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The Oregon Daily Emerald la published Monday through Friday daring the college year
(ran 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,
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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.
All The News
The staff of the Oregon Daily Emerald is not Casting a re
flection on the students of this University by running stories
and names on arrests made on “campus beer busts.” W’e only
write the news. We do not make it.
When the names and actions of these students are available
to our staff reporters, we are forced, as journalists, to publish
the news.
Stories and names appear in the local Register-Guard. Al
though the Oregonian did not run the names in their story
on the sorority involved last week, the Oregon Journal did
run those names.
However, our news-gathering policies are not. and were
never meant to be. determined by the newspapers of this state.
^Ye print the news as we see it.
The Emerald traditionally gives a bigger “play” to campus
stories than any other newspaper in the state. After all, we are
a campus newspaper, publishing from the University campus,
and the proximity of such news makes it of more value to the
Emerald than it could possibly have to any other newspaper in
the state.
Students’ beer and police combined are, perhaps unfortun
ately, news. When such an incident occurs, it spreads rapidly
over the campus grapevine, via word of mouth. And rumor
sometimes makes such an incident worse than the truth
would paint it. Thus, it becomes the responsibility, of a news
gathering agency to print that truth. We accept that responsi
bility. We do not accept the responsibility of protecting by
our silence the names and reputations of individuals involved.
Every University student should be aware of our state liquor
laws and the risks they take when they violate those laws. It
Is the individual that is placing himself in jeopardy. A news
paper staff merely records the consequences.
We are sympathetic, personally. We know that “picnics” are
a common occurrence on this and most other college campuses.
)Ye know that sometimes the less guilty must suffer, while the
more frequent violators can evade detection. That is the tragedy
•of most action taken against those who disobey the law, whe
ther on our campus or on a national scale.
As for the houses involved, we do not believe these houses
and national affiliations exist apart from their members. A
living organization can only have the reputation which is
made for it by its members. And that places an added risk on
a student who wishes to indulge in any “beer bust” or other
action that will reflect on the house of his choice.
' .We run the honored accomplishments of University students
-— the Phi Beta Kappas, the top house grades, the activities, etc.
of our students. We cannot, in fairness to our conscience, re
paint the other side of the story so that all is light and bright
within our little world.
Makes A Difference
“Oh, it’s you, Professor, pardon me for not speaking, I thought
you were just another student.”
What's Going On Here?
Campus Politicians Indulge
In Cat - Mouse Time Stall
by A1 Karr
Emerald Columnist
Oregon's campus politicos are
again indulging in one of Ore
gon's few real traditions — try
ing to make everyone believe
that no one really decides to run
for political office until there’s
just enough time before petition
deadline to allow them to fill out
a petition.
A lot of people don’t convince
themselves to make the big leap
until just about the deadline, of
course. But some do set their
minds to it at least a little while
before the last chance.
Bob Summers, ASUO senator
at-large, is a
petition.
definite canal
date for the A
GS nomination
for ASUO pres
i d e n t. Jim
Light, junior
class president,
tias been consid
Iered a very like
ly candidate for
the position for
some time, and
will pr o b a b 1 y
Bo!> Glass, AGS president,
who has heen mentioned us a
potential presidential candi
date, has apparently decided to
run for senior class president.
Other leaders in AGS have been
mentioned as possibles for the
number one position, but what
they (and possible “unknowns”)
do can only be determined after
5 p. m. Wednesday.
On the UIS ticket, the Inde
pendents have been searching for
n candidate to put up a battle
equalling the one by Don Collin,
last year's Independent nominee.
UIS President Hollis Ransom,
senator-at-large, is a definite can
didate for the UIS nomination.
Len Calvert, junior class vice
president, who has been mention
ed for the post, will probably pe
tition for the UIS nomination for
senior class president.
Tom Shepherd, senatorat
large, is planning to return to
school next year (he’s u senior
now), and Is a possible candi
date for the UIS nomination.
Others who have been mention
ed In UIS circles are In a more
tentative position.
• • * *
Problem: Who is the loyai
Webfoot who keps tossing little
capsules which turn water bright
green, into the Fenton pool?
That's what is causing the pool
to take on the green hue every
so often. The physical plant says
they aren't performing the serv
ive.
• • • •
Oregon’s exchange assembly
met with disfavor at not just
the Portland high school per
formances. Some students at
the I.ewls and Clark presenta
tion thought the assembly
showed poor taste; some poor
entertainment; some, both. One
woman even got up in the mid
dle tof it, muttering, “This Is
too much,” and strode out.
And at Hillsboro, the handlers
of the assembly evidently didn’t
get along very wel at Hilhi. At
least there was a lack of under
standing between the high school
officials and the assembly troupe
House Grade List
CROUPS' GRADE POINT AVERAGES. WINTER TERM. 1953-54
Men’s
Organizations (and Rank) CPA
2.97
2.92
2.90
2.89
2.86
2.84
Sigma .Alpha Mu (1) 2.83
2.814
2.810
2.79
2.7823
2.7821
Yeomen (2) 2.752
2.749
2.746
2.741
2.733
2.728
Sigma Chi (3)
Phi Kappa Psi (4)
Alpha Hall (5)
NON-ORGANIZATION MEN
Sigma Phi Epsilon (6)
Campbell Club (7)
Cherney Hall (8)
MEN'S CLUBS
Lambda Chi Alpha (9)
Beta Theta Pi (10)
ALL UNIVERSITY
RESIDENCE HALLS
Sigma Hall (11)
Barrister Inn (12)
ALL MEN
Tau Kappa Epsilon (13)
Gamma Hall (14)
MEN'S FRATERNITIES
Phi Delta Theta (15)
Phi Kappa Sigma (16)
Sigma Xu (17)
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (18)
Philadelphia House (19)
Delta Tau Delta (20)
Phi Gamma Delta (21)
Hale Kane (22)
Theta Chi (23)
Alpha Tau Omega (24)
Pi Kappa Phi (25)
MEN’S DORMITORIES
Pi Kappa Alpha (26)
Delta Upsilon (27)
Kappa Sigma (28)
Chi Psi (29)
Susan Campbell Hall (30)
Phi Sigma Kappa (31) -v
Merrick Hall (32)
FRESHMAN DORMITORIES
French Hall (33)
Stitzer Hall (34)
X’estor Hall (35)
2.723
2.71
2.694
2.693
2.686
2.685
2.684
2.680
2.662
2.656
2.652
2.6419
2.6416
2.633
2.614
2.612
2.606
2.606
2.5942
2.5940
2.589
2.586
2.55
2.544
2.5430
2.5428
2.536
2.518
2.5154
2.5147
2.5140
2.5135
2.499
2.498
2.474
2.473
2.467
2.455
2.453
2.40
2.361
2.359
2-32
2.3 r
2.30
2.25
2.22
2.20 •
2.18
2.16
2.113
2.111
2.09
UO Women’*
Rank Organisation* (and Rank)
1 Univtrwiy Hoiik (1)
2 Kappa Kappa Gamma (2)
3 Ann Judson House (3)
MON'ORGANIZATION WOMEN
4 Delta Gamma (4)
5 Kappa Alpha Theta (5)
6
7 Alpha Chi Omega (t>)
WOMEN S CLUBS
8 Pi Beta Phi (7)
9 Rebec House (8)
10 Alpha Xi Delta (9)
11
12 Alpha Delta Pi (10)
13 Zeta Tau Alpha ( 11)
14 Delta Delta Delta (12)
WOMEN S SORORITIES
15 Highland House (13)
16 Alpha Phi (14)
ALL WOMEN
17 Chi Omega (15)
18
19 Delta Zeta (16)
20 »
21 •
22
23 Sigma Kappa (17)
24
25
26 Oridea (18)
27
28
29 Alpha Omicron Pi (19)
ALL UNIVERSITY
30 Gamma Phi Beta (20)
31
32
33 Carson Hall (21)
WOMEN'S DORMITORIES
34
35
36
37
38
39 Hendricks Hall (22)
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48 Alpha Gamma Delta (23)
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
0 Temple Beth Israel has is
sued an invitation to all Jewish
University students to attend the
traditional Seder service and din
ner April 18. The affair will be
held at the Temple at 6 p. m. No
charge will be made, and all stu
dents planning to attend have been
asked to call Oscar Strauss for res
ervations by Friday.
• Petitions are being called for
a person to operate the Embosso
graf machine for the Student Un
ion board. The position pays $1
per hour. Friday is the deadline for
anyone wishing to petition for this
position. For further information
call Bob Koutek at 3-1321, Donna
Buse, 235, or Andy Berwick at 234
or 5-9912.
Letters...
... to the Editor
In Protest
Emerald Editor:
We are writing In protest of the
unfair publicity given, in the Em
erald, to the sorority whose mem
bers were arrested on u charge of
illegal drinking. It is the place of
a campus newspaper to act in the
Interest of the student body.
We feel It was totally tinnes
sary to print the names of the
speelfle students Involved. Many
oilier students have previously
been arrested on the same charge
und were not subjected to this
unnecessary publicity.
We understand the validity of
the article as a warning to other
students but the warning would
have been equally significant ha 1
the names been withheld.
Names withheld by requets
Forthright Editorial
Emerald Editor:
Yesterday, 1 road- your forth
right editorial on the "picnic" in
cident. and 1 wish to commen
you on your thoughts on the mat
ter.
May I add Hint the printing of
names of arrested persons In
news publications 1* a right of
the Individual that I hold Is equal
to all the other rights contained
in our American system. It should
be regarded a*, such and not a
penalty.
During my years in the service,
I saw the results of a police sys
tem that did not think it neces
sary to report to the public al! the
names of arrested persons. The
end result was that which I wit
re sued at the concentration camp
al Ordrtiff, Ormany, where the
i unnumed dead were stacked up
like cordwood with lime sprinkled
over them while they awaited cre
mation.
I agree that miming names Is
a hard and cold way of proceed
ing Init in the over all long view,
I think It Is worth the unpleas
antness of the moment to lurow
with certainty that an American
citizen cannot lie held Incommun
icado in an American prison for
any appreciable time; thus elim
inating the evils of many Euro
pean and Asiatic police und pudl
clal systems.
Edward W. Elder
Sheriff of lame County
(Ed. Note: The editorial referred
to, which ran April I, uus writ
ten by Associate Editor Jackie
Wurdell. The position taken by
the editor is reiterated In the
editorial appearing in this Issue.)
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