Letters to the Editor
Protest
Km<-ritlil Idllor:
In reading your editorial of
May second, 1 noticed that it
whm unsigned. May l u k who
wrote It? And may I also auk If
l he Individual who wrote it whm
prclient at the coffee hour when
both the prcaidentlal candidate)*
spoke? If you will recall. Sam
Vahey alood when he add ream'd
hia audience and he didn't con
tinually need the table for sup
port, hm Mr. Hinkaon seemed to.
He presented hla Ideas clearly
and briefly. However, Mr. Hink
aon began enumerating the vari
ous expenses that the restoration
of the Mill Race would entail In
stead of talking about the many
other points In his platform.
In regard to public relations,
a good speaker Is one of neces
sities of a good Impression.
The \HCO president must of
ficially welcome many groups
to this campus'. I am sure that
•Mr. Vahey recognises the need
for good public relations and
has Included this point in his
plans.
rhc student body president
need a good Bi-nm’ of organizit
tion Mr. Vahey has this The
Easter egg hunt was cited a*
an example of Mr. Hinkson'a or
ganizing nMIHtes and it was very
poorly organized. Anyone who
has lived in Oregon for any
I'-ngth of time should take into
consiileration its unpredictable
weather and make provisions for
it. Unfortunately, this was not
done and as a result, the hunt
was much less successful than it
might have been.
Ila\ing gone to schools where
Mr. Hinkson was one of the
student body officers for sev
eral y ears, I should Jo- happy
to Inform you that .Mr. It ink
son was very capable—then.
Also I should like to say that
while Mr. Hinkson was very
capable the schools did not
profit by his being one of the
student government.
If this is what you support
and advocate Mr. Who-«-ver-you
arc, then I’m very happy to say
I'll vote for Mr. Vahey!
Ilcverly .Joy Bcllarts
Connie Drury
More Protest?
lime raid Editor;
After reading your editorial
iu today's Emerald, I felt it
necessary that I express my
opinion on the subject.
You said that Mr. Hinkson was
not a glib or an outstanding
orator, but that he was able to
apeak forcefully. This was one j
of the reasons for making him
your choice for A.S.U.O. presi
dent. Have you taken into con
sideration the remark he made
at the coffee hour the other day? |
After Sam Valley had presented
his platform to the audience.
Bu<l Hinkson was asked to do
the same thing but his reply was
that he took it for granted that
everyone read the Emerald. Is
this your opinion of forceful
speaking.
You also said "One project no
more qualifies Hinkson for the
student body presidency than the
chairmanship of the Senate
Crime Commission would have
qualified Estes Kefauver to be
president of the United States,"
with reference to Hinkson’s
"whole-hearted support” to Op
eration Easter Egg. I would like
to ask you if just doing a job
or doing a job well is most im
portant to you when choosing a
candidate for the ASUO presi
dency? Operation Easter Egg
for the most part was a lot of
fun, I think we will all agree—
even if it was poorly organized.
Why didn’t Mr. Hinkson leave
information about the Easter egg
hunt at the Student Affairs of
flee or Ht the Special Event.* Of
fice In the Student Union If he
wu* not going to he in a position
to answer questions reguartling
It, instead of with the New* Bu
reau? Thia was the last logi
cal place to look and he couldn’t
be found anywhere. Thia prob
ably waa the reaaon for the
small group of Ntudenta partici
pating.
If thia in efficiency, I will
choose Sam Vahey.
Carol Brooks
"A Vote for Vahey"
Emerald Editor:
An Open Letter to Thinking Stu
dent* of Oregon:
The campu* daily yesterday
printed an editorial entitled ’’A
Vote for Hinkson." We would
like to make known our sup
port for a candidate who the
Emerald seems to have over
looked.
There are two student* who
have placed themselves before
the thinking students of this
university. They are Sam Vahey
and Bud Hlnkson. Let' us com
pare these candidates rationally
and with the facts on the basis
of past records, present plat
form, and future possibilities.
last word*: I>’t h first l<*ok
at lltid Illnkson. lie is .funior
Class president. Hr was chair
iimn of the senate nnnniittrr
for a Northwest Federation of .
Collegiate leaders; onr of last
year's A(»H platform planks.
How has he fared here? No
ronferenee was planned this
year, and what's worse, the
college* that replied to his
letters that they would come
to Oregon never received a
reply that the conference was
called off, until three days
before the date of the confer
ence. ‘'Efficiency and deter
mination” Mr. Illnkson was
also in charge of Operation
Easter Egg, a little hit of
‘‘public relations.”
Sam Vahey’s record has gone
something like this. As co-chair- j
man of the Sophomore Whisker- j
ino, he helped to make it a fi
nancial success after it had lost
money the year before. This was;
when he was sophomore class
vice-president. As president of
Campbell Club, he guided that
living organization to a record
of house accomplishments seldom
rivaled anytime in the history
of this school. He was one of the
few freshmen to ever be sports
editor of the Emerald. As make
up editor, he is partially re-1
sponsible for reducing Emerald
costs more than $200 below the i
budgeted amount during the first
four weeks of this term. These
are but a few of his accomplish
ments. He has been one of the|
outstanding senators this year on 1
the student senate; he is presi
dent of Druids; he is at present
promotion Co-chairman for Jun
ior Weekend, and in addition he
has a lengthy list of successful
committee work. Vahey has ex
perience, he’s dependable, he’s
enthusiastic, he would bring
about positive action. These are
well deserved comments from
the Emerald. Since this does not
explain the campus daily's stand,
let us look to the present plat
forms of the two candidates, and
the issues (if there are any)
upon which the Emerald has
made its decision,
* Present platform; The candi
dates' conception of the office
of student body president:
Vahey places as No. 1 the
task of carrying out the legis
lation passed by the senate,
i.e., the executive branch of
student government. Hinkson
sees the job to be one of pub
lic relations, l.e., greeting vis
iting officials, and speaking at
special weekends.
Let's go further: the open pri
mary. Isn’t it strange that the
Emerald, after supporting it for
two whole years should all of a
sudden come out and say it
agrees with the candidate who
is opposed to it without giving
a reason. Another interesting
fact to observe is that Hinkson
didn’t come out against it until
it was too late to get an amend
ment to do away with it. "Sin
cerity” "Hinkson ... is able to
speak forcefully on his views of
issues out of what we believe to
be a sincere conviction."—Em
erald.
Politlral alignments — and
Oreek Week: Hinkson says that
he is opposed to the current po
litical alignment (he doesn’t of
fer an alternative nor start a
new party) and yet he says that
“it’s the responsibility of some
group other than the Greek
houses to provide a replacement
activity" for Greek week. U1S ?
Vahey stated that Greek Week
should be re-evaluated ("a stab.”
arrgi. It is interesting to note
that the Greek organizations
have themselves proposed this.
Now that we have had a
look at the campus daily's idr-a
of a student body prcNidcnt,
let'* look at things In a clearer
IlKht.
Both candidates are swell
kuys. They are both easy to
know and easy to get along with.
However, this does not make a
student body president. Experi
ence, reliability, sincerity of pur
pose, and a program of action;
these are the attributes of lead
ership. We ask you not to vote
for a certain candidate, but to
stop and think before you vote.
Make sure of the qualifications
of each candidate; and then
vote.
On our part, here is “A Vote
for Vahey." Calvert
Hollis Ransom
Lost Tickets
Emerald Editor:
After reading the incident
about the lost tickets for the
"Canoe Fete" it is my feeling
that they should stay lost. In
the .past the float parade was
free to the public. This year stu
dents are putting up bleachers
spending considerable money
and energy on the floats and now
the University sits back and says
everyone must have a ticket;
even those who are participat
ing in the show.
I'm sure those who are now
working so earnestly on the
week-end have suddenly lost
ambition they once had for mak
ing something worthwhile.
Phil Woody
Policy Questioned
Emerald Editor:.
What in the H-— is the policy
of the Jr. Weekend Committee.
Not only do you have to spend
$50 in building a float, but now
we are informed that even those
riding on them must buy a ticket.
It was the old policy to have
mothers as guests of the uni
versity. Now we write and say,
"Dear Mom come to the Canoe
Fete and bring two dollars for
tickets.” Certainly the students
should at least be informed as
to where the money for the
tickets is going. After working
all night before the Canoe Fete,
I wonder how many students are
going to be willing to pay fifty
cents to push or ride on a float.
Warren Wilson
Ed. Note: See story on page
one.)
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