Panel Debates
Court Coverage
The controversial issue of
v hether press photographers and
radio and television equipment
should hf allowed in courtrooms
wan discussed here Friday by a
panel of four prominent persons
during the first annual Oregon
Broadcasters conference.
Main debaters were Judge Wil
liam O. East of the circuit court
of Oregon's second district, and
Ralph Hardy of Washington
DO., vlce-pr<Hldent of National
Association of Radio and Tele
vision Broadcasters, Tom Law
son McCall, political comminta
tor, was moderator, and Calvin
Crum baker, ex-president of Eu
gene city council, talked briefly
for press coverage of a loi a!
legislative body.
Dignity Should Prevail
Basin of the debate was "canon
35" of the judicial ethics of the
bar which states dignity should
prevail In a courtroom and that
cameras and radio microphones
are a degrading influence and 1
should la- prohibited, McCall ex- I
plained.
Judge Eft t. speaking on the
negative side, said there are
glowing conflicts of two groups
which are protected by two free- -
dome, the right of the press, and
the right of free trial.
Kmphaslzing that he was
speaking for the judiciary only,
he said th<- primary danger of
allowing radio, television and ■
press cameras in the courtroom
Is the encroachment of rights of
the accused in getting a fair
trial. The right of the press is
“certainly no more sacred" than
this right, he said.
The accused or a person in the
witness box knowing a camera
s being focused on him wtl!
slther get embarrassed and
'freeze” or become theatrical,
Judge East said, and either re
iction will affect his ability to
jive a straightforward account
»f the facts.
Hardy, in contrast, said the
‘unprincipled Interrogator" is
,vhat distracts the person being
juestiooed. He did not deny that
ameras upset the decorum in
i courtroom, butVsaid he was
»ure Just as many things about
:rials were corrected because of
itich press coverage as the num
oer of those who became upset
;y the cameras or microphones.
At a luncheon Friday noon,
Dr. O. Meredith Wilson, Untver
uty president, warned the broad
asters that they must remem
H.*r that communications must
continue to be primarily a mu
ual process.
Mystie Petitions
Due Wednesday
Petitions for chairmen of the
tunual Phi Theta Upsilon Mystic
sale are due at 5 p.m. Wednes*
lay, according to President Ger
naine LaMarche.
Positions open include general
•hairman and chairmen of col
eclions. distribution, publicity,
lee-orations, promotion. booth
tales, house sales and after-hours
tales.
Any freshman is eligible to
Hftitlon using regular ASUO
’orms. The petitions must be
ugned by Mrs. Wickham and
timed in to either Germaine La
Marche at Susan Campbell or
Sally Ryan at Carson 3.
Neuberger Announces Plan
To Give Washington Job
A letter from the office of
fien. Hu hard L,. Neuberger in
Portland ha* revealed that Neu
berger plan* to award some Ore
gon college political science grad
uate with an opportunity to
•‘have one year of experience on
the legi*lative firing line."
Any 1955 political science
graduate in the state is eligible
to receive the award, which will
be in the form of an internship.
Selection of the candidate will
be made through the political
science .department of Oregon
colleges and universities, both
tax-supported and independent.
The committee will interview
candidates in May and the win
ner of the internship, which will
pay a salary of $3625.51. will be
announced before June 1.
Neuberger is promoting the
program in an effort to "en
courage superior students to
enter the field of government."
Both men and women are elig
ible with the only stipulation be
ing that they have exhibited a
"sincere interest and outstanding
ability in the study of problems
of our society and government."
Mother's Weekend
Petitions Called
Petitions for Mother’s Week
end are being called for by gen
eral co-chairmen Margaret Ty
ler and Karen Kraft. Mother’s
Weekend will be co-ordinated
with Junior Weekend on May
13-14.
Positions to be filled are hos
pitality, promotion, publicity,
tea, breakfast, tickets, awards,
housing and general secretary.
Petitions are due 5 pan. Fri
day in the AS1JO box on the
third floor of the Student Union.
Further information on the
internship can he obtained by
writing to Neuberger's office,
502 New Fliedner Building, in
Portland.
All-Campus Sing
Leaders to Meet
-Horn; leader* from all living
organization* entering in the
all-eainpuH King competition
for Junior Weekend are to
moot Tunday at \ p.m. in tho
Student Union.
Dlrootionn and rule* for tho
nlng will be glvon out and nong
v leader* aro to turn in the title*
of their songs.
Publications'
Top Positions
To Be Filled
Petition* for the position of
editor and business manager of
j the 1955-56 Oregana and Pig
ger's Guide, and editor of the
Ore-N-ter are due Friday at 5
p.m.. Jack Weber, secretary of
the Student Publications board,
announced Thursday.
Petitions may be turned in at
Weber's office, Allen 308.
Candidates for the positions
will be interviewed at the April
12 meeting of the publications
board.
The editor and the business
I manager of the Oregana each
receive a yearly salary of S636,
or about $70 per month.
Editor of the Pigger’s Guide
receives a salary of $150. Busi
ness manager of the directory
receives a commission of 15 per
! cent of all advertising sold.
Kwama Members
Cali for Petitions
Petitions for membership in
Kwama, sophomore women's
service honorary, are being called
for, according to Helen Ruth
Johnson, president.
Any freshman woman may pe
tition. The standard ASUO peti
tions should be used, and should
be turned in to any Kwama by
5 p.m., April 22.
All activities should be listed
in order of importance. Sugges
tions will not be necessary. The
petitions can be obtained on the
third floor of the Student Union.
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War Likely With
World Expansion
Oregon Broadcasters, along
v/lth professional educators, were
sharply criticized for allowing
misunderstanding of world af
fairs by the Americaji public dur
WUXI AM A. WILLIAMS
Criticize* broadcasters
ing the first annual Oregon
Broadcasters’ conference.
William A. Williams, assistant
professor of history, told the
75 delegates the greatest fault
in their profession today is the
"failure to ask relevant ques
tions.”
His topic was "The Back
ground to Yalta.”
“Why have Americans focused
so much attention on what Yalta
did not accomplish," is the most
intelligent question to ask about
the conference, he asserted.
Questions such as “Why did
we sell eastern Europe and Chi
na down the river ” show con
ceit and self-righteousness on the
part of Americans, .ie argued,
since we didn’t have those under
our control in the first place.
Williams concluded that we
live in a closed world—a world
that can no longer expand phy
sically, Attempts at expansion
will bring a mutually-destructive
war, he said, since all major
countries have excessive power ot
destruction.
YWCA Breakfast
Petitions Called
Friday is the deadline for
petitions for general chairman
of the annual YWCA Junior
Senior Breakfast which will be
held May 1.
Petitions may be turned in to
Pamela Rabens, Delta Delta
Delta, or the YWCA office in
Gerlinger hall.
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