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~ „ jACKjE WARDELL, Managing Editor'
Student Court: On Trial?
“If they can take my two dollars, they can take my 1953 Olds
jnobile.”
That’s the principle upon which J. Kelly Farris, senior in law
and the student court’s current antagonist, bases his case against
the court’s jurisdiction to fine students for parking violations.
Since the court cannot provide jury trial upon demand of
the defendant, Farris said, and since a fine cannot be legally
deducted from a student’s breakage fee deposit (the act is de
priving one of property without due process), the court is
acting illegally.
These do not comprise Farris’ complete case against the
■court’s action, but they indicate the central core of it. Comes
now the cases of the clients of Bach, Montague, and Farris, self
appointed trio from the law school who will defend students
appearing before the court, if said students so desire.
Carl Weber, chairman of the court, emphasizes the informal
nature of the court, the fact that it tries to work with the stu
dents to improve the parking situation at Oregon. Donald M.
DuShane, director of student affairs, has stressed the role of
the student traffic court in increasing the area of student gov
ernment.
The complete motive behind Farris’ actions? We don’t
know. We would guess that he mixes concern for the law and
the rights of citizens (students) with professional interest,
although we have no idea in what proportion.
Whatever the motive, of course, the issue has to be judged
on its objective merits. Is the student court (by authority of
the University) fining student traffic violators in violation itself
of federal and state law? Farris says it is* Weber says the stu
dent court is acting in good faith, and is benefitting students at
Oregon.
If there are conclusive grounds that the student court and
the University are acting contrary to law in fining students
for traffic violations, then we would like to see that clearly
established. We do not regard all law as irrevocable gospel,
but we dislike any start toward ignoring it when it is designed
to protect personal rights.
And if the student court should be proved legally powerless
-to fine students (and we don't know that it could be), we hope
that student court activity would be worked out in its place
and other student government activity supplement to it. Al
though student government activity in the student court isn’t
the millenium (and thus its importance must be judged against
that of the legal principle being put forth), more student govern
ment means more independent thinking by students.
As for the student court, we want it to exist, but only if it has
a clear legal foundation.
Hidden Charm
“At- least all the co-eds seem attracted to you—that’s more than I
can say myself.”
Letters to the Editor
Brubeck Concert
Emerald Editor:
I am writing this letter in re
gard to the indifferent response
which has been awarded the
coming jazz concert. This con
cert will feature the greatest
alto saxaphonist in the world;
one Charlie Parker, and The
Dave Brubeck Quartet will form
the other half of this sparkling
jazz attraction. This is the first
time to my knowledge that such
jazz artists have ever performed
at the University of Oregon and
it will be the last time if this
conceit is not given the support
of the students.
Concerts of this type have
been presented at UCLA, Cal
ifornia and other schools, and
have received a merited sup
port. Although the University
of Oregon is not as jazz mind
ed as other schools, I feel that
it is the duty of the students
to support this event. It will
be an insult to these great
modern jazzists, who are play
ing for the ridiculously low
admission price of 85 cents, if
the Student Union is not filled
next Wednesday night.
Even if you do not understand
modern jazz you should plan
to attend this concert. You will
be in for an exciting and enter
tainable evening which will be
both enlightening and interest
ing.
Jerry Beall
Amazons Figure
In Contract With
Eugene Schools
The Amazon housing project
will become the property of the
Eugene school district in 1965 be
cause of a contract between the
University and the school dis
trict, J. Orville Lindstrom, busi
ness manager of the University,
disclosed in an interview this
week.
The property, valued at $65,000,
was exchanged for a 20-year right
to have student teachers prac
tice teaching in the Eugene sec
donary schools.
Eighf apartments on the north
end of the project will become the
district's property in 1960. The
University intends to use the
buildings until that time, said
Lindstrom.
Although the agreement was
made in 1950, the student teach
ing program did not start until
Eugene high school was complet
ed this fall.
University high school, now be
ing remodeled for the School of
Education, could not be closed un
til it was certain that the Univer
sity would have a school to which
practice teachers could be sent.
Lindstrom pointed out that Uni
versity high school would give the
University a $200,000 building for
classrooms.
CAMPUS BRIEFS
0 Amphibians will meet to
night at 7:30 in Gerlinger hall, ac
cording to Darlene Hammer, re
porter for the group.
Alpine Club Slates
Climbing Lessons
Sunday afternoon sessions of
the University Alpine club have
been scheduled in order to learn
rock climbing techniques and more
advanced work, according to Tom
Taylor and John Vazbys, co
chairmen of the group.
A rock climbing school was held
recently at Coburg Caves where
fundamentals of rock climbing in
cluding rapelling, or roping down,
belaying and some third class rock
climbing, were practiced.
Regular meetings of the club
are held Thursdays at 4 p.m. in
the Student Union or further in
formation about the climbs can be
obtained from Taylor or Vazbys.
Association Denied
Emerald Editor;
We wish to exonerate our
selves of the deplorable actions
an dconduct of numerous mem
bers of Alpha hall. Let us make
it quite clear that not all of the
men of Alpha Hall are Immature
enough to be consistently incon
siderate. Those who are not of
this caliber do not wish to be
associated with the undesirable
name and reputation which Al
pha hall has attained.
We represent a. small portion
of that group and therefore
humbly submit this letter as
an apology for those who are
responsible.
However, let us make it quite
clear that although we do apol
ogize for the action of those
who are responsible, the primary
purpose of this letter is to de
clare ourselves as innocent and
distinctly separate from this
group of "Alphoholics.” It is
only by living here that we are
in any way to be associated with
these people or their action.
Robert 8. Bonham
J. Jay Shlnohara
Jim Bagby
Harold Starkel
Lee Jackson
Campus Calendar
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9:00 Med Tests Ballrm SC
Noon Spanish Tbl 111 SC
Veomen 112 SC |
4:00 AWS Auc Comm 110 SC
7:00 Queen Judge 110 SC
Queen Walt 111 SC ,
Flii Mu Gerl 2nd FI
US View of World
Coffee Hour Topic
Topic for discussion nt the third
foreign Htudent coffee hour will
be "As Wc in the United Staten
View the World,” concerning the
United State*' Foreign Policy and
International Relations
The discussion, at 4 p.m. Thurs
day in the Student Union, will iM.
lead by Gordon Wright, professor
of history; M. D. Wattles, assist
ant professor of economics; Wal
lace Baldlnger, associate profes
sor of art and architecture; L. r;.
Seligman, assistant professor of
political science; and Sandra
Price, president of Mortar Board.
Oregon Graduate
Wins Fellowship
Mary Lewis, 1949 graduate of
the University, has been awarded
a Louis Comfort Tiffany fellow
ship from the National Academy
of Design, according to Hobart
Nichols, president of the academy.
Miss Lewis’ research project
will be a study of the collections
of sculpture in several European
museums.
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