concerning the amend i ment, they said that the amend . ment was to be published three days prior to a week before the . elections. Stating that the amend ment did not appear until April 25. 1 five days before the April 30 elec tion, they wished the results of the fyoting on the amendment declared ^invalid. * In regard to election procedure, J they raised a question concerning the use of the Australian ballot .and the time that polling booths I were open on the day of the eloc ution (citing discrepancies of from a few minutes to a half hour in the . time the booths were actually epenj. The letter was signed by Robert A. Ridderbusch, Richard C. Han sen, Rodger Eddy, Howard McGin nis, John R. Walter, John R. Mie wald, Elmer F. Staubs and Henry £>. Ambers. . Reactions to the letter by ASUO Officers were varied, but all seem ed to think that there was no (Please turn to page eight) Writer'to Talk .At Assembly Bernard DeVoto, editor of “The Easy Chair,’’ a feature in Harper’s Magazine, will arrive on campus today to speak to students at the .. 1 p.m. DST assembly in the Stu dent Union. His topic will be “The Profes sional Writer.” Students will have _ a chance to meet him today at the 4 p.m. coffee hour which will also „ be held in the Student Union. Editor of “The Easy Chair” since _ 1935, DeVoto is the author of sev eral books and has written articles, stories, historical essays and re views for various publications. He fWas formerly editor of the Satur day Review (of Literature) and the , harvard Graduate’s Magazine. He has written such books as “Mark Twain at Work,” “The Year 'Of Decision: 1846,” and “Across the Wide Missouri”. Chairmen Complete Plans for Junior Weekend —Photo by Dean Bond CHAIRMEN PLANNING JUNIOR WEEKEND are shown standing in front of the Student Union. In the front row, from left to right, are Merle Davis, prunotion: Pat Bellnier, queen’s contest and corona tion; >Iane Simpson, secretary; Francis Gillmore, All-Campus Sing. Seated in second row are Joan Carto zian, luncheon; Cathy Swick, terrace dance; Bonnie Berkemeir, Junior Prom; Sally Thurston, publicity; Maggie Powne, Sunlight Serenade; Dick Morse, traditions. Standing in back row are Jack Nichols, clean-up; Don Zavin, luncheon; Mike Lally, general chairman; Jody Greer, All-campus Sing; Dolores Par rish, queen’s contest and coronation; Don Collin, assistant chairman; John Talbot, Junior Prom; Jim Owens, float parade; and Dick Davis, radio. (JO Now on Standard Time; Eugene Decides on Dayliqhf The state is on standard time, Dugene is on daylight time, and .he University of Oregon is on a nodified standard time which—in 'ffect is daylight saving time. Confusing? Very likely. Here's he setup: According to state law (passed Dy referendum vote), Oregon is to cmain on Pacific Standard time rnless the governor decrees other vise. Gov. Douglas McKay this fear chose to keep the state on standard. Last week the Eugene city coun cil passed a resolution to go on iaylight time, so all retail mer chants are on the fast time, as are adio stations and newspapers. Oregon's board of deans, acting is a schedule committee, decided Saturday to keep the University on standard time, Oregon being a state institution, and to move all classes up one hour to make—in— effect — University schedule con :orm to Eugene time. So classes are now held at 7, 8, ) and 10 a.m„ and 12, 1, 2 and 3 j.m. Lunch hour is 11 a.m. Uni versity-scheduled events follow this system. All clocks, including those of the Student Union and the University co-operative store, are on standard ;ime, but the SU and the co-op are operating on daylight saving time ncluding meetings in the SU. (Schools in Public School Dis aict No. 4 are on the same revised standard time basis as the Uni versity.) All dormitory meals—men’s and women's—have been moved up one hour, also—making breakfast from 6:15 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. PST, lunch from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. PST in John Straub and from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. PST for women, and din ner from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. PST in Straub and from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. PST for women. Most fraternities, sororities, and co-operatives groups are operating on daylight time. Women’s closing hours will also follow the one-hour earlier pattern. Closing hours during the, week are now 9:30 p.m. PST; on week ends 12 midnight PST; and on May 9, the night of the Junior Prom, will be set at 1 p.m. PST. Business Head Petitions Nil, New Call Issued Larry Hobart, junior in journal ism. will be the Oregon Daily Em erald editor for the first half of the 1852-53 school year. Hobart, present Emerald news editor, was appointed to this posi tion by the Student Publications board following an interview Mon day night. Also petitioning for the job were Phil Johnson, junior in pre-law, Jim Haycox, junior in journalism, and Kitty Fraser, sophomore in pre journalism. Johnson is assistant managing editor. Miss Fraser and Haycox are assistant news editors. Hobart will serve for one-half year under the new ruling of the publications board which calls for two staffs a year. In the past, the editor has served a one-year term. The board also officially approv ed the appointment of Sally Thurs ton, sophomore in business, as ad vertising manager. No .petitions were received for the job of Emerald business man ager. The board will continue to accept applications for the posi tion until May 16. Interviews will be held May 19. Ford Reappointed As Ore-Nter Editor Bob Ford, sophomore in liberal arts, was reappointed editor of the Ore-Nter, new student information, booklet, for the 1952-53 year by the board Monday night. He edited the 1951-52 booklet. Ford plans to select his staff and begin work immediately. SU to Distribute Oreganos Today The Oregana will be distributed beginning today in the Student Union check room. They will be available from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. (PST) today and Wed nesday only, Business Manager Chuck Isaak announced. Those who have completed pay ments for the book may pick up their copies, Issak said. Students who have payments to make must complete them before obtaining their copies. The cover of this year's yearbook has a background picture of an Oregon football game played some years ago, Editor Bob Funk said, and features a four color inset of Deady hall. There are a total of 37d pages. SU Board Directorate Membership Petitions Called for 11 Positions Petitions for membership on the Student Union board directorate are now being- called for with eleven positions to be filled. Members of the directorate the eleven positions— are the chairmen of student union committees which include: art gallery, browsing room, dance, forum house, movie, music, personnel, publiciity, recrea tion and recorded music. The forum committee is a new group to take charge of regular coffee hours. Handles Coffee Hours The committee will enlarge and regularize these coffee hours, which were put on by the board for the first time this year. The forums may be supplement ed with an occasional speaker wdth in the University or by discussion of current topics which concern the campus. The committee will consist of a chairman, five students and one i faculty member and two ex-offi-1 cio members. Organizations who j themselves will be bringing speak ers to the campus will be invited to utilize the coffee hour program if they desire, according to the board. Duties Listed The duties of the SU committee chairmen are as follows: Art gallery — take charge of planning and exhibiting paintings. Browsing room—be responsible for the browsing room program, in cluding the Friday evening coffee hours, the Wednesday lectures and special programs such as campus workshop and “Let's Talk Shop.” Dance—take charge of Friday mixers, dance instructions, and special SU sponsored dances. Forum—take charge of contact ing visiting dignitaries, choosing forum topics, publicizing, promot ing and moderating the forums. Hospitality Covered House—be responsible for house rules, the building itself and hospi tality for visitors. Movie—take charge of the Sun day movies, the Chapman educa tional movies and the fail football film series. Music—take charge of the for mal and informal SU concerts, and the “Friday at 4” program. Personnel—take charge of inter < Please turn to page seven)