Candidates Speak
In view of the primary election coming up \\ ednesclay, we
think it is important that campus voters have an opportunity
to look behind the party and learn something about the men
running for the University’s top political office.
So, we drew up a list of questions that we feel are important
issues to students on campus. And here's the way Bob Sum
mers, AGS; Jim Light, AGS, and Hollis Ransom, UIS, can
didates for the ASUO presidency, stand on three of these issues:
Too Many Activities?
1- Do you think we are facing the problem of ‘‘too many"
activities, in view of our decreasing enrollment? If so, do you
see any value in reviving the ASUO senate’s activity evaluation
committee?
Summers: I definitely believe that prior to the elimination of the
military and Mortar Board dances there were too many major
campus events. It would be difficult to say at present whether or
not there are too many activities at Oregon. Currently all extra
curricular events might be classified broadly into five categories:
ASUO consistsing largely of Senate activity and the major week
ends; SU programs, publications, class functions and the miscel
laneous group that often arise spontaneously. Certainly the first
four seem essential, although some less so than others. If the en
rollment continue to decline (which seems unlikely) then my above
viewpoints would, of course, change somewhat, and in that event,
I feel that re-institution of the activity evaluation committee would
be necessary.
Ransom: Even with a decreasing enrollment, I do not feel that
we are facing a problem of "too many” activities. »The reason I
say this is that there are some people interested in every activity.
If there weren't, these activities would fall of their own violition.
This is the way I feel; as long as people are interested, have time,
and get something out of their work in these activities, they should
remain.
Light: Yes, we are facing a problem of too many activities. It is
■well to have the big- school characteristics that we have so long as
we can do them justice. But can we support so many activities and
have each one successful ? I say no. The whole question is a problem
for where to decide to cut down, which activities would you elimi
nate? Elimination is out of the question, but discouraging of new
activities as our enrollment picks up again, is possible and that
would be my stand. This would be worked out through a committee
of the ASUO senate.
Four, or Eight Page Emerald?
2. Would you rather see the Emerald continue as'a four-page
paper on the present budget, or go eight page with a subsidy
from some other source? Why?
Summers: Unfortunately I am not as familiar with the pros and
cons of the four and eight-page paper as I would like to be. I am
sure the larger paper is preferable as it seems to me that there is
sufficient need for additional editorial and feature writing (along
writh other news coverage that would be possible) to justify the
eight-page paper. And to this extent I would favor an eight page
paper with subsidy. However, subsidy usually implies some type
of control and if, in this case, it meant an eight-page censored
newspaper I would be satisfied with the present four-page issue.
Hansom: A four page paper on the present budget would be bet
ter than accepting a subsidy because of the possible control a sub
sidy might bring with it. The Emerald is solvent and the staff still
puts out a readable newspaper. It should be left that way.
1 Light: I favor an eight page paper on two counts. First, it would
be better training for those working on the Emerald that intend
to go into future newspaper work. Secondly, in light of what I
have learned while being on the publication board, I feel that finan
cially speaking the Emerald can switch to an eight page paper
without very much increased subsidy. If any increase in the sub
sidy already received in order to have a balanced budget, is needed
-for an eight page paper then I feel it is worth it.
'Censor' Exchange Assemblies?
3. What should we do about “censoring” exchange assem
blies going out to high schools?
Summers: Exchange assemblies as they are to be presented to
high schools should be censored. This program is too valuable in the
realm of public relations to eliminate—which would be the case
if the present procedure is allowed to continue unaltered. A cen
soring group comprised of high school personnel from the Eugene
area would be one solution. I should also like to comment that the
disapproval of the ASUO assembly in Portland has been grossly
exaggerated. Ransom: There should be no “censoring” done on the
exchange assemblies. The blowup last term was the results of poor
timing in being at Portland at the same time as OSC’s show. What
happened was that one joke in their show was not well accepted
and as a result the Portland papers began searching to find out if
Oregon had committed any blunders. No, I do not favor censorship
by anyone of the exchange assemblies because there is no need for
it, and the students who put so much work into such a show are
capable of being their own censors and actually work in this capacity.
Light: I object to the word “censor” for I think that any group
on this campus, when putting out a show such as this assembly,
will do a job which would in no way hurt the university. I might
insert here that all the fuss and unfavorable comment over our re
cent exchange assembly program was uncalled for and completely
undeserved publicity. I do believe that a group, call it what you
may, could be of valuable assistance. Not a body to censor but one
which could, for example, call on certain high school faculty mem
bers from the area and ask their opinion and comment on a show
that was to be presented for high school audiences. In this manner,
cooperative action and not arbitrary policy could shape the show
. early in its preparation in casses where necessary.
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Australian Leader
Heads WUS Meet
All World University Service
house representatives, religious
foundation representatives and the
YMCA sophomore cabinet are to
mo t today at 1 p. m. in the Stu
dent Union for a solicitation train
ing session, according to Ger
maine L a M u r <• h c, solicitation
chairman.
Benjamin Barg, student leader
from Australia, will lead the train
ing meeting. Solicitation proced
ure will be explained and solici
tation material will be distributed
by Miss LaMarche. A film, “Their
Future la Our Future," will also
be shown.
Barg, who will return to Aus
tralia this spring to complete grad
uate degree work, has been on a
world tour since May 1953. His
travels, sponsored by WUS and the
H'nai B'rith liillel foundations,
Jewish groups, have acquainted
him with student life in South
Asia, Israel and Europe.
Barg will lx* on campus through
Wednesday and appear at a cof
fer hour sponsored by WUS at
t p. m. Wednesday
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Art Student Gets
Fu I bright Award
Norman Klehamer, fourth year
! student in architecture, has been
| awarded a Fulbright scholarship
; to study city planning in The
j Netherlands during 1954-55. Kle
hamer is the third Oregon student
I to win the scholarship this year.
Klehamer, a native of Ftoches
; ter, New York, will attend the
! Technical Institute at .Delta be
; sides doing research for the Inter
i national Federation of Housing
1 and Town Planning in The Hague.
CAMPUS BRIEFS
Deadline for items for this column is at 4
p.m. the day prior to publication.
0 Petitions for master of cere
monies for the Vodvil show, April
23, are due Friday. The petitions
may be returned to the ASUO box
on the third floor of the Student
Union, Program Chairman Helen
Ft. Johnson has announced.
0 The sophomore cabinet of the
YWCA will meet at noon today in
Gerlinger hall.
^ United Independent Students
will meet today at noon in the
Student Union.
Campus Calendar
Noon Yeomen 111 SU
Comgr Lnch 113 SU
NW Reg Prj 114 SU
UIS Com Lnch SU
WUS Fnd Educ 318 SU
3:00 Jr. Wk Lnch Com 112 SU
4:00 Comgr Frm Dsrm SU
WUS Spkrs Com 111 SU
Vodvil 319 SU
WUS Fnd Sol 334 SU
4:30 WUS Stde Exec 318 SU
6:00 Lndsy Dnnr 113 SU
8:00 Cmgr Lect Blrm SU
Composer to Discuss
"Gateways to Music"
Ernst Toch, composer and music
scholar, will be on campus this
term with the school of music.
Toch is to discuss “Gateways to
Music’’ at 8 p.m. Mondays and
4 p.m. Wednesdays during the
term.
The discussions, which are open
to the public, will be held in the
choral room of the Music building.
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Attract Cals
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a pretty coed—a typical scene on our college cam
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go for men wearing Arrows, the gals agreed that
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