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Why We Pick Collin
Yesterday was a busy day for peon party candidate Bob- Funk. Mon
day morning he was in the race. Monday afternoon he was out of it. And
then he was back in it again. All this before dinner (we don’t know what
lie decided to do after dinner and. what’s more, don't care any more).
In short, peon politics, when this was being written, were in a state
«>f constant flux. For UIS or AGS such a situation might be serious; not
go with peon candidate Funk or his law school backers. For it s all in
fun—at least it was the last time we talked to Bob.
Funny or not, however, candidate Funk, we think, is serving a
definite purpose. It has often been speculated as to Just how deep the
don’t care” attitude about student government and politics goes. With
Funk in the race perhaps we’ll see just how many realists or how
much apathy (it has been described both ways) we actually have. (Of
course, it may not be too much of an indication for we Mispeet a person
with a dim view of the present goings on wouldn’t bother to vote. Thus,
Funk's appeal to apathetic elements contains the seeds of its own
destruction.
Obviously, the peon candidate is the darkest kind of dark horse. No
body, not even Funk, gives this candidacy much chance. As it appears
aow the battle is still between Tom Wrightson and Don Collin.
We haven’t got the space or the intellectual capacity to make it a
particularly long caso for our favorite. Beyond this we are inclined to
agree with Funk who said yesterday that “the Emerald is usually rather
low in everyone’s esteem, politically speaking...’’
Both candidates have the capabilities necessary for the job. Both have
had experience on the senate, where at least a significant part of the job
fc involved. 3ut we are not interested so much in what activities either
has participated in as what each has done. And this is why we are able
4o say that we favor Don Collin.
As a senator and unlike most other senators, he has taken his job
seriously. Many say that perhaps the most important job the senate
can, or could do, would be that of investigating various phases of
campus life. Yet while most are willing to talk about it, Collin has, in
the past years/been doing something about it.
To our recollection he wa9 just about the only senator not on the Honor
Code committee who put in an appearance at the code committee’s hear
fcigs and had something to say. His remarks, incidentally, were intelli
gent, as they usually are. As we have said before, we do not always agree
With him, but his thinking is always logical and his conviction well
founded.
He was one of the principal forces behind the removal of Dr. Washke
from the constitutional committee last fall, an action which was ap
plauded by many. It was ah unpleasant experience, but Collin is not
*fraid to do an unpleasant task in the interest of the student body.
We feel this is an. especially good recommendation.
And, at present, the open primary amendment, one which the AGS
platform supports, is very much Collin’s work. That one party endorses
a plan given by their rival candidate, whether through conviction or
because they feel it tqo popular to attack, speaks for itself as a recom
mendation.
We used these three examples as highlights in Collin’s student gov
ernment career. Actually, he is at all times observant, interested and
active.‘7. " " '
And in all the time we have known him, we have never been able
"to identif y him as a “dyed in the wool” this or that. He’s an independent
«atfjjiddt£, but in everything he has done thus far he has represented,
as accurately as anyone could; the whole of the’ student body.
We know less of Wrightson, partially because he has been much less
Active in this realm. We think he is a good candidate and believe he
would be responsive to the needs of the students.
But it is hard for us to place him in the same category with Collin
who is, in_our estimation, an exceptionally fine candidate with an ex
«fQ>tiopally good/recOfd,—J.H.
f notes to the editor
- FINK CHILDISH,
COLLIN MATURE -
It is possible to- argue that
student government -at- Oregon
!; is a weak and unimportant
"thing. It has been said that the
Student Affairs Committee, the
Administration and the Faculty
among themselves run most ac
tivities much as they please,
•ften without even consulting
elected student representatives,
’This is on the theory that stu
dents are too immature to make
important decisions, and must be
.guided to the point of being con
trolled. There are two possible
reactions that an active student
ean have: either an endeavor to
maintain in seriousness and dig
nity the rights of students to be'
consulted and have some control
' over activities, or a poking fun
attitude aimed at,ridicule of the
situation.
The former course has been
maintained by Don Collin and
toe excellent platform of the
-UIS; the latter by Bob Funk and
a cynical group from the law
school.
This Funk group has recently
entered the campaign in a mock
ing way with a number of ob
. scene slogans insulting to the
dignity of those who are trying
to improve student politics. I am
-not objecting to them on a moral
basis, but because they are ob
vious, childish and offer no con
structive criticism.
Funk boasts or not having a
platform, as if this were a virtue,
and calls himself a simple, hon
est peon. He has nothing to offer
except ridicule hyperbole and
silly sarcasm. If the administra
tion wanted some evidence to
prove the immaturity of college
students they could ask for no
more than this. f*
, After five years In. college,
where he has crammed his brain
with an immense number of facts,
Mr. Funk’s understanding still
operates on the level of a little
kiddie’s comic book.
This is not the road to better
student government. I have heard
that some people think Don Col
lin is immature. Don Collin never
did anything in his life as ju
venile as this Funk did in start
ing his campaign on this basis.
Let us rally around a really
sincere man and his platform and
not be taken in by this most en
joyable columnist.
Forbes I. Hill.
Greeks Announce Platform
Tom Wrightson, Associated
Greek Students candidate for
ASUO president in Wednesday’s
election, released his jyirty plat
form Sunday night. —~■
It is as follows:
1. AGS is in favor Of, the all
campus primary. We feaTlt would
allow the patties to ntffltQrtn their
individuality and at tl» same time
would provide a more expedient
method of filling party slates.
2. AGS favors the establish
Preferential Ballot
Provisions Listed
(Continued from page one)
addition if necessary) required for
a candidate's election, is deter
mined :
1. Take the number of positions
open (11, ASUO president, vice
president, and nine senators-at
large.)
2. Add 1 (making 12):
3. Divide valid votes (2076) by
12, making 173.
4. Add 1. The quota in this hy
pothetical situatidh would be 174.
Reason for this process is mere
ly to obtain the smallest number
of votes which will elect 11 candi
dates, without electing more tbkn
11. If the figure were 173, 12 per
sons could be elected with a vote
of 2076.
Elected With 174
Hf any candidate gets 174 num
ber 1 votes, he is elected. The
candidate with the most is presi
dent, the next is vice-president,
if they have the quota.
If less than 11, but at least one
office, is filled this way, extra
(above 174) ballots of those elect
ed are re-distributed according to
number 2 votes, and this process
continues as long as each new dis
tribution step elects a new can
didates or new candidates.
If at any point the last step, or
the beginning, elects no candi
dates, and there are still offices
to be filled, the ballots of the can
didate with the fewest number 1
votes are re-distributed.
Redistributed When Possible
Re-distribution of extra ballots
of an elected candidate in each
case is done whenever possible:
when not, candidates are elimi
nated from the bottom in order
in make their ballots available for
re-distribution.
If, before all 11 offices are filled,
all ballots are distributed to an
elected candidate, with no extras
Left, or exhausted (cannot be dis
tributed further from the bottom
because they have gone as far as
the voter numbered his choices),
then the next candidate or can
didates in total number of ballots
now in possession is elected, even
though he or they do not have the
quota.
Armed Forces
Show Planned
A special proclamation by
President Eisenhower has set
aside May 16 as Armed Forces
Day. Military shows, parades,
and displays of armed forces
equipment will be carried on in
communities throughout the en
tire nation. ... .
The special project officer for
Eugene’s observance is Col.
Emery L. Bruns, head of the
ROTC department. Eugene will
hold its annual parade of all
military units in this area under
the direction of Col. Paul Laf
ferty, local chairman of the
event.
The 1000 Oregon ROTC stu
dents and the military marching
band will participate, Coir Bruns
said. 2.Z
• Campus Briefs
• Tape recordings of all houses singing
in the All-campus Sing Saturday will be
available after today in the Douglas room
of the library, according to Don Hunter,
head of the audio-visual department.
• The AWS vocational guide, which con
tains information about pay, hours, working
conditions and opportunities in many jobs
for women, is now located in Studefit Union
room 312, according to Sally Cummins,
AWS reporter.
• Chi Delta Phi, women’s literary honor
ary, will meet at 6:45 tonight at the Col
lege Side, according to Marilyn Patterson,
president.
merit of a leadership training pro
gram at the University of Oregon.
A program of this sort has been
effective at other schools and we
feel it would provide for more qual
ified student leadership here.
Insurance Favored
3. AGS favors the adoption of
the .blanket insurance measure as
it will provide those students who
wish to buy insurance an oppor
tunity to do so. Passage of the
measure in no way obligates any
student.
4. A senate committee should
be set up to work with athletic
department in determining the pol
icies for student seating at Hay
ward field until such time as a new
stadium is built.
5. AGS favors adoption of the
amendment to the ASUO consti
tution providing for the election
of freshman class officers during
fall term, and also the amendment
that provides that persons running
for one class office may only be
elected to that offiee.
Graduate Representative Opposed
6. AGS is opposed to the pas
sage of the amendment to the
constitution that provides for a
compulsory graduate student mem
ber on the ASUO senate. Under
the present system, graduate stu
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dents have been elected and may
continue to be elected to the sen
ate.
7. The A8UO senate should con
tinue to work with the student'
affairs committee in working out
their program, thus eliminating
the criticism that the committee'
is not responsive to student opin
ion.
8. AGS is in favor of the immed
iate installation of a library test
file, and the establishment of de
partmental help sessions.
Fall Rushing Sought
.9. AGS is in favor of fall term •
rushing for men, but feels that the
details of the programs should be
worked out by the Inter-frater
nity council.
10. AGS favors a program for
stimulation of student interest
whereby sufficient pressure may
be brought to bear for the estab
lishment of a millrace park.
11. AGS favors a program
whereby interested Northwest
schools may be invited to attend
the Oregon Federation of Colleg
iate Leaders convention this fall
to make plans for the organiza
tion of a northwest regional or
ganization with the first conven
tion to be held a year from this
spring, possibly at Oregon.
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