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from Sept. 15 to June 3, except Nov. 16, 25 through 30. Dec. 7 through 9, 11 through Jan. t
March 8 through 10, 12 through 29, May 3, and 31 through June 2, with Issue* on Nov. 21.
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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 VIERRA, Adv. Mgr.
No Worthier Cause
Giving blood is easy. It's inexpensive and most people have
a lot of the stuff they don’t need — at least the human body
can afford to give a pint every six weeks.
But giving blood also can mean so much for so many peo
ple. The blood you give is used in the local hospitals of Eu
gene and placed in a “blood bank” for emergency use. It also
is converted into gamma globulin and shipped to our military
services.
Blood donors receive no glory. Yet we know a lot of people
who will go down again and again to fulfill the urgent need for
blood.
They don’t need plaques or awards or campaigns because
they have already accepted giving their blood as some higher
duty. So, it is to the people who want to give blood but nev
er have the time or the courage to stop in and give that blood,
that we address this plea.
This is a gift that you can make, the importance of which can
not be overemphasized. Whether from a simple sense of duty
or as a part of a house campaign to win the plaque offered by
the Re*d Cross board, make your gift this Friday.
Let’s reach and over-reach the goal of 300 pints set for our
campus. There could be no worthier cause.
Installation Set
For UO Chimes
June 1 has been set ns the
tentative installation date for the
chimes being purchased by the
University. The chimes will be
placed in the Student Union tow
er.
The chimes are intended as part
of a campus chapel which will be
built at a later date, according to
Sidney Little, dean of the art
school and chairman of the Uni
versity planning commission.
The chimes can be easily moved
from the SU upon completion of
the chapel, and are being placed
in the SU because of its central
location and its height.
It is hoped that these chimes
will become a part of the Univer
sity tradition, Little said.
The chimes will be used to
strike the hour during the day. On
special occasions such as gradu
ation, Junior Weekend, Home
coming weekend or a victory over
Oregon State in a game, music
can be played on them, Little said.
The chimes, which have the ton
al quality of caste bells will be un
der the supervision, of Theodore
Kratt, dean of the school of music.
Kratt will experiment with the
bells this summer so they can be
put into use next year.
Total cost of the chimes will be
$3500. The money was donated by
the class of 1943, the class of
1953. and alumni. The University
is now accepting bids for installa
tion.
Letters to the Editor
Continue No Further
Emerald Editor:
Your recent coverage of news
«nd editorials has moved me to
do something which is not pleas
ant, namely running down a part
of Oregon's campus life. But I
feel that the situation which now
is prevalent should not continue
further.
Having read your brilliant
piece of copy, the April 6 edi
tion of the Emerald, and hav
ing foand the usual “four days
late" news and the calendar
of committee meetings,, I came
upon your report of a “party"
at the coast — containing all
names. Again your editorial
stated your aim in covering
all news of interest to the cam- -
pus and the value in stating
such news accurately.
Papers of all kinds must use
discretion and a small amount
of candor in the type of news
-they print and how they present
this news. Our daily paper has
shown none of these. In your
editorial you said, “The Emerald
traditionally gives a bigger ‘play’
to campus stones than any other
newspaper in the state.” Does
our campus extend from Eugene
to Florence? I think not.
If this is typical of campus
.news coverage, the Emerald
must have a direct wire to all
the jails and police departments
in the home towns of all uni
versity students.
Again your editorial said,
“After all, we are a campus
newspaper, publishing from
the University campus, and the
proximity of such news . . .”
Apparently “campus” and
“proximity” involve no small
distance if you consider what
happens over sixty miles away,
campus news. If this is true,
why not start printing every
rape, murder and robbery
which happens in any student’s
home town as a part of “cam
pus" news.
Last, but by no means least,
one of your “ace” reporters, who
was “Johnny on the spot” yes
terday in the dean of men’s of
fice, told one of the house presi
dents that,if he were given the
names of all persons involved
that said names would not be
printed. Most of the Emerald
readers saw these names in the
April 6 edition, that is if they
read anything more than the car
toon.
Name withheld by request
(Ed. Note: The name* ap
pearing in the story referred to
in the above letter were re
ceived from the Florence Jus
tice of the Peace court, where
they are a matter of public
record. If “every rape, mur
der and robbery which hap
pens in any student’s home
town” were committed by a
University student, the Em
erald would consider that
news.)
Enforced Purchase
Emerald Editor:
If the gatekeepers of our Ath
letic department will insist on
foolproof methods to prevent the
loaning of athletic cards, it is
time for someone to protest over
the enforced purchase of the
cards in the first place. Partic
ularly the student who may not
be a sports-fan.
Apparently someone in the
administration has made the
bold assumption that every
student’s desire for entertain
ment is in the direction of in
tercollegiate sports — and on
this basis $13.50 per year is
taken from his tuitions (ac
cording to Harrell’s April 1
article) to pay for the athletic
cards. A reduced rate, to be
sure, but the point in question
is that no inquiry is made to
find out if the student wants to
make the purchase.
I don’t believe that many stu
dents feel cheated at being sold
these prepaid admissions to
games, but if they are being
made non-loanable in the name
of good business practices, one
should expect a consistency in
such commendable practice.
Namely: in not selling season
tickets to students who don’t go
to games, or for that matter,
even read the sports page.
Eric Norstad
Comforting?
Emerald Editor:
The “guest editorial’’ of Sher
iff Ed “Hanging Sam” Elder was
truly one of your journalistic
triumphs of the current season.
It certainly must be com
forting to you to know that the
Emerald is competing with
comic books as reading matter
at the city hall. Sheriff Elder’s
one man clean up campaign
has been the object of much
discussion around the local
opium dens. It is about time
that some courageous person
'took it upon himself to clean
up this sinful city.
His clear cut analogy between
“bodies stacked like cordwood"
and the right to print students'
names in local papers was a fine
example of clear cut reasoning.
I know from experience that
people on beer busts often end
up stacked like cordwood.
However, I have never seen
them sprinkled with lime!
In closing I'd like to quote at
random from an ancient Eskimo
saying “Blessed are sheriffs for
they shall inhibit the earth.”
Name withheld by request
(Ed. Note: The article by
Sheriff Elder referred to In
the above letter ran as a “let
ter to the editor” la the April
6 edition of the Emerald. The
letter was unsolicited as are
all letters to the editor which
run in the Emerald.)
Demos to Discuss
Convention Plans
The Young Democrats will meet,
today at 7 p. m. in Friendly hall.
Plans will be made for the state
convention, to be held in Port
land, May 7-9. Election of officers
will be held.
The club will work with the
senior party in Lane county dur
ing the primaries in May and these
activities will be discussed at the
meeting. All members are urged
to attend and non-members are
always welcome, according to
Hank Orner.
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One man in this hot campus race
Deserves the top, number one place.
Your first guess was right
His name is Jim Light
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Campus Calendar
Noon Spch Stf 114 SU
WUS Fund Com Lnh SU
2:00 Kellog Pro] 337 SU
3:00 WUS Fnd Sol 319 SU
4:00 NSA Meet 315 SU
Jr. Wknd Sng Ldrs
Com Lnh SU
0:30 Chaplains 334 SU
Scab & Bid 115 Frndly
Use Mgrs. Com Lnh SU
Phi Beta Ger 2nd FI
7:00 Yng Demos 117 Frndly
7:30 1CEC 334 SU
8:00 Obertufr Lect Blrm SU
'Should Fraternities Go?'
Topic of Essay Contest
“Should social fraternities and
sororities be abolished?" is the
subject of the Writers' Workshop
essay contest, according to a letter
from Miss Marilyn Stevens, con
test manager.
First prize in the contest is $300,
second prize is $200, and third
prize is $100. Any college student
is eligible to enter the contest.
Entries are to be mailed to
Writers' Workshop, P. O. Box 187,
North Postal Annex, Boston 14,
Mass., and must be postmarked on
or before midnight May 15. En
tries should be limited to 500
words.
Petitions Due Mon.
For Oregano Editor
The student publications board
will select the editor and business
manager of the 1955 Orcgana
Wednesday, April 21. Petitions are
due Monday, April 19 at 5 p. m„
according to R. C. Williams, sec
retary of the board.
Petitions are to be turned in to
William’s office in the Student
Union.
Dart Returns From
Friends Conference
H. E. Dart, assistant professor
of physics, has returned from the
Friend* Conference on Civil Rights
held April 2-4 at West Branch,
Iowa, where he joirytd 50 delegates
to study and recommend to the
j Friends groups regarding current
! civil rights problems.
Dart represented the Society of
Friends of the West Coast at the
meetings and was one of three
delegates to draft the official
! statement associated with the con
; ference.
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Students
Monday, April 12
last day to return
books purchased this
term.
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