*8 ERALD
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ELSIE SCHILLER, Editor
DICK CARTER, Business Manager
JACKIE WARD ELL, RON MILLER, Associate Editors
KITTY FRASER, Managing Ed.
VALERA VIERRA, Adv. Mgr.
LEN CALVERT, LAURA STURGES, Editorial Assistants
JOE GARDNER, Nfews Editor
BOB ROBINSON, Sports Editor
JEAN SANDINE, Bus. Off. Mgr. DONNA RUNBERG, Nat l Ad. Mgr.
Chief Makeup Editor: Paul Keefe
Chief_C$t>y Desk Editor: Gloria Lane
Chief Night Editor, Alary Alice Allen
Bus. 'Special Promotion Mgf.: Do'fina Hill
Asst. Managing Editors, Sam Vahey, Bob
Patterson.
Asst, News Editors: Dorothy Iler, Dick
Lewis, Gordon Rice, Sally Ryan
Circulation Manager: Carl Carlson
jP-hoaes: News-Editor, 217; Spofts*Mmnaming Editor, 218; Business Office, 219
Change for the Better?
Change always causes a bit of a flurry in any situation. We’ve
just been wondering what step the SU board will take now that
a little flurry has been kicked up over plans to disband the ASUO
senate-SU board joint screening committee in favor of selection
fey board members. —
We don’t question the board’s ability to select their own
members. From the standpoint of efficiency, there is probably
no one more qualified.to know just what type of membership
Js needed on the board.
Be We do question the board’s ability to select members
On the basis of what the campus needs. In any. program as
• extensive as that presented by the SU, a closer touch with
all campus activities seems tailed for.
The board does get some new blood from their members
Selected as representatives from schools on the campus.
Yet the present proposal, which is being reconsidered by the
executive committee, has just a touch of the “ivory tower”
about it. One of the criticisms the board does receive is that it
..doesn’t seem to be too aware of other campus activities.
As a case in point, we cite the Scheduling of an admission-free
mixer on the same date as the annual WRA carnival — their
main fund raising activity.
A standing phrase aronnd the campus is “the student union,
hub of campus activities.” And we certainly think it is. But, in
maintaining such a position, the board has to be careful not to
over-extend themselves and become THE campus actvity.
The board has a liberal budget. They have wonderful fa
cilities in which to execute their program. They have capable
people working to produce an excellent program. All that is
• true. Still, it doesn’t make for popularity if that program
overlaps many other things on campus or if the planners on
the board become anymore isolated from the student sipping
SU coffee in the fishbowl.
We don’t think members of the senate are particularly quali
fied to select board members. But we hate to see another touch
of democracy go out the window in favor of higher efficiency
rates.
What the SU board needs and should be looking for, is some
more possibilities to spread out and keep in touch with other
facets of campus life.
We don’t pretend to have the answers. But we think its a
problem the board definitely should be considering if they’re
really seeking a more effective organization.
We Shall Be'.Heard!
Yes, we think the editorial policy of. thee Oregon Daily Em
erald is important enough for us to write and for you to read.
Any good newspaper presents news in its columns. The Em
erald will continue to present campus news, presented interpe
tively and objectively. Our news columns will reflect your life at
this university.
On the editorial stand, a newspaper has a big decision to
make. We can speak softly. We can walk with fear and cow
ardice and our editorial columns can be so much mush.
But the Emerald prefers to be heard. We have opinions. We
shall express those opinions — loudly, freely and frankly. When
something needs to be “blasted,” we will blast it. When some
thing earns a word of praise, we will gladly give it.
• We expect criticism. We shall continue to print as many
letters to the editor as we have space. We will expect re
actions. We will not always be right.
But we shall exercise to the fullest our freedom of the press
and we shall be heard!
Letters,..
...to the Editor
Censorship Reply
Emerald Editor:
Mr. McCarrol’9 Looking-Glass
column (Saturday, Jan. 23, 1054)
again prompts a reply — add
ressed to him.
In the first place, I believe you
Inadvertently twisted yoiirself
about in your last statement. It is
here quoted: “The moral defense
for censorship cannot be met by
legal arguments . . Bravo!
To continue the quote ‘ . . but
it is comforting to know that
these moral considerations play
no part in the legal arguments.”
Almost any member of the law
school will challenge that state
ment.
You “suggest that there is not
perfect agreement as to what
constitutes the moral code of
Christ." To the contrary, there
is perfect agreement as to what
constitutes the moral code of
Christ. The disagreement lies
with its acceptance.
Censorship is not "protection,”
as you say, but suppression. The
La Ronde Decision is a welcome
one. Assuming that all govern
mental censorship shall now
cease, the duty of pointing out
the moral delinquencies of films
falls where it belongs — .with
the Legion of Decency. To re
peat — the pledge (not an oath)
of the Legion of Decency should
be administered in every Chris
tian Church.
You speak much of the “pow
er” of the Legion of Decency. Per
haps the best method (anyone
can use it) of determining the
"power” of any organization is a
subjective one. Ask yourself —
how much "power” does this or
ganization have over me.
The pledge of the Legion Is j
taken without any coercion other
than that of an informed consi
ence. As you say, moral pressure
DOES restrain a person from
seeing indecent films, but this
pressure comes from within. Be
fore attending such a picture one
must deliberately shut out the
conscience. At first this is not
easy (is it?) but it becomes so
with practice.
The theater is the show win
dow of a society. What does our
theater ask us to buy?
George J. Wolfe
California -Moms
Divide State Group
The University of Oregon Moth
er’s club of California has recent
ly been divided into northern and
southern chapters, it was learned
in a recent letter from Mrs. R. W.
Robinson, Palo Alto, Calif. Mrs.
Robinson is vice-president of the
northern club.
The California Mother’s club
has been having semi-annual meet
ings for several yearri, according
to Mrs Robinson’s letter.
Since there are some 400 Cali
fornia students attending Oregon,
the mothers thought it necessary
this fall to divide the club into a
southern club and a northern club
which includes the area from Ba
kersfield north.
A joint dinner for mothers and
fathers was held Jan. 12 in San
Francisco. More than 50 parents
attended the dinner.
Officers of the northern club
are as follows: Mrs. Henry A.
Lloyd, president; Mrs. Robinson,
vice-president; Mrs. M. C. Jones,
secretary, and Mrs. Kieth May
nard, treasurer.
The fatht-rs of University stu
dents from Northern California
are currently organizing a clubf
with a meeting planned for early
spring, Mrs. Robinson’s letter sta
ted.
Senate Has Vacancies
Not Because of Grades
The ASUO constitution provide*
that in case a vacancy occurs in
any post to which students arc
elected on the senate, the senate
fills the vacancy. The ASUO presi
dent calls for petitions for the
vacant post and candidates are in
terviewed by the senate and voted
upon.
At the first of fall term, Patti
Ruan, senior representative, failed
to return to school and Ben
Schmidt was selected to take her
place. Paul Ward, who also failed
to return as sophomore represen
tative and Gordon Rice filled his
position.
In the meantime, there had
been a missing senior representa
tive and this post was declared
vacant. All Oppliger was chosen
to fill the position Don Fisher had
been elected to in the spring.
Oregon students voted last
spring to amend the ASUO con
stitution and include a graduate
student on the senate. The amend
ment only provided for one to be
elected in the spring and rather
than waiting for a year, the sen
ate, after much discussion, decid
ed to treat the position as a va
cancy for this year and call for
petitions to fill it. Dick Bruce was
chosen for the post.
This ended the changes for fall
term, but winter term started out
with promises of even surpassing
this record. Marilyn Parrish did not
return to school and her senate-at
large position was opened for pe
titions. Doyle Higdon was selected
to fill the vacancy. '
Then ASUO Vice Pres. Don Col
lin announced he would not be
able to return to school and hi*
position was declared vacant. Bob
Funk, senator - at -1 a r g o, was
awarded the position. This left
Funk’s senate seat open.
In the meantime, Elsie Schiller,
senior class vice president, was
chosen as Emerald editor and re
signed her post. Kitty Fraser was
chosen for the office.
The present remaining vacancy
is open to any student with a 2
point GPA and will be filled at
the next meeting to bring the
senate to its quota of 28 student
members.
The ASUO senate has had no
trouble this year replacing people
who didn't make their grades. But
there have been six vacancies filled
on the UO’s governing body and
a seventh Is pending.
It’s all been because one posi
tion has been added and other
members elected last spring have
dropped out of school or assumed
other campus positions and resign
ed.
Two UO Officials
To Go to Salem
Mrs. Golds P. Wickham, direc
tor of Women’s affairs, and Karl
Onthank, associate director of
student affairs, will go to Salem
Thursday for the executive board
meeting of the Oregon Mother’s
club.
The board will discuss Mother’s
day and the club’s seholarsahip
program.
Mid-Terms Again
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Now what about last Friday’s test?” •
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