\ olumi; MV , 1'ifty-third r.MVKitsrrv or okkoo.n, year oj publication KI’OKNK, Till ItSDAV, JAM AKV I »5» M .MI5KH (Vi Freshmen Elect McCracken Minister Avers Federal Aid To Sectarian Schools 'Out' i Panel Tonight Closes RE Week Religious Evaluation week will end tonight with an 8 p.m. panel discussion by ine eight speakers. • Each speaker will talk for fifteen minutes. Schedule 7:30 a.m. Chapel Meditation— Gerlinger hall, the Itev. .Math las Iiurger 9 “The Church and Religion in Germany”, Hal Gossard 9:30 “Judaism and the World Crisis,” Kahhi L. Elliott Graf man 10 “The Catholic Church and the Tide of Communism”, the Rev. Mathias Iturger 10:30 “A Revolutionary Time”, Clifford K. Maser 11 Question Period Noon Luncheon 1 p.m. “Facing the Crisis”, Kar lin Cappcr-Johnson •1 Colored Film: “1500th Anni versary Celebration of Patri archate of Jerusalem” 5:30 Dinners and Firesides 8 Closing Meeting—Each speaker on panel to tie given 15 min utes. • Men's Open Rush To Begin Monday Men’s open rushing will begin Monday, the office of student af fairs has announced. To go through open rush, which is open to both freshmen and up perclassmen, the man must have both a 2 point GPA and accumu lative grade point. Men will sign up at the office of student affairs in Emerald hall. All forms of federal subside to religious groups should be abolished," said Wcslcv K. Nicholson, pastor of the Ku gene Congregational church, speaking before about 150 per sons in the Student Union browsing room Wednesdav. Nicholson s a/hlress was in conjunction w i t h Religious hvaluation week. Agrees With Author In reviewing the book. "Ameri can Tradition in Religion and Edu cation" by Freeman Butts, Dr. Nicholson agreed with the author that "all aid to the parochial schools, direct or indirect, is an establishment of religion and therefore, unconstitutional." “Increasing demands have been made that religious schools share in public tax as well as public schools," he said. There is also contention over religious instruc tion in public schools, ;ind public aid given to parochial schools. Much of the controversy over the relationship of church and state in education, he contends, arises out of a failure to know clearly what our early tradition has been. Traces Separation He briefly traced the separation of church and state from its de velopment in the I7th century to the present. “We began the 20th century.” he said, “with two propositions firm ly implanted. Namely, that public funds shall not be granted to sec tarian schools and religious in struction shall not be given to pub lic schools.” The courts have been confused in their rulings, he said. Twenty-four states have passed laws prohibiting religious instruction in schools, but 12 have passed laws requiring that religious instruction be included. LES ANDERSON Who Runs the UO? Lester E. Anderson has been University of Oregon alumni association secretary since his appointment in 1946. He replaced Elmer Fansett, former alumni secretary. Anderson was appointed secretary following his graduation from the UO. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree. The alumni association maintains an office on the mezzanine of the Student Union and has a staff of six not including Anderson. This is the headquarters and the record cen ter of the alumni group. Supervision of all alumni activities and the network of alumni directors throughout the state are a function of the alumni office. The office also handles all class reunions and the publishing of Old Oregon, the alumni maga zine. .Oregon’s alumni association was formed in 1880 by 12 former members of the Uni versity. There are now 500 dues-paying mem bers of the alumni group. However, the alumni office has records on all alumni and the addresses of 22,500. WESLEY NICHOLSON No Subsidies RE Fireside Talks Schedule Changed Tile revised slate for today in cludes: Alpha Xi and Alpha Phi at Alpha Phi, W. G. Jones; Al pha Gamma Delta and Chi Omega at Chi O, the Rev. Ma thias Burger; Sigma Kappa, Mrs. Clarence Elliot; Philadel phia house, Bill Smith, director of Lutheran Student house. Gamma Phi's fireside was can celed. Other fireside speakers, as previously scheduled, are: Delta /.eta, Ivan Niven; Beta, Ward Maeey; Kappa Sig. II. H. Wact cher; Fiji, Karlin M. Capper Johnson; Pi Kappa Alpha, Rus sell Walker. Buchanan, Maier, Gray Win Offices K..l.cr, I, McCracken, freshman in liberal ana, was electe.t In .riLt '• rl McCmkw was eiectcl on the tirst ballot with a vote of 127. I he total vote in Wclncolay's election was 559, The prei 1 2 U r’UT f»<• election was therefore , •'kCracl