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-Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the writer and do not pretend to
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litor and the members of the editorial staff.
iiM Havcox. Editor
Ron Brown, Business Manager
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Notes to the Editor
(Ed. note: The following let
ter concerns the Student Af
fairs committee and its consid
eration of an attempt by
NAACP, to get official recog
nition on campus. Owing to its
length, and the slim space giv
en to editorial copy ,it was nec
essary to trim it down a bit).
I was very interested in an ed
itorial written last term concern
■i* eng the press not being in access
■Of the news; for example, the ac
tion of the Student Affairs com
mittee.
. ...
i ... I believe that the students
would be very interested in what
action is taken by this commit -
• tee. The majority of (its) . . .
1 ’••members are public employees
who live in a glass house . . .
-When they pull a curtain down
"•-to escape scrutiny, it leads one
to speculate ... as to the motives
of such actions.
The question of whether or not
there is to be an NAACP chapter
... is, we think, of secondary im
- .jportance. The primary question
-*4s one of whether or not any
—• group of students who are in
igood standing and whose objec
tives and- methods are legal has
a right to organize, to affiliate
with a national organization . . .
and make use of university facili
ties without discrimination.
Apparently this committee
. does not have this point of
view, as exemplified by the re
fusal to recognize this group ..
... .
The NAACP is a bi-racial
-group. Its aims as summarized
in the constitution are to inform
-•-regarding Negro problems, to
~wisrk for equality of opportunity
for Negroes and other minorities
. to lessen prejudice and foster
"interracial harmony and under
standing: These purposes we con
sider wholly in accord with those
Of Christianity and democracy.
But one member of the commit
:"tee'. . . says . . . “It may well be
seriously questioned whether it is
;• f>roper within the framework of a
state-supported institution to fos
ter the -activities of an aggres
sive action organization dedicat
ed to the pursuance of special in
terests — social, economic, and
political in scope, an organization
which seeks to make its impact
felt upon the university and upon
the community.”
We do not believe (NAACP’s
practices are) ... a “special
interest being foisted upon the
university and the community.
We believe that the policy of
this committee is closely corre
lated to the lack of interest in
student government, lack of co
operation, morals, and other such
diseases. At least wouldn’t it be
of value to bring such policies to
light and air them?
Robert Holloway
President, NAACP Chap.
• Campus Briefs
• AWS Congress will meet in the Student
Union at 4 p.m. today, according to AWS
President Judy McLoughlin. It is compul
sory for every living organization to be rep
resented, she added. Post-Duck Preview let
ters will be discussed.
Women who are planning to go through
the spring term open rushing should sign up
at the office of Mrs. Golda P. Wickham, as
sociate directo rof student affairs ,as soon as
possible.
• Living organization participants in the
All-Campus Vodvil Friday night who left
their props at McArthur Court may pick
them up until noon Tuesday, according to
Shirley Wendt and Gloria Lee, Vodvil co
chairmen.
• G. L. Henson, manager of the Univer
sity Co-op has been elected president of the
Western College Bookstore association for
the 1953-54 year. He was elected this month
at the association’s annual convention in San
Diego of 32 colleges and universities.
• The decoration committee for the Mor
tar Hoard ball will meet at 4 p.m. today in
the Student Union, according to June Brown
ing.
• Deadline for the ten Student Union di
rectorate committee chairmanships has been
postponed until 5 p.m. Wednesday, accord
ing to directorate chairman Clyde Fahlman.
Open posts include chairman of art gallery,
browsing room, coffee hour forum, dance,
public relations, movie, personnel, recorded
music and publicity. Petitions may be ob
tained from SU 302.
• NAACP members will meet at 8 p.m.
today at Wesley house. “Portland Skid Row”
will be the topic of the guest speaker, Wayne
Keith, director of “Friendship House” in
Portland.
• Petitions for the nine open positions on
next year’s Red Cross board are due Friday.
Petitions may be obtained on the third
floor, Student Union, and are to be turned
in to Joan Walker at Kappa Alpha Theta,
Janet Bell at Delta Delta Delta, or Valera
Vierra at Carson hall.
• Students applying for the position of
Emerald edit of and business manager have
until 5 p.m. Monday to turn in their peti
tions to the student publications board. Se
lection of the editor and business manager
will be Wednesday. May 6. Students may
also apply for Orenter editor by Monday and
will be interviewed by the board on Wed
• Cosmopolitan club will meet tonight
after the Vodvil show at Plymouth house,
13th and Ferry streets. Members and friends
are urged to bring future UO “Ducks” to
the meeting.
• Students having trouble making housing
arrangements for their mothers for Mother’s
day. May 9, should contact Hazel Forsythe,
housing chairman, at Hendricks hall.
The post office permits almost
anything that will not fall apart in
transit to be sent as a self-mailer
without envelope.
Classifieds
FOR SALE: 1951 Model Smith
Corona silent portable. Call
3-2723. 4-28.
Friday, May 1st
The LAST DAY for purchasing CO-OP
Memberships for school year 1952-53
Cash register receipts must be turned in by
May 20th
U of 0 Co-op Store
Prices Start
at $15.75
ORDER NOW
The
Official
U.ofO.
Ring
Officially adopted by the Alumni Association and ASUO in
1949, this beautiful ring is now worn by hundreds of alumni and
students. It comes in a variety of settings and stones, and is
reasonably priced. Also available with fraternity letters.
Samples are now on display.
Sold Exclusively by the ALUMNI OFFICE
110 M, Mezzanine, Erb Memorial Union
(Take door to right of elevator 2nd floor)
Summer Camp
To be Attended
By JO9 Cadets
The University of Oregon Air
Force ROTC unit will send 109
cadets to three summer camps
this summer, according to Col.
Emery J. Bruns, head of the Uni
versity ROTC unit.
The cadets will train at Fair
child Air Force base near Spo
kane, Larsen Air Force base near
Moses Lake, and McChord Air base
near Tacoma. All the camps are
in Washington.
The training will be given in two
phases, each of four weeks dura
tion. The first period will begin
June 21 and the last will start
July 22. During the first period
the cadets will train at McChord
and Larsen bases. The second
group of men will train at Mc
Chord and Fairchild bases.
The summer camp is designed to
supplement the institutional phase
of the ROTC program and will
Include experience in leadership,
operation of weapons and flight
observation. Instruction will also
be given in navigation, weather
technique and aircraft mainten
ance.
Dome Photographs
In SU Art Gallery
A photo exhibit in connection
with the Fuller project, the geo
desic dome, is being held in the
Student Union art gallery through
Wednesday, according to Jean
Neilson, chairman of the exhibit.
The exhibition includes photo
graphs by David Hatch, instructor
in art, and George Seeley, fifth
year architecture student.
The next exhibition planned by
the SU art gallery committee, un
der the direction of Chairman Bar
bara Johnson, is photographs by
Ross Johnson, an Eastern Oregon
photographer. The display will
open Thursday.
Christian Science
Talk Tuesday Open
Mrs. Mary C. Holloway, former
member of the Christian Science
Board of Lectureship, will speak
at an open meeting of the Chris
tian Science organization of the
University Tuesday.
The meeting, scheduled for 8 p.
m., will be held in the Student Un
ion. The title of Mrs. Holloway's
talk is "Christian Science: The
meeting of the Letter and the
Spirit." The talk will deal with the
healing method of Christian Sci
ence.
Let's head for the
el-Pronto Drive-In
where the campus crowd
likes to meet
Drive in and enjoy
• Delicious Milk Shakes
• Jumbo Burgers
• Prompt Service
at
DICK and JIM'S
el-Pronto
1689 Willamette