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n notes to the editor
WHARTON NAIVE
Upon first reading Managing
Editor Bill Gurney’s excellent ar
ticle, “This College Life,” in the
May 9, 1953, issue of the Oregon
Daily Emerald, I considered writ
ing a letter of commendation to
the editor. My reluctance to do so
has been overcome because of Mr.
Kip Wharton’s attack on that ar
ticle, printed in the Emerald, is
sue of May 13. Consequently, I
am writing both to praise Gur
ney’s statements and to take is
sue with those of Mr. Wharton.
With a look that is penetrating
but not hypercritical. Gurney has
.surveyed today’s Oregon student
body, pointing out that the stu
dents lack intellectuality, lack un
bridled enthusiasm, and are with
out illusions. Neither radical nor
promiscuous, the Oregon student,
as seen by Gurney, has “only the
outward stamp of maturity."
Gurney commented on grade
seeking, pinning, the Greeks,
drinking, the exclusiveness of
professional schools — all with
out malice, without bemoaning or
excusing what exists. He well
concluded by stating that this
school accomplishes “perhaps all
one may ask of a state univer
sity.”
Mr. Wharton’s somewhat naive
letter states his opinion that “up
on the shoulders of the bearer of
any degree must rest a well-filled
head.” I fail to find support for
this statement, and I question its
validity. Is it a state law?
Mr. Wharton bases his main
opinion—that “Oregon is a com
munity of scholars”—solely upon
his limited experience with the
honors program. I contend that
in order to generalize about Ore
gon students as he has done, he
must consider students other than
those in the honors program, who
are relatively few. Besides, the
motives for entering the honors
program may not be so scholarly
or altruistic as he imagines.
I fail to find basis . for Mr.
Wharton’s maintaining that the
editorial spoke for the minority.
Assuredly it did not speak only
for the Greeks; and certainly not
for the honors program students.
If not the majority, who, then?
In conclusion, I should like to
sympathize with Gurney, who is
the victim of Mr. Wharton’s
jumping to the false conclusion
that he (Gurney) “thinks he is
getting prepared . . . for the
world ... by grabbing a degree
in the easiest possible manner.”
Let's have more good work by
editorial writers; let’s have clear
er thinking and writing by the
readers.
Dennis W. Vernon
GURNEY PRAISED
The dignity, tolerance, nostal
gia, understanding, observation,
humor and skillful interpretation
which Bill Gurney has woven
into his editorial, “This College
Life," will not be seriously dis
turbed or tarnished by the wound
ed book-worms, caught in their
sublimated kind of alcoholism,
who rise to throw darts at a fine
product of balanced education
which they cannot reconcile with
the memorizing and regurgitating
process they call learning.
Most of us human beings are
too complex to be aimed, like a
rifle, at one single-purpose goal
which we pursue with a fierce,
burning desire. Very few of us
are here out of some pure, philo
sophic desire to get an education
for education’s sake alone. It’s a
factor, but it’s the rewards of an
education, rather than the process
of getting it, that looks attrac
tive to us.
Learning is enjoyable, but what
most of us hate is the memoriz
ing and puking-back part, which
is used as a club (possibly neces
sary) to force us to do the orig
inal searching, even though ev
erybody knows in his heart that
we will foget most of the “facts”
that are important in getting the
GPA.
It’s this hypocrisy which Gur
neys has seen through; while the
nation listens to the "experts”
who say “ a university is a com
munity of scholars,” we at Ore
gen have been fortunate enough
to read a man from among us
who has the real educational tools
to discover the less pompous
truth, and has had the courage to
tell it.
Carl E. Weber
(“Veteran and independent”)
This College Life?
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notes to the editor
PREFERENTIAL METHOD
POOR
Tuesday's Emerald had an ar
ticle describing the method of
counting the ballots in the ASUO
elections that makes the method
seem badly deficient.
Specifically, you say that if a
candidate has more votes than
necessary the surplus is distribut
ed among the other candidates.
The question then becomes which
votes are picked. Surely this
makes it very easy for the count
ing board to pay close attention
to the available second choices on
the redistributed ballots and
choose accordingly to elect some
one they desire? I dpn'tmejtn to
imply that they do this, but if
the ballots are chosen by chancp
it still makes an -inequitable
choice possible.
There is one further objection
to this metiiod. The .ftgHoh, Who
votes for a popular person may
have his vote counted for several
people as it runs through each re
distribution, while the person who
votes for an unpopular candidate
stands an excellent chance of nev
er having his second choice even
looked at.
Presumably when this method
of counting was decided on it was
thought superior to the previous
system. Since I don’t know what
was used before I don't know if
it was an improvement.
If it were only a question of
electing to a committee, so that
the proceedure could be to put
all votes beyond the quota into
the other candidates, it might not
be so bad, but as it stands it is
the total that counts, to deter
mine the president or vice-pres
ident say, and after all first
choices then extras are distrib
uted, effectively giving the dis
tributed votes twice the weight.
Maybe this is the best method
possible, but I don't think so, and
it seems rather poor to me.
R. G. Selfridge.
THANK YOU
On behalf of the Juniorr class
officers, I want to sincerely thank
the hundreds of Junior Weekend
committee members who helped
to make the Weekend a success.
I want to especially thank my
co-chairman, Joan Marie Miller,
who helped to effectively co-or- j
dinate the work of the general
committee chairmen. My thanks
also to our advisor, Miss Donna
Buse, who spent many hours lay
ing the Weekend program and
seeing that the activities ran
smoothly.
Certainly I cannot thank
enough the general student body
who helped to make the Weekend
truly “all-University” in spirit
and interest.
Tom Shepherd
Junior Class President.
FAHLMAN PROUD
A letter of commendation here
may seem somewhat unusual, but
to say the least, I have been
very proud to identify myself for
the past four years with one of
the most important realms of
student government — that of
the Student Union Board and its
program.
I honestly beliew that the
Board has made excellent strides
in improving the educational, so
cial, and cultural programs of
fered to the campus. I wish to
express my appreciation to the
university family for the excel
lent response to that overall pro
eram.
Also- would like to express my
deepest appreciation to the ac
tual participants in the Student
Union program-*-the people (ap
proximately 180 in number) who
have sacrificed their time and
efforts to make the program
what it is today.
I am very happy to extend my
sincere wishes to the new SU
Board and SU Directorate and
feel that the excellent personnel
(which these two organizations
boast) will indeed insure the fu
ture success and progress of the
SU program.
Clyde H. Fahlman,
Retiring Board Chairman
In. 1900, one out of every 25
Americans wds past 65; today the
atio is 1 to 13. By 1975, the old
ige group will have risen from
.1,500,000 to, 20,000,000 at this
rate.
The Soviet Union contains prac
tically all natural resources used
by man.
/7ccents
Alex
from Kaufman Bros.
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Kaufman Bros, in Eugene carry
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Stop in and see "the dress made for
you . . . today at Kaufman Bros.
A $9.95 bargain in gay cotton is a
dainty blue original with bands of tiny
flowers running vertically up and down
the skirt. Reversed colors highlight the
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GET IN THE SWIM
This season, Kauftr^n Bros, are hap
py to feature three famous lines in
bathing suits.
Rose-Marie Reid has six styles in
laztex and three in cotton this year. In
laztex, Rose-Marie presents “Embroid
ered Magic.” a slim-trim suit in choc
olate brown w ith white embroidery on
the bustlinc . . . $17.95.
A turquoise creation in the new
magic-length (one which will fit any
one) is entitled "Shirred Magic.” and
is priced at $15.95. “Candy Ribbon”
also takes the bid of many a sun-bather
with its white vertical embroidery on
a background of royal blue. “Leaf
Simplicity," Rose-Marie’s jewel of the
sea is an acetate original w ith tiny
white leaves embroidered all over . . .
$19.95.
Any poor unsuspecting male would
issue an alert for help at a glimpse of
this original called “S.O.S.” It is a
smart panelled suit with a large figure
S in white braid contrast binding
against navy blue or brown suits . . .
$17.95. The ‘Tomboy Shortinaster.” In
both aqua and white, this suit i_> simply
a onc-pieced short set with pockets . . .
priced at $14.95.
In the good ol’ summertime . . .
Kaufman tiros, also carry Par rorm
suits which are featured in Seventeen i
and Glamour magazines. Outstanding
is the arrow-tipped suit . . . white elas- ■
tic with three vertical black stripes;
and an arrowhead at the end of each. ■
Catering to Cotton in Swim Wear..
Around the world this year, swim
mers have chosen “cotton” their fab
ric. Rose-Marie Reid presents at $10.95
. . . Aloha. A Hawaiian creation in an j
all-over flora! pattern . . . Also at
$10.95 . . . A Patriotic number with
red, white and blue cross print trimmed
in white pique. The Short-Maker also
comes in cotton for $15.95 in such lus
cious shades as coral and aqua ... it
also comes in stripes!
Par-Form features cotton suits from
seersucker to pima broadcloth . . . and
from polka - dots to stri[>es ... all
priced reasonably low. Stop in today at
Kaufman Bros, to view the “beach
beauty parade” in swim and sport wear.
Watch this column next week for the
complete information on Jantzen and
their latest in summer wear.
Was it an error????
Last week in this column ... a simi
lar phrase appeared ... “A row of but
tons are peaking through” . . . Wheth
er are modifies buttons or is should
modify row . . . Kaufman Bros, always
modifies your pocket-book . . . and
you’ll never make an error by shopping
at Kaufman’s.
Germany Won't
Go Nazi: Richter
Germany will not return to the
hands of the Nazis as long as
America and the Western powers
are there, according to Werner
Richter, rector of the University
of Bonn, Wednesday during a 3
p.m. coffee hour forum in the Dads
lounge of the Student Union.
"There are no Nazis on top In
Germany now,” said Richter, "but
the situation is not yet consoli
dated.” He explained that a with
drawal of Western powers would
create considerable unrest.
Richter said: "The German
people do appreciate what the
Americans are doing for them.”
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SU Ballroom Admission 30c
Sunday, May 17
2:30 and 4:30 p.m.
You Are Cordially Invited to Attend
A Free Lecture Entitled
"Christian Science: The Power
of the Word"
«_ By Jo}?n J- Selover, C.S.B., of Long Beach, Cal.
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Monday, May 18, 8:00 p.m.
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