Student Political Records Reviewed
By Anna Ritchey
Emerald Newt Editor
Student government through
the past four yearn at th<* Unl
vers'ty him seen several changes
In (he campus political scene, in
teresting and significant ASUO
senate legislation, and thin year's
abolition of the Associated Greek
Students party In all of which
members of the class of 1956 were
busily participating.
In 1952-53, the freshman cIhsn
was led by President Bob Me
Cracken, Vice-president Meb Bu
chanan, and (lass representatives
Hob Mater and Dick Gray. These
four were elected winter term,
and Joined the senate header] by
ASUO President Pat Dignan, and
Vice-president Helen Jackson,
who later married Bill Frye.
Sue Shreeve replaced Buchanan
as class vice-president, in the
spring of 1953.
Iteotnrnt Ion, Honor Code
Big senate news of that year
centered around possible Millrace
restoration. Indoctrination of the
Honor Code, formation of an En
tertainment Commission, intro
duction of the open primary
met hod for campus elections, and
approval of ASUO insurance.
There were also campus park
ing problems that year, and the
senate had trouble getting mem
bers to attend meetings and to
be on time when they did attend
K“gatding the Honor Code, Di
rector of Student Affairs Donald
DuShane told senate members
that year that cheating had fallen
over the previous year, and that
a test file to he located In the li
brary was a possibility, as pmt of
the Honor Code program. Mc
Cracken was put In charge of the
committee, and had booklets en
titled "The Oregon Way" printed
ns an explanatory and educational
introduction to the proposed sys
tem.
AIM ampin* Primary
On March 5. 1953, Don Collin
submitted hla controversial all
campus primary plan, which hHd
b-H-n originated by the United In
dependent Students. The senate
at that time failed to pass It In
order for it to go on ASUO bal
lots in the spring.
Millrace restoration had really
begun before the Class of '55 en
tered the University, with forma
tion of a Millrace park committee
In the spring of 1952. However,
the senate worked consistently
throughout 1952-53 toward joint
co-operation with the city of Eu
gene, when results were discour
aging but still Inspiring to eager
students and administrators.
In the spring elections Greek
students voted In the Greek
houses, and In the election the
all-campus primary was passed,
by AGS as well as UIS.
Sophomore Year
Sophomore year found Jim
Duncan class president, with Sam
Vahey his vice-president and
Janet Gustafson and Paul Ward
elected class representatives. Gor
don Rice replaced Ward at the be
ginning of fall term. 1953.
Marilyn Parrish was senator
at-large from the Class of '56,
and .shi' wan replaced by the late
Doyle Higdon when she didn’t
return to school faU term.
Big news that, year waa the e»
tabliahment of the Student Union
Educational Actlvltiea budget
board, set up by President o.
Meredith Wdaon when he name aa
the new president that year.
Other big new»t politically
speaking. waa the firat uae of the
all-campus primary, in spring
term elections.
At senate meetings, headed by
AHUO President Tom Wrightson
and vice-president Don Collin,
continuation of the Honor Code
and Mlllrace work waa seen.
While still under McCracken's
chairmanship, the Honor Code
committee carried on various
polling and research, and later
Gordon Kicc took over when Mc
Cracken resigned. Rice planned
rxtereive Honor Code Introduc
tion in the fall of 1954.
.Mlllrace Progress
Meetings were held with City
Manager Robert Finlayaon. all
working toward the goal of res
toration. Possible industrializa
tion along the Mlllrace waa ac
tively opposed by the senate, who
wrote a letter to this effect in
the spring.
Bob Funk, long-remembered
Emerald columnist and law school
graduate of 1955, took over as
ASt.'O vice-president in January
of 1954, when Collin quit school.
The shadow of legal difficulties
for the student court appeared in
the person of law student J. Kelly
Farris, who questioned the court's
ability to charge fines. He assert
ed the court's practices violated
certain state and national consti
tutions. which was handled after
much discussion by K. J. O’Con
nell, professor of law and chair
man of the ASUO constitutional
committee, in a formal written
decision.
The senate was “stood up" by
the Oregon State college govern
Phi Betes Pick
26 From Class
Twenty-six outstanding seniors
were chosen this year for Phi
B<-ta Kappa, national scholastic
honorary. The Senior Six, which
was chosen in the fall, includes
Arne Bartz. George Gerhard. Bart
Koeppen. Germaine LaMarche,
Robert Maier and George Wil
kins.
Additional seniors chosen this
spring for the honorary were
Mrs. Joanne Johnson Aebischer,
Harry Asch, Merle Atwood, Char
lene Boehnke, Richard Bronaugh.
Leroy Butkus. Stephen Che
mytsch. Judy Counts, Carol David.
Ann Erickson. Elaine Long.
Elizabeth Mcllveen. Jean Miller,
James Pntton, Gordon Rice, Pa
tricia Southworth, Rodney Vlasak.
Nolene Wade, Betty Jane Weise
Walters and John Wells.
Other outstanding senior stu
dents will be listed in the com
mencement program.
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HO-M Erb Memorial Union
ing body in February, after latter
had been scheduled to be guests
of the local solons.
Approval of installation of
Student Union chimes was effect
ed during this year, with cost es
timates placed at $3.r>00.
Troubles with the ASUO ex
change assembly were encoun
j tered, when certain Portland high
; schools raised a furor over the
show, which they deemed too un
pure for high-school audiences.
As a result, talk and some action
for a screening committee were
effected.
ASUO insurance was first sold,
' in fall term registration lines
j du'Tfrg this year, also.
Bob Summers, always inter
ested in student government as
sociations, worked all year for a
Northwest Federation of College
Leaders, to replace other alliances
the senate then belonged to.
Junior Year Full
Junior year for the seniors saw
the election of Bud Hinkson, class
president, and Gordon Rice, vice
president, in the first use of the
all-campus primary the spring be
| fore.
Elected representatives were
Mary Sweeney and Russ Cowell,
with Cowell replaced by Don Bo
nime the following winter term.
Senators at large from the ’56
[ class that year were Germaine
LaMarche. Bob Maier. and Sam
Vahey, with Anne Ritchey filling
a vacancy winter term.
Bob Summers was ASUO presi
dent, and Hollis Ransom was
vice-president. Jim Light, another
AGS candidate for student-body
president the spring before, be
came "outstanding senator" and
wes so active in student govern
ment that some people, notably
Donald DuShane, called the en
tire year the term of "More Light
Than Heat."
Canoe Fete Revived
Biggest news of the year was
Millrace restoration enough to
allow the Canoe Fete revival
after first actual mention of it on
December 2. 1954. Right was sen
ate chairman of the committee,
later joined by co-chairman Bob
; Schooling, now a University
\ graduate assistant.
A screening committee was set
up for the exchange assembly,
and John Jensen, who had been
appointed chairman, dramatically
resigned at a senate meeting and
was replaced by Bob Chambers.
The great George Shaw was
honored by having his football
jersey hung in a trophy case in
McArthur coutt, • Tier senators
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The first University charter day
v/as held In the fall, and Presi
dent Wilson was inaugurated.
Stimulation of thought about
student government was attempt
ed throughout the year, by the
use of flyers, an ASUO panel and
an ASUO-sponsored essay con
test.
Budget troubles were encoun
tered bv Associated Women Stu
dents, and the senate refused the
group any money from the ASUO
budget.
Honor Code End
An end to the Honor Code was
seen during this year, with Chair
man Gordon Rice recommending
:t after much work during the
year. Even the test files, last
remnant of the system, were
abandoned as an ASUO project,
and were taken over by the
YMCA.
This year saw Martin Branden
fela elected class president, and
Kip Wharton becoming vice-presi
dent. Representatives have been
Sam Frear and Patty Fagan,
with Dick McDaniel, Ann Erick
son and Anne Ritchey serving as
seniors in the senator-at-large
ranks.
Bud Hinkson has been ASUO
president, with Sam Vahey serv
ing as vice-preaident in the midst
of election storms resulting in
temporary abolition of the all
campus primary.
The AGS party dissolved itself,
and a senate resolution did away
with the primary. An amendment
to do away with the primary per
manently failed this term because
of lack of votes.
New Athletic Policy
A major accomplishment of the
year has been establishment of
a new athletic policy designed
for more student participation.
Alsp notable were the staging of
a Crusade for Freedom program
and a Mock Political convention,
and the “de-noising" of the Home
coming noise parade.
Millrace restoration has pro
gressed rapidly throughout the
year, with a boathouse now stand
ing on the Millrace and with
canoe rentals now a common
thing.
Study of various problems, such
as parking, traffic, pairings and
school spirit has come in for
their share of senate time.
Election of Darrel Brittsan as
ASUO president for next year,
and Doug Basham as vice-presi
dent have insured that student
government, like Time, will March
On. Any reappearing faces from
the class of 1956 will now evi
dently have to belong to the
graduate student representative.
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