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An Open Letter to the Senate
The Oregon Daily Emerald
* Emerald Shack
September 23, 1953
An open letter to: Tom Wrightson, Don Collin, Wes Ball,
Don Crawford, Ward Cook, Bob Funk,
Sally Hayden, Marilyn Parrish, Hollis
Ransom, Tom Shepherd, Bob Summers,
Paul Lasker, Elsie Schiller, Don Fish
er, Jim Light, Len Calvert, Ann Black
well, Bob Kanada, Jim Duncan, Sam
Vahey and Janet Gustafson.
Dear senate members:
Tonight you will meet to begin the 1953-54 school year’s busi
ness as Oregon's governing body. We sincerely hope that you
-will carefully consider the responsibility placed in you by the
students in spring term’s election, and the potentialities of your
job.
As you know, the ASUO senate is the official respresentative
body of the students, and as such has the power to act in their
■behalf. There are limits, of course, determined by that amount of
control that is exercised by the University administration, and
3the faculty.
But, within those limits, there is much that you can do. (And
responsible, earnest accomplishments and pushing on your
part may help to remove some of the limitations on your area
of action.)
As far as the students are concerned, you have a free hand.
The Student Union board, the student publications board, and
/like bodies exercise certain policy-making jurisdiction in their
•spartcular areas, but even there you are free to investigate and
.advocate. You are the chosen spokesman for the student body.
Two years ago the senate joined the student fight for the re
moval of pay phones from campus living organizations. The
fight was successful. The senate has worked on the millrace
problem and the reconstruction of the “O”—although more
could have been done in both cases.
You have already got the honor code program going pretty
strong again. You can take on additional functions—such as bet
ter seating for students at Hayward field and more power and
jurisdiction for the student court.
Senates in past years have been criticized by some as being
raneaningless. Many students don’t give a hoot about the senate.
This attitude is not completely unjustified. Apathy on the part of
quite a few former senators, who didn’t exert themselves very
-rmuch (even to the point of seldom attending meetings), has
done much to justify the feeling.
It’s up to you.
Sincerely yours,
Oregon Daily Emerald
“Yes, to both your questions—This is a required course and there
is no way out of it.”
SUCurrmts
SU Record Room
Needs New Staff
Students interested in staffing
the Peter Benson Howard music
listening room are to contact Stu
dent Union Program Director
Donna Buse in SU 301 by 5 p.m.
Friday.
Student volunteers will be ex
pected to work two or more hours
per weeks, Miss Buse said. Dur
ing this time they will play record
requests.
The music listening room will be
from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday, and also during some
weekend hours if possible, she
said. Student workers will be able
to use the room at any time.
Bowling Leagues
Begin Next Week
Students interested in partici
pating in the Student Union bowl
ing leagues may sign up now at
the recreation desk in the SU
basement, according to Louis Bell
isimo, recreation director.
Three leagues are being organ
ized to bow! for seven weeks.
The fraternity league will begin
Tuesday and the dormitory league
Wednesday, both at 6:30 p.m. The
all-campus mixed doubles, open to
both students and faculty will be
gin Thursday at 7 p.m.
SU Petitions Held
Dut to women's rushing', the
deadline for submitting petitions
for the Student Union com
mittees has been extended to
John Shaffer, personnel com
mittee chairman. Meeting .of
petitioners will be announced ■
later, he said.
UIS Meets Today
United Independent Students,
campus political party, will hold
an open meeting this afternoon at
3 in the Student Union.
President Hollis Ransom has in
vited all interested independent
students to attend the meeting.
College Poetry
Contest Open
The National Poetry association
has announced its tenth annual
poetry contest for college stu
dents. Any student attending eith
er a junior or senior college is
eligible,' and there are no limita
tions as to size or theme.
The closing date for the submis
sion is Nov. 5. Poems must be
typed or printed on a separate
sheet and must bear the name and
home address of the student as
well as the name of the college
attended.
Manuscripts should be sent to
the National Poetry association,
3210 Selby Ave., Los Angeles 34,
Calif.
Campus Calendar
Noon Sigma Xi 110 SU
Phi Beta Cab 111 SU
Drama Staff 112 SU
Journ 113 SU
3:00 UIS 111 SU
Oregana Open Hse
308 SU
4:00 Mt. Climbing Grp
112 SU
RE Wk Exec 319 SU
6:30 IFC 112 SU
ASUO Senate 334 SU
7:00 Emerald Open Hse
Deady Quon
7:30 Newman Cl 111 SU
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Interstate Commission
Helps Medical Students
The top floor of Johnson hall now houses the offices of a new
ligher education commission with jurisdiction covering eight
Western states.
It is the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Kduca
:ion, set up to provide education in medicine, dentistry and vet
erinary medicine for students from institutions not providing
mch education.
The commissions executive ell-,
-ector is William C. Jones, who re-1
ligned as dean of administration!
assistant to the president) of the |
University of Oregon in June, aft
:r H. K. Newburn’s resignation as
jresident of Oregon.
Organized under a compact of
:he states of Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Ore
gon, Utah and Wyoming, the com
nission has three members from
;ach state, appointed by the re
ipective governors. Jones Is the
’irst full-time administrator for
:he three-month old organization;
WILLIAM C. JONES
lis office is on the same floor of
Fohnson as the chancellor’s offices,
entatively to remain there until
Fune 00, but with no arrangements
or changing, as of now.
High Cost Impetus
Because of the high cost of set
.ing up schools of medicine, den
.istry and veterinary medicine by
states not possessing such schools,
rones explained, the compact was
organized. Eight state legislatures
-atified the compact, and a total
of $300,000 has been appropriated
’or contracts to exchange students
oetween the states.
Students from Montana, Wyo
ming, Arizona and New Mexico
tvill attend the Colorado medical
school; students from Arizona will
attend the Oregon dental school;
and those from Oregon, Arizona
and Montana, the Colorado A & M
veterinary school.
Six From Oregon
This year six boys from Oregon
are going to the Colorado A & M
veterinary school, and six will at
tend next year. The commission
pays $1200 per boy to the Colo
rado school, and each student has
to pay only the Colorado resident
tuition fee.
The compact was originally
planned for 11 states and Hawaii
and Alaska. But the legislatures
Of the territories and the three
other states, California, Washing
ton. and Nevada, have not ratified.
One question facing the new
commission, Jones said, is how
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many other academic fields the
organization could feasibly enter.
The answer is pretty uncertain, he
explained, because of the youth of
the commission.
The success of a similar com
mission of 14 Southern states, set
up about five years ago, gave
impetus to Western Interstate,
Jones explained. However, the
concern for such an organization
was even greater in the South, be
cause of the problems of segre
gated education there, he said.
Classifieds
1941 Chevrolet good shape. Will
accept best offer. 4-1980. 1160-G
Emerald. 9-25
1936 Ford Sedan for sale by orig
inal owner, graduate student.
Lots rubber, lifeguard tubes.
Caldwell 1620 Sylvan 3-2710 or
4-7772. 10-1
Hide wanted to and from campus
Monday through Saturday, 2840
Spring Drive, Eugene. Phone
5-7685. 9-24
Room and board for three and
board vacancy only for two. 874.
East 13th. Phone 4-0422.
1953 Mercury sport coupe, new
In February, 7000 miles. Ed
ward Morton, Law School.
BOOKCASE, 47 'x44"; men's black
size 12 bowling shoes; 7' Gris
wold, Ridge-top, laminated, met
al edge skiis; Cable binding;
Poles. Only $25. Phone 4-3854,
975 Alder. 22-23-24
LIGHT BROWN leather briefcase
left during registration at
school of architecture, east
wing. If found, please return to
office of school architecture. 25
ERIC'S Barber Shop, 729 E. 11th.
Personalized service. 2 chairs,
Eric & Walt. 27 1
For men double room, single beds,
kitchen privileges if desired.
Semi-private bath. Near bus.
1879 Moss street, phone 5-6222
evenings.
Mom, black and tan Dachshund
requires good father for her
babies. Will give Pop choice of
puppies. Call 7-7378.
ELECTRIC RANGE, apartment
type, three burners, oven be
low. Brand new wiring and
burners. $35. RACING SKIS,
hand-made, with poles but no
bindings. $10, or will trade for
photo equipment, or what have
you? Phone 4-1294 or 5-1354
eves.
LOST—4 leaf clover pin, pearl
center. 13th or 14 th of Sept,
Reward. Phone 5-6576.
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