Letters to the Editor
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The Charge ...
\|| Open ls-ttcr to Holt
Schooling, “Veterans’ Com
inuuder” of “The Veterans’
Committee of More Than Ten:*’
Sir, you have chosen to con
demn n faction (The Veteran*'
Committee i before it ha* been
given a chance to prove itscetf . . ,
nml by your action*, activities,
and your very worda, you have
stated that:
I) You util “go on opposing
the group,” without, in all
fairness, giving It a chance to
prove its worth;
Z) You, personally, are “op
posed to nil student veterans’
organizations;"
3) You feel that “there are
no Issue* worthy of veterans’
study.” (or anyone else’s for
that matter); and
1) You feel that our study
ing of problems such as mar
ried veterans’ re-imbiirsement
for housing Improvements,
tv it clien e e sectionalism at
games, deferred living for
women veterans, improvement
of Informational service t„ vet
erans and the prospective vet
eran student, and many oth
ers, would comprise “mud
sllnglng’* at an Institution
where you call yourself a "citi
zen.”
As "citizens of Oregon" I think
your group should at least see
what we ate trying to <lo !*•
foie attempting to camel us out
with numirry two days aftei our
first meeting.
Admittedly, at present we ilo
not represent the majority df
veterans on campus, hut we
would like to we would like to
act with them, for them. b<- their
voice controlled as they see fit.
We, of course, as a new or
ganization, have our faults:
I) At our first inerting
(which was announced, un
fortunately, only in “Campus
Briefs”) there were only ten
men presenV—I only wish all
seven hundred could have been
—it would have cleared" up a
lot of your ridicule;
Z) We needed some basic
core of organization to func
tion. so we elected officers—
someone had to do the Jobs . . .
3) Among our officers, vve
elected Bob Biggs to the- posi
tion of treasurer, and. finding
himself an officer, felt that he
had a right to .speak tor the
group—this wrong will tie cor
rected officiolly Tuesday, I
Imagine.
You told us Saturday that you
would rot come to the meeting
Tuesday, because you “would
read about it in the paper" and
We "were responsible to see that
anything going into the paper
was to appear the way things
happened.”
' You know an well a* I do, Bob,
that it is almost Impossible to
| control the slant to a story a
newspaper gives it, especially on
I a controversial subject , . . You
should be present to get full con
j cepts of the happenings of a
meeting. The paper, while usual
ly doing a good Job, cannot shed
as much light on a subject as
personal contact.
We personally are not out for
glory or "a place In the sun,"
we have honestly felt that there
! is a need for such an organlza
i tlon, for the betterment of the
! position of the veteran as well
; as the non-veteran, and the
school Itself.
I sincerely would Ilk*- to see
; you at least come to the meet
ing. consider the objectives and
problems of the group, then
| Judge the legitimacy of our or
ganization. *
First let us grow our wings
before you start telling us we
can't fly ...
Sincerely,
fiordon R. Ross
I,<11 tor’s Note: The foregoing
letter, addressed to Bob School
ing, was submitted only to the
Oregon Dally Emerald. In view
of the faet that several state
ments attributed to Schooling
were quoted directly, and l*c
cause those statements were
not u matter of public record.
Schooling was offered the
chance to reply.)
The Reply ...
Emerald Editor:
I would like to thank you for
thih opportunity to answer the
accusations made in an open
letter written to me by Gordon
Boss, vice-president of the Vet
••rHn.‘‘ Committee
First, let me illustrate the
misleading technique of quot
ing out of content. I refer the
reader to the third paragraph
of Mr. Ross’ letter. Watch the
1 slant I hut qnutlng out of con
tent run accomplish:
Mi'. Itoss says, “...we do not
represent... veterans on campus,
but we would . . . act . . . for
them." and ”. . . be their voice
This technique is very useful
in character assassination and
' can be used to prove any point
that the writer desires.
Now let’s appraise Mr. Ross’
criticisms in the light of our new
found knowledge. Point num
bers 1, 2, and 3 are examples of
quoting out of context. I need
only comment that they do not
represent my opinions nor are
they a fair interpretation of
them. Point number I puts me
on record against practically
everything except Mother and
beer In the campus restaurants
and is a complete and apparently
intentional misrepresentation of
my views.
In point number 4 the term.!
"mudsllngtng” is used. Mr. Ross'
letter is the best example pres
ently available of just exactly
what mudslinging is.
I wish to lx* careful to em- 1
phasi/e that I have received
no mandate to speak from any
group, large or small, nor do
I make any claims that my
opinions are anything hut my
own. I am not the authorized
spokesman of the "Veterans
Committee of More Than Ten,”
and I can not under any cir
cumstances speak for it.
You appeal for my tolerance of
the mistakes your organization
has made in its short life. Your
organization, while it is no doubt
well-intentioned, must accept the
responsibility for its actions and
utterances. Since it is the of
ficers of an organization that
usually speak for it, it is only
natural to assume that the pub
lished views and purposes of the
Veterans’ Committee as stated
by you, Mr. Ross, and the treas
urer of your organization, Mr.
Biggs, are those of the organiza
tion.
It is your apparent intent to
force me to Join an organization
in order to make it change its
policies. I do not subscribe to the
views of the Communist Party
of the United States but I hardly
contemplate joining it in order
to force a change in its policies.
P.S. This is to notify the readers
of the Oregon Daily Emerald
that Mr. Ross has not received
my permission to issue state
ments for me in the future. If I
feel it necessary to state my
opinions I shall do so myself.
'Mystie' Chairmen
Helen Huse and Darlene Ice
land, both freshmen in liberal:
arts, have been chosen to head
the annual Phi Theta Upsilon!
Mystie sale.
Miss Huse and Miss Leland
will choose the sub-chairmen for
this sale at a later date. Held
each year to raise scholarship1
money, the sale is traditionally
run by freshmen with assistance
and sponsorship from Phi Theta.
Phi Theta advisers for the sale
are: Ann Erickson, distribution:
Janet Gustafson, house sales:
Sonia Edwards, booth sales;
Anne Hill, collections; Anne
Ritchey, publicity; Donna Lory,
promotion, and Gwen Endicott,
decorations.
Sincerely,
Bob Schooling
Phi Theta
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