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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
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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
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