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Summers Sees Two Roles
For UO Student Government
by Al Karr
Emtrtld Column!*!
Bob Hummers, who in running
for ASUO president on the AtJ.H
ticket, has an outstanding record
In his three
years at Ore
gon,
Presently a
senator - at. -
Urg e, Sum
mers w a a
president o f
the sopho
more class
last year. He
has been pres
■■■■i idc-nt of Thi
Fta Higmu, freshman scholastic
honorary, a member of Skull and
Dagger and Druids, and Is now
vice-president of the Oregon
Federation of Collegiate Leaders.
Hummers believes that stu
dent government has a two
fold role. It provides valuable
experience fur the student who
participates In It, and It pro
vides a medium for the admin
istration to communicate with
the students.
The AGS candidate sees stu
dent government as a chance for
the interested student to acquire
administrative ability, the ability
to get along with people (he re
gard* student government as an
opportunity to make friends),
and public relations ability.
It also serves the University,
Summers points out, by provid
ing student personnel to promote
good external school relations—
through various booster func
tions.
Where the ASt'O has fallen
down at Oregon, he feels, U in
relations between xurh groups
as the senate and the students.
He has suggested that a public
relations chairman work on
this problem (this year there
has been no such chairman, al
though the ASUO constitution
provides for one), and that stu
dent government personnel peri
odically speak to the various
bouses about what is going on in
•tudeift government.
Summers also believes that the
oifice of the ASUO president
should be given more importance
in student activity, as a means
to bolster the prestige of student
government. This could be ac
complished by having the presi
dent speak at such functions as
the Homecoming banquet, the all
campus Vodvil, and be on the
stage at such events as Univer
sity assemblies.
The husky (5 ft., 11 3-4 inches,
180 pounds) jqnior, came to Ore
gon from Halfway, in eastern
Oregon, which was also his birth
place. Summers has lived nil his
life except five years (spent in
Idaho) in Halfway. He gradu
ated from Pine Valley Union high
school, where he was student
body president, class valedic
torian, and a four-sport letter
man.
He Is u mfinJxT of Thrtit
C’hl, having wrved as president
llili* year. Hummer* Ih present
ly majoring In political science,
and plans to enter law in the
future. Might now he Ih work
ing for a scholarship abroad
for I he period Immediately fol
lowing his undergraduate ca
reer at Oregon.
Summers currently holds the
$000 Standard Oil scholarship for
a junior, one of four students
who have one of these scholar
ships at Oregon. He has a 3.6
cumulative GPA.
The AGS choice for the No. 1
ASUO position is of the opinion
that student government at Ore
gon has relatively great power
compared to that at most schools
in the nation. Only in athletic
activity, he feels, is this untrue.
Summers cites the membership
of students on student-faculty
committees, and the great inde
pendence of action of the student
court.
In the field of campus poli
tics, Hummers would like to see
equal strength, because of the
Interest that more competition
would generate. He says It Is
unfortunate that AGK Is cur
rently Stronger than I'LS In
the mutter of organization.
But Summers asserts that
there should be no party consci
ousness on the senate. "The only
useful end of the parties Is to
get candidates in office," he
says.
Regarding the proposed AGS
nominating convention, which
would succeed the all-campus pri
mary if the proposed amend
ment goes through. Summers be
lieves that the convention will be
an improvement to the extent
that convention delegates repre
sent their constituents—to pre
serve open politicking.
The convention system would
then be better, he says, because
It would be more educational, it
would generate more interest,
and it would allow candidates
defeated for one office to run for
another.
• • *
Problem: what will they call
Frlday-at-Four if they ever
have to hold It on Thursday-at
three?
* * *
Junior class officers are now
trying to find an orchestra to
play for the Junior Prom, after
having Charlie Spivak almost all
signed up. Spivak had agreed to
play for the dance, and was ready
to sign the contract, but his wife
became ill, and he will not be able
to appear.
* * *
Odds and ends on the Pioneer
Father, for those who have been
clamoring for such information
after the brush was cleared away
from the metal gentleman:
1. His shoes are approximately
size 18',
2. The theory that he is in love
VETERANS
Saturday, May 1st
Last day for drawing
Books and Supplies
from
UNIVERSITY CO-OP STORE
with the Pioneer Mother has re
ceived new support he is al
most exactly nine feet tall.
3. If the rifle he is carrying
ever goes off, it will blow off his
hat and possible the back of his
head.
Traditional Review
To be Prom Theme
‘‘Traditional Review” will be
the theme of this year's Junior
Prom, Chairman Janet Wick has
announced. Decorations will be
based on traditions of the Uni
versity.
Closing hours for the prom, set
for May 14, will be 2 a. m. The
Friday night dance will be held in
the Student Union ballroom from 9
p. m. to 1 a. m.
Tickets for the prom will go on
sale at the Co-op and the Student
Union on May 10. Admission
price per couple is $2.50.
The coronation of the Junior
Weekend queen will highlight the
prom intermission. Other cere
monies will include tapping by
Druids
Petitions Called In
For Emerald Posts
Petition deadline for editor and
business manager of the Oregon
Daily Emerald is Monday at noon,
Dick Williams, secretary of the
student publications board, has an
nounced.
Petitions must be submitted in
writing to Williams' office on the
mezzanine of the Student Union
by the deadline. Petitioners will be
interviewed at a pub board meet
ing Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., and tpe
editor and business manager will
be selected at that time.
The appointments are for the
first half of the next school year
and carry a monthly salary of $70
r
Powers to Discuss
'Reality of Fiction'
A writer will discuss "The Re
ality of Fiction” at 7:30 tonigfct
in the Student Union browsing
room.
The writer. J. F. Powers, is vis
iting the University this week un
der the sponsorship of the English
department to meet with writing
classes. His lecture tonight is
sponsored by the SU browsing
room committee.
Powers will also visit the Eng
lish departments at Reed college
and the University of Washington.
READ EMERALD CLASSIFIEDS
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A CAMPUS-TO-CAREER CASE HISTORY
I
Dick Wall nek, ’52, left a
trail of work as he whirled
through a year of telephone
training. Here he recalls
the variety of his training jobs.
(Reading time: 36 seconds)
“Training can really be interesting. I
found that out when I joined A.T.&T.’s
Long Lines Department after getting
my B.A. at Cincinnati and my M.A. at
Michigan in ’52. Long Lines is the
organization specializing in Long Dis
tance communications. I was put in the
training program, and there wasn’t a
dull minute.
“For instance, one of my jobs in the
Traffic Department was estimating the
exact number of calls that would he
placed in a city on Christmas Day. My
estimate was off by only 68 calls!
'Then in the Plant Department, I
made a study of damage done to a certain
cable. Found out that the most damage
occurred in an area used by hunters.
Some special public relations w'ork
among hunters helped improve that
situation.
“And in the Commercial Department,
I helped analyze the communication prob
lems of one of the largest textile com
panies—it had widespread offices and
plants. The recommendations made are
now in use.
“The variety in my training has carried
over to my regular job here in Cincinnati.1
My job is to see that good service is
maintained for private line customers —
pipeline and power companies, theater
TV and the like. Every day is different.
“As far as I am concerned, I’ve found
my career”
•_ • •
Like so many college people who have joined
the Bell System, Dick has a job he enjoys.
There are also job opportunities with other
Bell Telephone Companies, the Bell Tele
phone Laboratories, Western Electric and
Sandia Corporation. This is a good time to
6ee your Placement OfBcer for full details.
BELL. TELEPHONE SYSTEM