Otmon Daily
EMERALD
The Oregon Daily Emerald ia published Monday through rriday during the college year
from Sept. IS to June 3, except Nov. 16, 25 through 30, Dec. 7 through 9, 11 through Jan. 4
March 8 through 10, 12 through 29, May 3, and 31 through June 2, with issues on Nov. 21,
Jan. 23, and May 8, by the Student Publications Board of the University of Oregon. En
tered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per
■ofcool year; $2 per term. •
tLSIE SCHILLER. Editor DICK CARTER, Business Manager
JACKIE WARDELL, RON MILLER, Associate Editors
KITTY FRASER, Managing Editor
VALERA VIERRA, Adv. Mgr.
LEN CALVERT, LAURA STl’RGES, Editorial Assistants
JOE GARDNER, News Editor
BOB ROBINSON, Sports Editor
We Stand Humble
Professional and student members of the press have vocally
added their support to the Red and Black, censored student paper
at the University of Georgia.
The Red and Black, according to a story by the Associated Col
legiate Tress, was censored by the university administration be
cause of an anti-discrimination editorial which aroused a power
ful regent of the school. The paper is still being published.
“When the two top editors resigned last month, two more
moved up to put out the paper under strict faculty supervision.
Then the second pair also quit, leaving the Red and Black now
in the hands of a former assistant sports editor and a reporter;
All copy is read by a faculty adviser before being published.
“Typical of Northern college reaction was the Augustana
(111.)' Observer, which titled its anti-censorship editorial “That
01d>‘Suthun’ Charm.”
“From Florida came support from the Rollins college Sand
spur: “. . . .we hope they continue to publish—perhaps under
the name ‘The Black and Blue.’ ”
It is at moments like this that we are proud of our journal
istic profession. And we would like to add our voice to all those
indignant voices who cry out against such a strong arm, fascist
•method used to stifle freedom of expression and traditional
editorial freedom of opinion.
There is something so simple, so basic in freedom of speech
and freedom of the press that we cannot visualize retaining any
of our highly vaunted personal freedoms if this should be the first
to go.
We think the incident of the Red and Black goes much deeper
than a surface illustration of defense of a newspaper's right to
■express its editorial views.
This is an example of youth stretching out, growing up and
grappling with problems as they meet them—problems which are
vital to our lives and dreams and goals as members of this great
mass of humanity known as America.
We have spent many searching hours trying to determine if
there really is something wrong with our generation. We have
often wondered if our college campuses were truly barren. We
have sometimes doubted that our generation has guts or ideals.
We can only stand humbly by and offer congratulations to
those college students who did have the guts and the will power
and the ideals to say what they thought and stand up against
such a censorship order.
We can only offer our sincere hope that there will in this nation
always be a Red and Black, speaking out freely, frankly, cour
ageously.
All In the Family
“I don’t know how they found out about your real financial status—
but some of th’ ‘brothers’ were a little ‘put out.’ ”
Letters to the Editor
We Can t Go Along
Emerald Editor:
We, the forward broad minded
individuals and true champions
of American democracy, cannot
go along with your contradictory
reply to my remarks of Feb. 23,
1954, “Wake Up America.”
FlrVt, I am a member of a
Greek Lettered Organization
which, by the way, is an Amer
ican Democratic organization
that fully embraces the prin
ciples of our true democracy.
We have no idiotic racial
clauses. Not only are we Na
tional but also International.
I am much more aware of the
fight over Racial Clauses than
you have Indicated you are.
Mr. Frear, you are upholding
fear and ignorance on one hand
and repudiating it on the other.
If you believe in a principle, how
can you profess to be unbiased
by supporting your or any or
ganization whose policies are di
rectly opposite? I say the organ
izations that profess to be Amer
ican and Democratic should bring
the issue up in their National
work shop and VOTE on it re
gardless of the outcome.
Again I say stop hiding and
face facts: We are now a World
Neighborhood!
We don’t infer to refight the
Civil War, as many Southern
ers have done over the ages.
However, we request action
nnd not “lip service” be given
to the matter.
How do you know the South
erners will secede if a vote is car
ried out?
...Your column was so filled
with ambiguity that I do not
know whether you are trying to
uphold geographical sentiments
or Democratic Principles.
Name withheld by request
Meeting Disappointing
Emerald Editor:
The meeting Tuesday night
which considered racial and re
ligious discrimination was most
disappointing. Statements made
by some present to the effect
that there was no discrimination
on campus, and also that minor
ity groups were being coddled,
show an extreme lack of under
standing or interest in the prob
lem.
Those who oppose the pres
ent investigation have skill
fully, or perhaps inadvertantly,
confused the issue. The pres
ence of discriminatory or
“white” clauses in Greek let
ter societies and the general
problem of discrimination have
been considered as one. This
is quite wrong.
Those who favor abolishing
discriminatory clauses have nev
er claimed that it will automa
tically solve all racial problems.
Without doubt it is one pre
requisite. But many people feel,
and the writer agrees, that such
clauses are unjust, immoral and
Rennie Will Direct
KWAX Comedy
Gordon Rennie, senior in speech,
will direct the radio workshop
drama “If You Want Anything,
Just Yell,” being presented today
as the weekly show from KWAX
over KOAC.
The comedy will be broadcast
at 4:30 p. m. over the University
hour. Included in the cast are
Dick Hiatt, graduate in speech;
Jean Smith, sophomore in liberal
arts; Jack Dugan, sophomore in
speech and Bob Moore, junior in
music.
IVCF Meeting Slates
Talk on Christianity
Paul Byer, Inter-Varsity staff
member for the Pacific Northwest,
will lead a discussion on “Chris
tians Convinced About What?”
during the regular meeting of IV
CF tonight at 7 p. m. in the Stu
dent Union.
Byer will be available for per
sonal counsel and discussion today
for all interested Christian men.
Contact Jim Piske, 3-1434, for in
formation.
certainly have no place in a dem
ocratic country where every mat
is presumed to have equal rights
Their presence in honor soclctlei
is particularly undesirable, unc
while the writer 1ms no prool
that they exist at Oregon, it If
quite likely, ns they have beer
present at other places.
Discriminatory clauses In or
ganizations associated with the
University of Oregon can be
eliminated. Shortly after World
War II, arrangements were
made at the University «f
Washington whereby all Insti
tutions recognized by the
sehool weue compelled to clim
ate discriminatory clause* In
ther charters within a certain
period of time. Klmllur legisla
tion was enacted luter at Ore
gon State College.
Fraternity delegates to “sum
mer work shops” have had f
chance to discuss this problerr
for over one hundred years, ycl
little has been done. Those who
defend these clauses, which art
of general concern, would di
well to make vigorous efforts U
eliminate them, rather than re
fuse to- admit that there la n
problem. It only takes an amend
ment to the school constitution.
Dirk Korvola
(Kd. note: According to the
offiee of Dun Holing, dean of
men at OSC, Oregon State bus
taken no action against such
discriminatory clauses.
Shortly after the close of
World War II, Amherst col
lege at Amherst, Mass., did
eliminate organizations con
taining racial clauses. Some
Greek organizations removed
such barriers from their writ
ten laws and placed them In
their chapter ritual. Some or
ganizations moved off campus.
At the University of Wiscon
sin, the Committee on Student
Ufe and Welfare passed such
a bun against discriminatory
clauses In student organiza
tions am! allowed these organ
izations until 190‘l to effect
removal of the clauses. To our
knowledge, no action has yet
been taken by the groups.
A similar movement recent
ly was promoted at the Univer
sity of Michigan by a student
group. Alexander Kuthven,
president of the University,
qualified the Imn in that It
would not be “retroactive”
and would not affect groups al
ready organized on campus.
Tlie University would refuse
to accept any new organization
with a racial clause.
This has to a large extent
been the pattern adopted on
many college campuses. We
understand Onfield college at
McMinnville, when it decided
to organize Greek organiza
tions , on campus, stipulated
that these would not include
organizations with a racial
clause.
New York Sta'te University,
a broad of regents governing
vocational and educa 11 o n a I
schools in the state of New
York, placed a ban against
such racial clauses on the cam
puses of the state. However,
the Imn specifically exempted
Cornell, which Is the only
school affected by the organi
zational ban in the system of
sehools controlled by the New
York board. No other schools
had such living organizations
on their campuses.)
SU Board Alters
Meeting Slate
To Twice Monthly
i I he Student Union Board adopt,
ed a plan of semi-monthly meet
ings to be In effect for the rest of
the year at their regular meting
Wednesday. Seven more meetings
of the board will be held this year,
five regular meetings and two spo.
rial meetings.
A Joint Oregon State-Oiegon
board meeting is scheduled for
next Saturday at Corvallis at 3
p.m. Klaras Dietmeicr, senior
in English, will head the Oregon
delegation to the meeting.
Treasurer Bob Koutek's report
on the present embossograph plan
was approved, but a further and
more detailed report was request
ed for the next meeting to see If
the present plan was working suc
cessfully.
Directorate chairman Sandra
Price announced that a personal
hour for Student Union commit
tees is scheduled for Wednesday
at 6:30 p.m.
Donna Schafer, special attrac
tions committee, reported that
1489 persons attended the George
Shearing concert. The board still
lost money on the concert al
though It was more successful
than the Dave Brubeek concert.
The report of the dance com
mittee was presented to the board
by Phyllis Pearson, chairman. Ac
cording to Miss Pearson, most of
the dances held so far have been
.“uccessful and some traditional
dances have been established.
Spring term dances will include
terrace dances and the Duck Pre
view dance. Changes wore made
in the dance committee budget
to allow more money for the re
mainder of the term.
A tentative schedule for the
process of selecting board mem
bers for the coming year was sug
gested. Petitions called for March
30. The executive committee will
review this schedule and submit it
to the board at a later date.
Andy Berwick, chairman of the
board, announced plans for a joint
board-directorate meeting sched
uled for March 3.
the mt. angel
seminary
gregorian choir
Coming February 25
in the
S. U. Ballroom
8:00 p.m.
Tickets 50c
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