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Both Barrels
The University’s Pre-Freshman Week Ac
count, financed jointly by IFC and Panhgl
lenic rushing fees, has come under fire re
cently and is getting “both barrels” — both
the ASUO senate and the Inter-Fraternity
council have investigated the fund, and the
latter has set up a committee to continue
work on the question.
Before the issue becomes more heated than
it already is and before an administration vs.
students fight gets too far along, the basic
thinking behind the issue should be recon
sidered. *
The feeling of those who set the wheels
in motion and performed the fisst act of
informing the students of the fund’s exist
ence, uses, and history, was that the tax
was unjust because it was used for the
benefit of all, but collected from only a por
tion of the students.
Another basic motivating factor was that
the tax is falsely represented — that while
IFC and Panhellenic levy the tax, or it’s
levied in their name, these groups do not
control the fund. *
An example was an emergency request by
Panhellenic for money from the Pre-Fresh
man week account earlier this year. The funds
were granted, but the grant was made to ap
pear as an act of benevolence on the part of
the office of student affairs rather than as a
just draft on an account which Panhellenic
had, alter all, built up on its own.
We don’t know what the whole answer to
the problem is. Probably the best solution
Would be to find a new source of revenue for
promotional activities. Severalleadersof IFC
have indicated that their group does not
favor continuance of the assessment on its
present basis.
The feeling is very strong for a rebate
to fraternities and sororities of money
taken in as rushing fees. Many fraternity
systems take a percentage to finance inter
fraternity council, such all-Greek activi
ties as Greek Week, etc., then divide the
remaining money among the fraternities to
defray the high cost of rushing.
The first step to any solution, howev er,
should be a full public accounting of the fund,
or at least a full accounting to representa
tives of the fraternities and sororities whose
activities are the source of the money.
The next step is the decision as to whether
or not the account is to be continued at all.
If so, a logical third step would be establish
ment of a joint IFC-Panhellenic governing
board to allot and control the fund.
This last step would shift control over to
■the proper groups—rather than the office of
student affairs granting “legitimate re
quests” of the office of student affairs.
In the meantime, new sources of promo
tional money could be sought—after all, ne
cessity is the mother of invention.
It would perhaps be useful to have a
member of the student affairs staff who has
worked with the fund in the past serve as
a member of the governing board. A fact
which should be kept in mind is that in the
beginning, students had no intention of
eliminating general promotional funds or
of cutting off Orientation Week, aid to
Duck Preview, and the Ore-N-ter. This
attitude is the direct outgrowth of a feel
ing by student leaders that they had been
deceived.
The basic issue here, it appears to us, is a
question of sincerity. Students are assuming
the responsibility that they’ve been told
would open the door to self-government in
most areas.
Is the administration’s avowed policy to
ward student government based upon a
sincere desire for the students to exercise
student government ?
Granted, this is something of an abstrac
tion, since the fund in question is levied by
students and can he dscontinned by students
—bnt we feel that the crux of the issue lies
in this point.
Motivation
Last year Professor Robert D. I lorn, chair
man of the U niversity Assembly committee,
asked Student Body President Bob Summers
if he could think of anyone special the stu
dents might like to hear in the coming year.
Summers suggested Thurgood Marshall who
had gained national prominence for his defer
ences of Negro rights before the Supreme
.Court.
Today Mr. Marshall, distinguished
NAACP legal counsel, delivers the year’s
concluding University Assembly address.
This example points up the liberal nature
of Oregon’s assembly program. It also
shows that student opinions are import
ant. if the student will take the trouble to
make his views known. Professor Horn
says he is always interested in student sug
gestions.
Oregon has been exceedingly fortunate
this year and past years in attracting out
standing leaders in their field to the campus.
One of the reasons for Oregon’s good for
tune has been it^ ability to make these visits
financially rewarding. But it takes something
more than money to draw truly great men to
the Northwest.
That “something more” is the Northwest
itself. This part of the United States holds
great fascination for persons fro m other
areas of our country as well as for visitors
from abroad. And sometimes speakers come
to Oregon because they hedr the fishing is
good, reports Dr. Horn.
William Faulkner's speech here wa- the
first speech he had ever delivered to a Uni
versity audience land the third or fourth he
had ever delivered to anyone). In Faulkner’s
case, he was attracted because he wanted to
visit a relative in Portland.
As outstanding as Oregon’s overall assem
bly program is, it disappoints those who work
to make it a success. The^ disappointment
arises simply from the fact that the students
—for whom the program is designed—don’t
take advantage of these once-in-a-lifetime
opportunities.
Certainly students who do not make it a
point to hear these great men when they
visit the campus are cheating themselves
and their education. For these are the men
who have made their mark; these are the
men who have achieved those heights in
society to which we aspire.
If this still isn't enough motivation for
some students, perhaps they should consider
the advice Professor Castell of philosophy,
once offered his class: “See these great men
now,” Dr. Castell suggested, “and when you
are a grandfather you will take delight in im
pressing your grandchildren with the names
of the famous persons you have heard.
—(D.L.)
Footnotes
Why are milkshakes in the Student Union
always served in glasses which are filled to
the point of overflowing? It sure makes a
mess of things.
* * *
Must he the weather—Saturday night was
the partyingest night we’ve seen on this
campus in ages. The wetness of the parties
compensated for the unusual dryness of the
weather.
* * »tc
Either birds in this area have especially
weak eyes or the University’s window wash
ers are doing a great job. About six birds
have committed suicide in the past week by
flying into the large windows on the south
end of Allen hall, and the ground is littered
with their remains.
THE LOOKING GLASS
UT's Kate Called
Memorable Show
By Lon Calvert
Emerald Columniif
The University Theater is
bark in its "grand tradition'* of
its musical productions with its
current presentation of Cole
Porter's "Kiss Me Kate.”
Sets, costumes, dances, souks
and Horace Robinson's direction
all combine to make the show a
memorable one for UT devotees.
And two men. billed on the pro
gram as "First Man" and "Se< -
ond Man" walk away with the
show.
They are Tom <ialn«- and
Boh Chambers who hair the
roles of the two gangsters and
u ho sing "Brush I'p Tour
Shakespeare." The two haw
drawn thunderous ovations
from the audlenee both Friday
and Saturday nights.
Double cast in the title role of
Kate are Mary Lou Teague and
Claire Fry, who is making her
first UT appearance. Miss
Teague is just too calm and too
tame to make a convincing Kate.
In addition to her sweetness and
light appearance, the audience is
unable to hear her songs past
the first few rows.
By contrast. Miss Fry is a
more earthy Kate who can be
heard clear into the lobby Miss
Fry has more fire in her acting,
but a case can be made for her
overacting and Miss Teague
underplaying the role.
Cordon Howard as Fre«|
(.raham (Petrucbto) Is excel
Ifiit. Again Howard prove* his
versatility In his ability to play
roles In mnsleul comedy us wi ll
us In serious drama.
Gloria Ia>e Is a fetching Loin
Lane (Bianca) particularly an
she sing* ‘'Always True in You
In My Fashion" It la always
difficult fur an actor nr actress
to hold ‘he attention of an audi
ence alone, but Miaa Lee do i jt
moat effectively.
Also turning In performances
of note are Donna Barrick as
Hattie, who sings “Another Op‘
nin. Another Show,” and Mark
Tapacott aa Paul who ainga "Too
Darn Hot."
Tapacott does well with hia
Ming, which is rather surprising
utter hearing him sing at Fri
days at Foui The number is also
distinguished by the dancing of
Dick James. Karle Culbertson
and Wayne Thomas.
The dancing Is a highlight
of the show. Choreographed by
John Jensen and .Miss Lee, the
dances are well executed and
suit the mood of the sriirs
they are presented in \ery
well.
Ail things considered, “Kiss
Me Kate" Is a very well done
show. Without doubt, it is the
best thing done on campus this
year by the local group and will
probably rank with such shows
as ‘ Bngadoon" and “Ftnian's
Rainbow" In future remember
ances about good shows done by
th* University Theater.
You re Famous, Max
“Louis* told her you would be a swell blind date, but she must
have found out about you anyway.”
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