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The Oregon Daily Emerald ii published Monday throngh Friday during the college yeai from Sept. 15 to June 3, except Nov. 16, 25 through 30, Dec. 7 through 9, 11 through Jan. 4 March 8 throngh 10, 12 through 29, May 3, and 31 through June 2, with issues on Not. 21, Jan. 23, and May 8, by the Student Publications Board of the University oi Oregon. En tered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription tatcs: $5 pet 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 aditor; initialed editorials by the associate editor a ELSIE SCHILLER. Editor DICK CARTER, Business Manager JACKIE WARDELL, RON MILLER, Associate Editors It's Policy, Not Spite Names of eight University students charged with liquor vio lations appeared in Wednesday’s Emerald. This is the first time this year the Emerald has printed names in connection with this type of charge. We did not print the names because we are “mad” at the women involved. We did not print them because we are “out to get” their sorority. We printed them as a part of our news policy of giving the public all factical information to us—in the future we will print any names available to us. We do this because we feel it is part of good journalism. Students want to know the news. And facts stop rumors. If other students get themselves into trouble with the Eugene police force we are sorry, we sympathize, but we feel it is our duty to print the names. This is the beginning of spring term, traditionally the time of picnics and “beer busts.” Few are naive enough to think that picnics on this campus are without alcoholic beverages. And we’re certainly not going to sit here preaching a sermon admonishing you not to drink beer. This is a university and you’re adult enough to make up your own minds, just as we consider ourselves old enough to make such decisions. Spring term is legendary. It's the time for picnics, fabulous picnics we’ve heard about since we were freshmen. (Of course it’s been raining too much since we arrived on campus for these fabulous events to have occurred, but we hear they’re great.) But there’s a not-so-small matter of laws. These laws say minors should not drink alcoholic beverages. And they say that persons over the age required to spend Friday afternoon at Maxies should not buy alcoholic beverages for minors. The Eugene police force has the job of enforcing those laws and they' do a rather thorough job of it. An arrest can mean a stiff fine, and it can mean severe dis ciplinary action on the part of the University. That action can be probation, suspension or expulsion. Even if the fine and disciplinary action are light, an arrest can mean a good deal of embarrassment to you, to your living •organization, to the University. Publication of the names of violators adds to that embar rassment and we think the knowledge that your name will be printed if you’re caught may make you stop a minute and at least consider the matter before going off on the spring term picnics. / Parents and critics of the University have a habit of noticing - such charges. Think about it for a minute. But if the names are available to us, we’ll print them. You’re bid enough to be responsible for yrour actions. We’re not “mad” at anyone, we’re not “out to get” anyone. We consider these stories news and we still think our first job is to print the news no matter how unpleasant it might be to us, to our friends, to anyone.—(J.W) Gasp of Disbelief We seldom critize such things on campus as a choice of theme for some event. But when “College Capers” slid across our <lesk as the selected theme for Junior Weekend, we just couldn’t resist a little gasp of disbelief. Surely, a campus the size of this University should be able to turn up something more original and fitting for one of the big gest events of the school year. - In the first place, we don’t like the word “capers.” It pro vides us with visions of elite collegians dancing across Red Square or a stretch of campus lawn, capering like elfin Pans in the moonlight. One does a lot of things in college, but we fail to remember any one of them that might be described as “capering.” But that is probably a personal idiosyncrasy. However, when we recall the Junior weekend theme is usually interpreted in the decorations of the floats, it gives room for pause. We see no possibility for “capers,” collegiate or otherwise, to be honestly interpreted in line with the beauty and dignity of former Jun ior weekend parades. And the thought of a couple miles of floats capering up 13th st. is also a little hard to take. What we regret most about this choice of theme, is the re flection which it casts on the members of this student body. Surely, in this age of clever advertising slogans, catch words and phrases, some more original and clever theme should have been submitted. Spring Training? CAMPUS BRIEFS Deadline for items for this column is at 4 ! p m. the day prior to publication. 0 Gail West, sophomore in bu.si | ness, was elected treasurer of Ka | wama at a meeting of the organi zation held Wednesday evening. Miss W'est replaces Sharon Isa | minger, sophomore in liberal arts, | who left school this term. 0 Nominations for new officers will be the main item of business on the agenda of the Inter-frater nity council which meets tonight at 6:30 in the Student Union, accord ing to A1 Oppliger, secretary. 0 The YMCA-YWCA concert commission will meet today at 4 p. m. in the Student Union. 0 Final deadline for submitting applications for the Delta Delta Delta scholarship is today. They must be turned in to the office of Mrs. Golda P. Wickham, associate director of student affairs, before 5 p. m. 0 House chaplains will meet to day at 6:30 p. m. in the Student Union, according to Jo Hutchon, temporary chairman. Louis Sher man head of the Eugene Jewish organization, will speak on “Jud aism.” 0 The Alpine club will meet t*> : day at 4 p. m. in the Student Un ion, according to John Vazbys, vice-president. Campus Calendar Noon 1:00 4:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 EUCMA FSFF AAA Drama Staff Co-op Bd Phi Beta Cab WUS fund Ch 110 SU 111 SU 112 SU 113 SU 114 SU Com Inch 319 SU Due Prev Prm Cm 315 SU YM-YW Seabeck 110 SU All Cmps Sng Cm 113 SU Alpine Cl 110 SU IFC 111 SU Phi Chi Theta 112 SU Chaplains ' 214 SU ASUO Senate 334 SU WUS Fnd Dr 319 SU Yng Repb Exec Bd 113 SU Bondi Lect Dsrm SU I DIAMOND-WATCHES SILVERWARE HERBERT OLSON JEWELER 175 E. Broadway Eugene, Oregon Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Phone 4-5353 Future Candidates 'Undecided Now' (Continued jrottt Page One) ASUO presidency, but that he had j not made up his mind on the mat ter yet. AL OPPLIGER, senior class rep 1 resentative, told the Emerald that ' he will possibly return to school next year and possibly seek a poli tical office though not the ASUO ; presidency. HOLLIS RANSOM. UTS presl jdent and senatOr-at-Iarge on the ! ASUO senate, who is a senior, j plans on returning to school and is thinking about running for the i ASUO presidency though he has | not yet made up his mind. BOB SUMMERS, also a senator at-large on the ASUO senate, told the Emerald that he has been giv ’ ing consideration to the idea of running for ASUO president, but | he does not prefer to make any , statement at the present time. Between now and next Wednes day these and other interested stu dents will have to make up their minds in order to meet the filing deadline. Candidates must indicate on their petitions their name, grade point average, office sought, class and political party. The petitions must also be stamped at the office j of student affairs in Emerald hall before they are turned in at the ASUO office. Today's Staff Make-up Editor—Anne Ritchey Make-up Consultant—Paul Keefe Desk Editor—Dick Lewis Social Calendai ■ April 3 Men’s house dunces 10 -Women’s house dances 17-18 Easter weekend 23-25 Duck Preview 30 Panhellenic retreat May 1 Panhellenic retreat < Men's house dances 2 WYCA junior-senior breakfast 8 Women's house dances 15-10 Junior Weekend 22 Men's house dunces 29-30 Memorial Day weekend •Iline l- 5 Closed weekend 7-12 Final week 13 Commencement Saturday house dance Sigma Alpha Epailon Scholarship Open To Frosh Women Freshmen woman arc eligible to apply f(jr the Kwnnia scholarship:', wnich will be awarded for next year, President Janet Gustafson announced Wednenday evening. Application* for the award* may | be obtained at the office of Mr*. Golda Wickham, associate director of women* affair*. 'Ihe number and the size of the awards has not ; yet been determined. The basic qualification la need. Mis* Gustaf son said. 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