Education ImpEes Responsibility
Last week we saw a student class paper written on the topic
“Gaps in My Education.” We found in that paper an idea that
struck us very strongly. The paper said in part:
“There are no gaps in our education; rather, a wide swath
with teeny shoots of information perking up here and there.
But with much or little information, neither we nor those
around us benefit from our possession of any knowledge
if we cannot apply it.
“I do not refer to a technical skill. I refer to formal educa
tion’s failure to inspire students to consider more that ‘what’s
in-it-for-me.’ Education assumes this proportion when it merely
provides a technique or skill, or worse yet, a smug sense of
superiority.
“What do we expect of our faculty? That while we are in
their sphere of influence, these leaders (of thought and some
times even of action) might help us distinguish between
effective living and successful leeching.
“At no time in college can I recall being told that an individ
ual with 10 times the talent of another citizen has 10 times the
responsibility to society, and if you believe in God, that ability
carries with it an obligaton to contribute, at least as much as.,
one gets, to society.
“What we are to have assimilated by graduation ought to
equip us with more than training to engage in the least dis
tasteful occupation as a means of acquiring physical neces
tities and comforts. Not totally absent but neither enough
in evidence is the stimulus to ask ourselves: Is what I’m do
ing justified? Am I honestly contributing to another's well
being—to society?”
We live in an age of materialism. College promises to ad
vance our position in the material world by increasing our
chances of securing wealth and social prestige. But college
promises much more; it provides an opportunity for serivce.
History does not judge a society or an era upon its mater
ial gain alone; history considers ideals and progresses to
wards ideals. The paper which we quoted above is critical of
student and faculty awareness of these later factors.
The ideals of human progress have a strong basis in religion.
Religious Evaluation week offers a chance to review an im
portant question: What is my duty to'society?
And There's the Cultural Side...
“Just left—He spent an hour an’ a half gettin’ ready for a big study
session an’ somebody stopped by an’ suggested a movie.”
Daihf
EMERALD
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Helen Jones, Bill Gurney, Associate Editors
Jim Haycox, Editorial Assistant
Al Karr, Managing Editor
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Sports Editor ? Larry Lavelle
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Wire Editors: Lorna Davis, Andy Salmins,
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Classified Advertising Manager: Beverly
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Notes to the Editor
To the Editor:
I want to express my thanks
for the article recently appear
ing in the Emerald about a group
calling themselves the Freshman
Election Council. I am grateful
to the Emerald for going behind
the fine-sounding front that this
organization has been putting on
and helping to straighten out a
few of the many confused fresh
man voters.
I have been interested In the
eomlng elections for some
time, and felt that they would
be run off in the conventional
democratic manner. I was in
terested as soon as 1 heard of
a "screening committee” which
was organized for the purpose,
(supposedly), of seeing that
well-qualified candidates were
run for office and I decided to
investigate further. What I
found made me even more
doubtful of the group than 1
had originally been.
Here was a group of self-ap
pointed or hand-picked individ
uals, who were holding secret
meetings in closed rooms and
who purported to be “represen
tative” of the Freshman class.
When they began their “screen
ing” several nights ago they used
every dirty back room technique
to lure candidates and campus
influential into supporting
them.
They threatened office-seek
ers with election day oblivion,
they promised appointive of
fices, (of which there are none
in the Freshman class), in ex
change for support, they paint
ed pictures of vast hordes of
human robots marching to the
polls on election day, willing
to stamp the ballot of any one
selected by this “committee”
and equally willing to crush
the election day hopes Of any
one who refused to throw in
with them. Some members of
the group even went so far as
to insinuate that they would
expect to “advise” the nom
inees once they were elected.
The committee seems to be
master-minded by a THIRD
TERAI Freshman student named
John Feliz. He is a transfer stu
dent living in an upper class dor
mitory. At their meetings it ap
pears that he pulls the strings,
while his followers dance. He is
the man who, in true demagogue
fashion, decides what his little
group will do. And it looked as
though they ran the candidates
Feliz wanted them to run.
The situation would be ridic
ulous, were it not of a vastly
more serious nature. Unfortu
nately, many sincere people
have already been persuaded
to support the group and to
.seek election under its aus
pices. Many others did not re
alize that it had no official
standing.
And so I thank the Emerald
for helping to show up this
group, who had evidently intend
ed to seize control of our student
government by starting small
and working their way into pow
er, for what it is worth. Let’s
hope that the freshmen wisely
put an early end to it with their
ballots.
Martin Brandenfels
Dad's Luncheon Tickets on Sale;
Light Announces Registering Rules
Tickets for the Dud's Dny lunch
eon will go on sale today at the
Student Union main desk, with
the deadline for ticket sales Feb. 4,
Joan Cartozian and Norma Hult
gren, co-chairman of ticket sales
and luncheon, have announced.
Price of the tickets is $1.25 per
plate. Students are urged to buy
their tickets immediately as only a
limited number will be sold, the
ticket co-chairman stated.
Paul Patterson, governor of Ore
gon, will be featured speaker at
the luncheon. The Dad’s flay host
ess will be introduced with the
other two finalists.
Picture Deadline m
Deadline for submitting pictures
of hostess candidates is 5 p.m. Fri
day, John Gamiles, general chair
man of Dad's Day announced. Mar
ried women, either students or
wives of students, are eligible for
entry in the contest. The pictures
should be at least 3 by 5 inches,
placed in an envelope or a folder
and turned in to SU 303 (special
events room) or to Don Almy at
Theta Chi.
Dads must be registered by Feb.
7 at 5 p.m. to be counted in the
competition for the largest per
centages of dads for a campus
living organization, Jim Light,
chairman of trophies and special
events, stated.
Awards will be based on per
centages, using a list compiled by
the office of student affairs.
Light said dads of non-freshmen
who are living in Oreek letter or
ganizations or affiliated with such
nn organization, are the only ones
that can be counted by fraternities
and sororities. Carson hall will be
counted ns one living organization.
A legal guardian will count the
same as a dad, Light said. In case
of a tie, the organizations will
share the award equally through
the year. If an organization wins
an award three years in a row, it
will keep the award permanently,
Light added.
Non-affiMated
Light explained that dads of
married students or nny others
who are not affiliated with an or
ganization will not be counted.
Dads who have more than one
son or daughter will huv<> to de
cide which group they want to
count for. One trophy will be
awarded for the freshman living
organization with the largest per
centage of dads, and first and sec
ond place trophies for the living
organizations in competition witli
the whole campus.
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Frosh Election Ballot
THE EMERALD today and Tuesday is printing the following infor
mation which will appear on the ballot for the freshman class elec
tion of officers Wednesday. This is in accordance with the ASL'O
constitution, which requires printing of the ballot for an election on
the two days prior to the day of the election.
ASUO BALLOT FOR FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS
Number the candidates, according to your preference, from 1
towards 20. for as many as you w ish ... 1, 2, 4, 5, etc.
( ) BOXIME, DON
( ) BOWLES, AMOS
( ) HUGH AX AX, MEB
( ) DUX CAN, JIM
( ) GOULD. DARYL
( ) GRAY, DICK
( ) HAZELETT, DON
( ) HEXRY, PATRICK
( ) JOHNSON, JUDY
( ) JONES, JACKIE
( ) LAWSON. ROBERT
( ; MAIKR, BOB
( ) McCRACKEN, BOB
( ) McMURRY, BARRY
( ) PHILLIES, SALLY
( ) SHAFFER. JOHN
( ) SHI ELS, ROGER
( ) SHREEVE, SUE
( ) SWEENEY, MARY
( ) VAHEY, SAM
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The REVEREND HARRY C. MESERVE
Minister of the San Francisco Unitarian Church
will speak at 8 p.m.
Monday, on: “PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION"
Tuesday, on: "THe OUTLOOK FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES"
At the Eugene Unitarian Church - S.W. Corner 11th and Ferry
He may also be heard in a series of three radio talks: “THE UNITARIAN
WAY OF LIFE,” KUGN, Monday and Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday
at 10:35 p.m. 1