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Fifty-fifth year of Publication
VOL. LV. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1933
No. 33
Party Functions Outlined
Emerald Editorial Assistant
by Kitty Fraser
Politics within student govern
ment at Oregon constitutes some
thing which is primarily active
during the general student body
elections spring term of each year.
However, even though the forth
coming freshman elections will be
conducted on a non-partisan basis,
some explanation of Oregon’s par
ty system and how it operates
seems useful.
Oregon has two parties at pres
ent, the Associated Greek Students
and the United Independent Stu
dents. Membership is determined
by affiliation or non-affiliation
with Greek letter living organiza
tions.
History Traced
AGS has existed on campus for
a number of years. Greek houses
have been the only members,
though at various times, one or
more has left the party to form
a coalition with Independent
groups to elect various candidates
for student body and class offices.
UIS is not quite a year old. It
was formed last January after the
United Students association, a co
alition group of Greeks and in
dependents. lost all its Greek
members. Only independent stu
I dents living on campus or off may
' be members of this group. Howev
er, provision in the UIS constitu
tion has been made to the effect
that a Greek student may join
but not run for an office for a
year after joining.
Purpose Told
The primary purpose of each
HOLLIS RANSOM
M ... to further Independent
thought”
party is to select and campaign
for slates of candidates for ASUO
and class offices. Each party has
interested students petition to run
for office and holds a primary elec
tion within the party to choose its
slate. Following these primary
elections, the general election
takes place and the student body
as a whole chooses the new of
ficers from the slate put out by
the parties.
In addition to persons receiving1
the support of one party or the
other, students may petition in
dependently to the ASUO to be
placed on the ballot and run for
election.
As it stands now, each party
has one candidate for ASUO pres
ident, the losing nominee becom
ing ASUO vice president. Any
number of candidates may be put
up by each party for the senate
at large positions and nine are
elected.
Candidates Supported
In the class office elections,
again each party puts up one can
didate for president of each class
(sophomore, Junior and senior),
and the loser in each case becomes
vice president. Each party also
nominates one candidates for class
senate representative but voting
on these offices by the student
body has little or no significance,
merely assuring that each party
has a representative.
Everything runs smoothly, ac
cording to the above pattern, that
is unless there are independent
candidates filed for these posts.
This does happen more frequently
in the case of the ASUO president
than within the class offices.
Occasionally the parties as a
group do engage in activities oth
er than politics. For the past sev
eral years, ASUO has sponsored
a Halloween party for the children
of Eugene. The party was can
celled this year due to the sched
BOB GLASS
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jling of Portland football gam<
:his week.
Hollis Ransom is president oi
UIS this year, and Bob Glass if
A.GS president.
Independents Represented
In commenting on the purpose!
of their groups, Ransom said that
UIS is primarily a political «iw
ganization composed of indtpemW
ent students working to further
independent participation in cam
pus life. As he puts it, the group
is to represent independent stu
dents in student government and
emphasized that any independent
student may belong to the group
and take active part in its activi
ties.
Meetings are announced and ev
ery member present may vote on
all business and matters of policy.
The goal of UIS, Ransom said, is
to " . . . further, as best we can,
independent thought and ideals
and to support for office, not or
ganizations, but individuals of po
tential and ability.
Participation Sought
The purpose of AGS, according
to Glass, is to promote the inter
ests of its members in student
government of the University in
harmony with the best interests
of the student body as a whole.
AGS feels, Glass said, that mere
progress in student government
can be made by a group working
together than by individual ac
tions. Active participation by stu
dents in campus politics is perbapa
; the best means of insuring good
student government, Glass saw*,
and he concluded by saying that.
AGS encourages as many people
as possible to take part in ASUG
i activities.
Warren Presents
Concert Tonight
A predominantly operatic pro
gram will be sung by Metropolitan
Baritone Leonard Warren in to
night’s Eugene-University Civic
Music concert at 8 p.m. in Mc
Arthur court.
First section of the program
wil consist of "Ombra mae fu,”
from "Xerxes,” by Handel; "Seb
ben Crudele,” by Antonio Caldara,
and “O Ruddier" than the "Cher
ry," from “Acis and Galatea," by
Handel. Remainder of the first
half of the program will include
"Les Berceaux,” by Gabriel Faure;
"Chanson a Boire,” by Maurice
Ravel; “Madrigal," by Vincent
K’Indy; "Agnus Dei,” by Bizet,
and Credo from “Otello,” by Verdi.
Following intermission Willard
Sektberg, accompanist for War
ren, will play two piano solos, "La
Cathedrale engloutie" and "Les
Collines d'Anacapri,” both by De-,
bussy. Warren will then return to'
sing Gounod’s Aria: “Avant de
Quitter ces lieux," from "Faust”;
"The Donkey,” by Richard Hage
man; “There Is a Lady Sweet and
Kind,” by Norman Dello Joio;
“When Lights Go Rolling,” by
Lambda Chi Wins
Lambda Chi Alpha, and not
Alpha Tau Omega, as previously
announced, won the campus
Community Chest drive, accord
ing to Janet Wick, chairman of
the drive.
The Lambda Chi’s collected
$8.81, which was an average of
51 cents per member, Miss Wick
said. Alpha Chi Omega won the
drive contest among women’s
houses.
John Iregand, and “Mister Jim,”
by Albert Hay Malotte.
Currently on a transcontinental
concert tour arranged by Hurok,
Warren will make his European
debut at Milan’s La Scala in De
cember.
Doors will open for the concert
at 7:15 p.m., and students of the
University will be admitted free
on presentation of student body
cards.
Gallery Exhibits
Student Art Work
The Student Union art gallery is
now displaying student art work,
according to Barbara Johnson,
chairman of the gallery. The dis
play will continue through Nov.
4, Miss Johnson said.
Candidates
Talk Tonight
All candidates for freshman
class officers will have a chance
to speak to the nominating as
sembly in the Student Union at 7
this evening, according to Don
Collin, ASUO vice president.
The change in plans was neces
sitated when Collin received the
opinion that candidates for presi
dent and candidates for represen
tative could not be differentiated
in any manner. Collin will in
troduce the candidates.
A total of 27 petitions had been
received by Collin by 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday. Of this number 14
were women and 13 men.
Students petitioning for presi
dent include Betty Anderson, W.
Edwin Balsiger, Darog Basham,
Darrell Duane Brittsan, Birger
Brandt, Frank Rodney Berkshire,
Betty Ann Dobler, C. Fay Dunton,
Claire Fry, Janis Gleason, John
Lundell, Jack McClenahan, Mal
colm Scott, Jim Signor, Donald
L. Smith, Olivia Tharaldson, Gary
West and Gary Young.
Those who have petitioned for
representative include Joann Ed
strom, Mary Janet Fuller, Margie
Gloria Harman, Valerie Hersh
Mary Hyde, Judy Reynolds, Shir
ley Saar, Jeanne Scales and Lola
Jean Workman.
Screening Unit
To Eye Bidders
The joint ASUO-SU screening
committee will meet next week to
interview petitioners for the five
SU board vacancies Virginia
Bailey, journalism school repre
sentative, announced at the Stu
dent Union board meeting Wed
nesday afternoon. The five vacan
cies are in liberal arts, education,
physical education, architecture
and the graduate school.
Traffic Court
Defense Set
Fourteen students have request
ed that the "Bach, Montague and
Farria, Student Court Defense
Counsel” represent them in their
coming appearance before the stu
dent court, J. Kelly Farris an
nounced Wednesday.
Legality of the student court
was questioned Oct. 21 when Far
ris challenged the right of the
court to fine. Then came the. an
nouncement that three seniors in
law, Donald F. Bach, Malcom J.
Montague and Farris had formed
a partnership to defend students
appearing before the traffic court.
As each case comes before the
court, it will be treated individ
ually, said Farris.
Farris told the press Wednes
Rally Tonight
There will be a rally on the
Student Union terrace at 6:30
tonight, according to A1 Gol
denberg, rally board chairman.
Purpose of the rally is to sup
port the team in Saturday’s*
Portland game against USC.
Golden berg said. Members of all
living organizations are asked
to attend in groups and bring
noiscmakcrs, because there will
be a noisemaking contest be
tween organizations.
New Program
Set for KWAX
Starting today KWAX will
broadcast a new program called
the "SU and You” from 10 to
10:30 p.m.
The program will be a combin
ation record and bulletin show,
according to Lee Jackson, chief
anouncer. A record will be played
each night, with listeners asked
to call in with the identity of the
artist, Jackson said.
The first two people to call
KWAX with the correct answer
will receive two free tickets to the
Student Union Sunday movie. The
names of the winners will be pub
lished in Friday’s Emerald. The
contest is not open to staff mem
bers of KWAX.
I day that be would be willing t«
forget his case providing:
1. That he be given a written
statement from the president of
the University, the president’s rep
resentative, or the state board of
higher education completely dis
missing the charge against him.
2. That the original citation bo
placed at his disposal for any use
he chooses, including public use.
“I have checked and they have
n’t taken my money,” said Farris.
He went on to say that he does
not intend to pursue his case furth
er until he learns that his money
has been tampered with.
Some interesting problems would
be posed if the student court was
found to be illegal, particularly
the possibility of returning the
money already collected in stu
dent fines. There is also the prob
lem of how much student govern
ment as a whole will be damaged
if one of its functions is proved
legally unworkable.
Senate Agedna
The agenda for tonight’s
ASUO senate meeting in the
Student Union at 6:80 is as fol
lows:
• Interviews and selection
of the senior representative.
• Oregon “O” committee re
port.
• Rally squad committee re
port.
• Oregon-Federation of Col
lege Leaders’ convention discus
sion.
• Constitutional committee
appointments.
Oregana Calls For j
Space Contracts
Any campus organization that
intends to contract for space in.
this year’s Oregana should do so
immediately, according to Mari
lyn Parrish, organizations man
ager.
Arrangements may be made at
the Oregana office any time Mon
day, Wednesday or Friday of next
week, Miss Parrish said.