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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1954)
The Oregon Daily Emerald la published Monday through Friday during the college year from Sept. 15 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 ot Oregon. En tered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene. Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per school year; $2 per term. Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the writer and do not pretend to represent the opinions of the ASUO or of the University. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor; initialed editorials by the associate editors. Problems, Dr. Wilson The University of Oregon is rolling out the carpet today. O. Meredith Wilson arrives on campus. We’ve all been waiting since October 27 to meet this man. Do you mind, President Wilson, if we have a few words alone with you? We have a problem, along with every other faction and organized group on campus. We want to tell you our problems because we've heard big things about you. We believe them. We like the way you spoke up against Senator McCarthy. We like the way you spoke out on Senator Wayne Morse and we hope you don’t take the advice we hear you’ve been getting. We like big men. We like big men that speak out. And that’s why we have faith in you. No, our problems aren't Emerald finances, although you'll hear about those too. Our problems are the problems that you’ll find on the University campus and those problems we ll be tell ing you about in Emerald editorials in the next three months. We want to give you a little forewarning of what those pro blems are. We want you to know that everyone from the ad ministration to the faculty to the Student Union board to the Red Cross board have been tabling things and more or less holding their breaths until you arrive. (And could we offer our sympathies and an aspirin right about here). We want to give you one big dose of student opinion because we’ve heard that you're the kind of man that is interested in stu oent opinion. So, for a quick tour of the trouble spots on our campus. First, there’s the ASUO senate. We have 28 of the best stu dent senate members in years sitting on that body. And they are all anxious to make student government work. They’re looking for areas in which to work. They’re interested in real student government and they’d like to be more than a representative group of college “big wheels.” You’ll be hearing from them. There’s the Student Union. Oregon has one of the best SU programs in the nation. And that’s not a problem. We haven't begun to measure the consequences of placing such a program on our campus. And it’s something we’ve already begun to crack our heads against when we try to evaluate our activities and see which ones tick properly and why. You’ll learn too, that there are big people and small people on this University campus. There are people that tell you one thing and mean another. There are people who make the rules but who don’t always follow the bigger rules of life. We wish we could list names and incidents, but that’s something you’ll have to learn alone. And we’re pulling for you. We have a decreasing enrollment here at Oregon. That’s a problem we are all facing. You’ll join the debates and discussions on Portland State college and the Anderson report. You 11 hear from the croyvd' who wants to know “What’s wrong with Ore gon?” We’re trying fo figure out what we’re all doing here at Oregon. [We are trying to evaluate our education in terms of values that make sense to this strange generation of seeking young people. [You’ll hear that we’re a country club and a party school, but we don’t think that’s true. But we’ll be looking to you for some goals for our education. You’ll hear Oregon doesn’t have any ‘spirit.’ Well, some body’s taking the fun out of college. We’re not college kids. We’re adults. Here at Oregon we don’t seem to believe in the big rallies, torch light parades, freshman beanies and that out ward show that seem to impress people at some other schools. We think you’ll find some of the answers to any outward lack of spirit in deferred living. We’re still in a state of transition. Our living organizations Aren’t indoctrinating freshmen any longer. The University ad ministration doesn’t have a successful program yet. We’re hang ing between actually using deferred living to take some of the ‘"Greek” out of our houses to develop a more mature apprecia tion of our University, and just dropping the freshman in a state of apathy from which he never rises. Approximately 60 per cent of our students work. That makes a big difference in the total “feel” of the campus. We don’t have the veterans but we still have a lot of married students that tend to sober us down. Oh, there’s a lot of good things about the University. We’d rate our rather outspoken, liberal faculty as tops. We are taking great strides in our educational facilities. Take a good look at our campus as you drive up, President "Wilson. Welcome, good luck and we hope you’re with us long enough to get rid of some of these problems. Letters to\thc^Editor Inconsistent? Emerald Editor: It appears to me, after read ing Herman Lind's letter to the editor in the March 2 Emerald, that Mr. Lind is being remark ably inconsistent, to put it char itably. In the first pluee, I am un able to ascertain why Mr. Lind (who wants letters signed so he can criticize their authors) should be fearful of a little criticism of his own letter. Wary lest his magnum opus lie In some way misconstrued, he goes so far as to shelter him self behind “the constitution ... the Bill of Bights” and “the Declaration of Independ ence.” Furthermore, if fraternities and sororities should not be crit icized for being discriminatory, then I fail to understand why "Name withheld by request” should be criticized for not signing a letter if he or she does not wish to do so. Since Mr. Lind is protecting himself behind such documents as the Constitution, it is only fair that "Name “with held” be permitted the same lux ury. As for the two /cents worth contributed by Dick Carter (whose title of Business Manager undoubtedly failed to impress anyone), may I take the liberty of paraphrasing Mr. Lind and say that “the business of each per son is that person's business ONLY.” Martin Meadows Learning Something Emerald Editor: Since the hulla-ba-loo on the “exclusion policy” of the Greek Organizations, on the University Campus, started on October 2, 1953, when the letter from the “Bitter Student" was publish ed, I have been following very closely and with amusement, all the arguments (pro and con) in the letters from various students published in the Emerhld. I think those of us who care to and “have time” (with apol ogy to Mr. Korvola) to read these letters, should have no ticed one thing, namely, that as students in the University and we Interpret these things in the way we like to suit our purposes. Personally, I am really learn ing something and I begin to know a few things I did not know for the past four years I have been in the United States. I hope one day, somewhere, I shall bo able to toll some people what I am learning now In the Uni versity. I noticed In Mr. Lind's letter of Tuesday, he gave us a brand new definition of democracy, some thing new for us to learn indeed, we can add his definition to the thousands of others we have on democracy already. If I get Mr. Lind’s definition correctly, It Is this. You can do whatever you like as an In dividual or as a group, never mind who gets hurt or whose personality Is Insulted, is all in the name of democracy. And if this paraphrase of his defin ition is wrong, I have no apol ogy to offer Mr. Lind, as long as I cun twist his definition to suit my purpose, it is not ills business, and who cares, I am doing so in the name of demo- : cracy. As for Mr. or Miss “Name withheld by request," why don't you write another letter, let us know who you are, ufter all, if you know you have a right, say it, and stand by it, is all part and parcel of democracy. Do so in the way you see fit, it is your busi ness and again I say who cares, remember you are a student in the University as any other stu dent. Let those who have time write more letters for us to read, it is one way of checking one an other, what we are learning, and how much we know of demo cracy. Kphralm M. A. I-nyode YW Slates 'Skip' For Weekend All sophomore women are In vited to go on the YWCA-spon sored sophomore skip Friday and Saturday, according to Eileen Lindblad, YW director. The event wil take place at Kit son springs, with cars leaving Gcrlinger hall at 4 p. m. Friday. Food will be provided, but the wo men must furnish their own bed ding. The group will return Sat urday afternoon. Platform speakers, discussions 3f religion and campus life and recreation will occupy the time of those attending the annual af fair. Speakers will include Virginia Kempston, counselor for women; Joan Hutchon, Danforth fellow, rector at St, Mary's Episcopal »nd Father Robert Ellis, assistant church. Please Don't Campus Calendar Noon Gam Delta 110 SU Drama Staff ill hu AAA 112 SU Journ Fac 113 Si; Coop B(1 114 SU Phi Beta Cab Com Inh VVUS Fund Ch 319 SU 4:00 Air Com Sq 112 SU Pres. Wilson Ftecpt Dsrm SU 0:30 Phi Beta 113 sij Use Chplns _ 315 stJ ASUO Sen 334 SU 7:30 Stu Pub Bd 337 SU 8:00 Ru* Lcct Blrm SU UO Students Plan Junior High Panel A panel of four University stu- - dents will tell girls in Junior high 0 school "just, how It's done" in * the matters of dating, dress and ' manner Tuesday. The panel will appear at Wood- ' row Wilson junior high school. - Mrs. Golda P. Wickham, director of women's affairs, will act aa - moderator for the group. Participating in the panel will - be Olivia Tharaldson, president of Junior Panhellenic; Mary Wad- ' dell, president of Heads of llmi'-es; Phyllis Pearson, chairman of the Student Union dance committee, * and Joan llutchon, Danforth fel- „ low. Library Use Added To Course Agenda Libray 117. use of the library, will be offered this spring although it was omitted from the spring term time schedule. The class will meet in the library at 11 a. m. Tuesday under the instruction of Robert R. McCullough, reference librarian. This one-hour course is design - ed to train students in the use of the card catalog, periodical in dexes, reference books, and to give experience in the preparation of bibliographies. Cosmo Club Plans Social Meet Friday Cosmospolitan club will hold its last meeting of the term Friday at 8 p. m„ in Plymouth house, 13th and Ferry streets. A social evening is planned, in cluding dancing and games. Free refreshments will be served. 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