Omm Daily (EMERALD The Oregon Daily Emerald ia 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 of Oregon. En tered as second dasa 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. ELSIE SCHILLER. Editor DICK CARTER, Business Manager JACKIE WARDELL, RON MILLER, Associate Editors KITTY FRASER, Managing Editor VALERA YIERRA, Adv. Mgr. JOE GARDNER, News Editor BOB ROBINSON, Sports Editor Platforms, Please The deep curtain of silence has finally lifted — with .official Announcement of the filing of candidates for ASUO office in the forthcoming elections. We’re glad to know who’s “running” but we’d also like to re mind candidates they have one short week left in which to pro duce some platforms and constructive ideas on which students ■can vote when they fill out a ballot for the individual of their choice. We know that student turn-out for campus elections has sometimes been disappointingly small. One doesn’t have to look too hard for the reason. For the people who personally know the candidates, it’s comparatively easy to cast a vote on the strength of a name. For a majority of the campus, and this is a fairly large cam pus, the name alone doesn't mean a thing. It's the ideas and the concrete issues of a campaign on which these students must form a judgment. And if a campaign is lacking those ideas and concrete opin ions, then campus apathy is bound to result. But we can't help thinking of what one campus politician told us recently, “There’s always plenty of noise and action during a campaign. I’d like to see a little more of the action through the rest of the year.” "To Verify \\ e "would like to ask the two men who turned the letter to ^he editor into our office yesterday afternoon to stop in and Verify the names signed to that letter. It is and has always been the policy olt the Emerald to verify iLhe validity of the names appearing as signatures on any letter -*ve receive. A call to the registrar's office yesterday afternoon indicated that the authors of this letter are not enrolled as stu dents in the University. We have occasionally run letters from townspeople and other off-campus sources—for instance the letter from Sheriff Edward Elder which appeared in the April 6 edition of the Emerald. However, this has always been with the stip ulation that those names appearing on the letters could be verified and we usually run an additional line, identifying the position of the person writing that letter. We have not and will not run letters unless the names can be -verified. If the authors will verify this letter, we will print it in ■our next issue and we will withhold those names as requested. A New Approach? i “Well, Freda, let me put ft another way . . Letters to the Editor Really Irritated Emerald Editor: Kuth Martin’s letter of April 5 eritizing the Emerald’s print ing the name of the sorority whose members had a beer party really irritated me. She stated, “Beer parties, of course, should be discouraged,” and I agree. But what is a bet ter way of discouraging them than printing the names of any persons doing that — and the name of their living organiza tion ? If a student really has pride in his house, he won't do anything that might discredit it, and if the officers of the house want to prove their house to be a “respectable national organiza tion," they will keep liquor out of all house functions. Kuth also stated. “If the ! girls hadn't been inexperienc ed, they wouldn’t have been eaught.” Possibly that is true, but does the fact 'that they haven’t been to beer parties before make the act any less wrong? Printing the name of the soror-1 ity involved not only added to the punishment of the girls, but! it. also prevented false rumors from being linked to sororities! that are trying hard to be up standing. Bruce Bloomfield University Wet Nurse Emerald Editor: Recent articles in the Emerald have left us with the impression that University policy seems to be one which regards undergrad ate students as a group of juven iles, to be wet-nursed on their j way through college life. As a group — we believe — mature individuals, we heartily disagree with said policy, j We’ve been on our own for sev- : eral years now and feel our right to do what we want when we want and how we want, with the only limitations our own personal and moral feelings and civil law. We need j no University to aid us in this. Incidents of last week indicate that the University feels that it\ has the right to closely survey the private lives of its students j — up to and including punishing them for actions for which they have already received civil pun ishment. We have always be lieved, on moral if not strictly legal grounds, that no person should be twice tried, convicted and punished for the same “crime.” We, the undersigned, wish to strongly protest this particular University policy. W’e are of age but we don’t think that this has anything to do with Social Calendar Wednesday Desserts Chi Omega — Delta Tau Delta Alpha Omicron Pi — Alpha Tau Omega Alpha Phi — Phi Gamma Delta Saturday House Dances University House Alpha Phi Pi Beta Phi Highland House Delta Delta Delta Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Delta Pi Delta Gamma Orides Hendricks hall I/O Women Attend AWS Conference Janet Wick, AWS president, and Rosemary Hampton, AWS vice president, left this morning by plane for Tucson, Arizona, where they will attend the Western In tercollegiate AWS conference. They expect to return Monday. Mrs. Golda P. Wickham, asso ciate director of student affairs, will also attend the conference, which will include representatives from all of the states west of the Mississippi. the University'* stand. We often like to leave campus, If only to seek recreational diver sion, and we don’t need a group of college fathers to tell us how. We are not usually in trouble. When we are, we expect to be punished, but by civil law, not college "policy," especially when these actions hnve nothing to do with the college. Kip Wharton George Wilkins Douglas G. King Dale Hullierg Glen Overstreet Donald L. Williams Itobcrt Bonham Donovan K. Jones Robert B. Stallwood Campus Calendar Noon French Tbl 110 SU Asbly Com 111 SU Phi Beta Pldg 112 SU Wh Caps 113 SU 2:00 PE Conf Of. 213 SU 3:00 Dk Prev Prog 111 SU 4:00 Red Crs Bd 112 SU Hnr Cde Com 113 SU Movie Corn 302 SU SU Bd 337 SU PE Conf Reg Lby 2nd fl SU 7:30 Alf Dolt Sig 112 SU Nwcmers Brdg 113 SU Stu Traf Ct 315 SU Sq Dance Ger Anx 8:00 Hui O 334 SU EUCMA Mac Ct 0 The house chaplains will meet in the Student Union Thurs day at 6:30 p.m., Acting Chair man Jo Hutchon has announced. Rev. Edmund J. Mumane of St. Mary's Culholic church will lec ture to the group on "Catholic ism." The slate of new officers will also be presented, she said. Male Open Rush Dates, Data Listed Men’s open rushing started Mon day and will continue through April 24, it was reported by the office of student affairs. Any male student who wishes to rush may do so by signing up at the office of student affairs in Emerald hall immediately. At the time of signing, the student must pay a $5 rushing fee. If a student has already paid the fee, he may pledge immediat ely after signing. Otherwise the student must watt one week be fore pledging, student affairs has announced. Any student desiring to rush must have made a 2.00 grade point average winter term or have a cumulative GPA of 2.00. These changes in the open rush policy were announced at the April 1 meeting of the Inter-fra ternity council. The new provisions will be added to the IFC consti tution at a later date, according to student affairs. Phi Theta Deadline Set The deadline for submission of applications for the Phi Theta and AWS scholarships has been set for 5 p. m. today, according to Janet Wick, AWS president. The application deadline for Kwama scholarships is Friday. All women are eligible to apply for the AWS stipends. Only soph omore women may apply for the Phi Theta awards, and only fresh men women for the Kwama scho larships. The exact number and size of the awards has not yet been deter mined by the three organizations. The basic qualification for the scholarships is need, according to Kwama President Janet Gustaf son. Applications for all three Scho larships are available at the of fice of Mrs. Golda P. Wickham, as sociate director of student affairs. CAMPUS BRIEFS Deadline (or ilrinn (or llila column |a nt 4 p in. the clay prior to publication. « i-lving orKUiil/aitlon leaders will meet ut 4 p. m. Thurs dny In the Student Union, ac cording to Ann Ucrllnger, aII Camptm Sing Chairman. The song leaders will receive rules for the Sing. - • The .Inn tor Weekend float ! parade committee will meet at :j p. m. today in the Student Union, according to Mary Wilson and Ann Hopkins, co-chairmen. 0 Nub-chairmen for I In- Junior Weekend queen selection commit tee will meet at 4:30 p. m. today In the Student Union, according t<> co-chalrmcn Ward Cook and Jack I Boettcher. 0 The pledge class of Alpha I'hl , Omega will have a dinner meeting tonight at 5:30 in John Straub 0 Petitions for the Junior Weekend queen coronation com mittee are due at 5 p. m. Thurs day, according to Jim Woodya I. ! cha.i man. Petitions should I • turned In to Woodyard at Hi;, cm ! N'u. ^ Petitions are due at 3 p. in. today for chairmanship or ro.ii ! inittee work on the decoration' , I food and tickets committees < * (he all-campus luncheon. Pet tions may be turned In to the As UO box on the third floor of th SU or to Corky Horton or Mar i I Hodgson at Gamma Phi Bela. 0 Petitions have been called for (chairmen and committee meinhe- . tor the decorations, tickets in i j clean-up committees for the Jui lor Prom, according to Janet Wick, chairman. Deadline for j>< - i titions Is 5 p. m. today. Petitions 1 may be submitted to Miss Wick at Pi Beta Phi or to the ASUO lx