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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1957)
Letters to the Editor (i. ontitiufil from I'rnii’ tU'O) non-profit making on tin* one h inil, utnl charitable non-profit making corporations on fhc other? The latter cases, like hospitals, operated In tho pub lic Interest und roiiHcrpicntly arc tax-free. Am private Incorporated or ganizations, fraternities. etc., have every right to own cor porate property l« perpetuity to ■eject membera according to their own criteria and to enforce private mien. Such are theii pi ivllcges and v c hope that the Kmerald would voice the de fense against any attempt by the Legislature to infringe on these private right*. (It may also Im< noted that any "special" or "public Infer i it" legislation in favor of those groups would glvi* the la'glsla ture so mi1 Hciublaure of moral right to Intervene In their In Icrnul affairs). Hr seek <larlficution on the subject la-cause we do not be lieve that these organizations would want. Knowingly, to en joy rights while eseaping accom panying responsibilities. They must («• aware that seeking ex emption from a tax which other private organizations pay Is not merely attempting to throw the burden on other private inter ests but compels other indi viduals in society to inulio up Dial part of the tux bill which smile groups would avoid. IyOgicAliy, all members of the society, including those student* who think they are not eon i n tied, are In effect being ask'-d t'i bear the duties from which .1 few wish to exempt. We do not w ish it to be said that fraternities, sororities, anil co-op* are '-eking to preserve their rights while evading their duties, but we do not see m votir editorial tnnr recall in your earlier articles! any argument which could fully meet such an allegation. The delay In Salem may lie (lilt* to the fact that Mu- Sen ators certainly wish, as legls liitors responsible to all tlic peo ple. to [Kinder all the impllca-■ lions of the proposed hill. For don't we expect better ol our legislator!! than hasty special lntereat considerations, and wouldn't wo want them to be free of any suspicion of ''unreasonable and unfair" fa voritism ? It. Collins V. Kuroda Graduates in Political Science Editor's Note: Pei lyips the editorial was to | blame, but this Is not a question of toinjf fax free Fraternities, j sororities and co-ops pay taxes on their "real property” like everyone else. The question Involved here is whether such college living or ganizations should pay taxes on "personal" property, such as furniture. Private homeowners, do not pay such a tax; profit making apartment houses and hotels do. In which category should a fraternity, sorority ot co-op fit ? W hether or not this is "speeinl Interest" legislation is open to question. The haekground is this; For years the tax law was interpreted as not inehiditig such living organizations. Then last year the State Tax Com mission suddenly announced an opposite interpretation. Since the law Itself is unelear, anil the commission lias been sup ported by legal authority, the only way to avoid the extra tax is In get the law changed. Those supporting the bill to exclude living organizations argue that it would simply re store the legislature's original intent. They further atgue that1 sueh college living organiza tions should be treated as pri- j vate homes for tax purposes, ! even though most of them tech-1 nu ally are non-profit corpora tions. The Emerald supports this view. Samuelson Gains First In Discussion Contest Owen Samuclaon, University debater who is a fophoniorc in journalism, tied with a represen tative of Willamette University for first place in the Portland Town Meeting tournament held Monday and Tuenday. This is the first time in nine years that a female entry has placed ot even tied for first. Other representatives from Oregon, Janet Beilin and Gordon French placed high enough to rank Oregon fourth in the meet-' ing of 13 colleges. Delegates to the tournament were from the states of Washington, Idaho. Game Seating Regulations Told Students wishing to sit with their fathers on tlie main floor of McArthur C'ourl for this weekend’s games may buy gen eral admission tickets for their J dads beginning I-’riday at the 1 athletic office. Those students who still have not picked up their athletic cards may get them t*t the athletic office now or at the window near door 8. Fathers sitting with their daughters should sit in the east side of tin- gym and those sit ting with sons should sit in the west side. The Drake section will be reserved both nights this weekend. Reserved seats may also he purchased. Montana, California and On gon Five different audiences heard each speaker, who spoke in a ! panel of three. The speakers | were then rated by each audi ence, and awards were mude on the basis of these five ratings The topic for the panel was, "What Should the Federal Gov ernment Do About Segregation of Public Schools?" The audience was made up of high school college, and service organizations in Portland. A to tal of 39 speakers participated. The Organization of Oregon Colleges and Universities, which holds contests throughout the year, met on Feb. 14. At this meeting Oregon was represented in three divisions. "Prominent Speakers in Amer ican History” was the topic of the television division. Donna De Vries, speaking on Harold Ickes, placed second. Diane Scott placed second in the memorized speech division, talking on the New Deal, H. Murphy, instructor in speech, accompanied the group to Corvallis. Alpha Chi 0 Pledges Dance on Channel 13 The fall term pledge class of Alpha Chi Omega will present an authentic Hawaiian dance next Monday at 4:30 p.m., on "Guest Book,” KVAL-TV, Chan nel 13. It is the same dance which the girls did for the annual AWS Pledge Auction. Festival Planned By Cosmo Club 1 he Festival of Nations will be presented Haturday at. 10 p.m. In the Student Union ballroom Hin will be presented by inter national students enrolled in the University. The international students will present a program of cultural activities of all nationa. Sebe duled for tin- Festival program are Japanese fencing, Hawaiian songs and dances, Latin Ameri can music by a hand of Oregon State Cosmopolitan Club mem bers, and other selections. The University Cosmopolitan Club has scheduled two other events for the weekend. Saturday afternoon members will partici pate in a soccer game with mem bers of the OSC Cosmo Club. The game will be played at Cor vallis at 2 p.m. Anyone wishing to participate has been asked to contact Ilias Ahmed at DI 5 9255. An Americanism party for University international students will be held Friday at ft p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building at 1626 Willamette St., spon sored by the American Legion. AFROTC Cadets Awarded Honors Sewn Air Science IV cadets have been designated Distinguish* ed AFROTC Students by Colonel Merlin I Carter, professor of Air Science. Donald A. Biek, Allen E. Ham ilton, Theodore A, Larsen, Leland J. Nee, Malcolm H. Scott, Rob ert T. Sullivan and Robert L. West nip were awarded this honor during AFROTC drill Feb 12. All the cadets except Nee are seniors majoring in business administration. Nee, also a senior, is a major in history. This designation is awarded to those cadets who have demon strated high moral character, leadership qualities, aptitude for service in the United States Air Force, and who have completed Air Science III with an academic standing above the standards pre scribed by Air Force regulations. Winners Chosen in Cartoon Contest Winners in the Cartoon Con test have been announced by the Student Union Creative Arts committee. These cartoons are now on display in the SU Art Gallery, Following- their display, they will be returned to the en trants and prizes will be pre sented. Larry S. Bourne drew the car toon which won in the editorial division. General cartoon winners were L. D. Cartmill. first prize; Jack Faust, second; Louis A. Ful ton, third; F. L. Hovanic. fourth; and L. D. Cartmill, fifth. Other entries will be returned at the same time as the winning cartoons. If anyone wishes to have his returned before the dis play is taken down, he should contact Nadine Small, contest chairman, at Alpha Chi Omega, DI 5-7662. Dads' Boutonnieres Marketed Saturday A boutonniere for dad may be purchased Saturday for 50c from members of the rally board. The flowers will be sold through living organizations. Orders may also be placed with Ellen Fitz simmons at Alpha Omicron Pi. The boutonnieres will be either yellow or white carnations with a green pipecleaner "O” on them. There are a limited number and will be sold on a "first-come first served”basis. Schwering Dinner Pairings Listed Pairing for the winter term Hazel Schwering dinner, to he held Thursday, have been an nounced. The dinner, scheduled one each term in honor of Hazel Schwering, former dean of wom en, ix for the purpose of raising AWS scholarships Kach woman student will pay a dime for her dinner. The pairings are as follows: Alpha Gamma Delta and Alpha Xi Delta; Alpha Delta Pi and Chi Omega; Alpha Omieron Pi and Kappa Kapp>a Gamma; Pi Heta Phi and Kappa Alpha The ta; Alpha Phi and Delta Gam ma; Susan Campbell, Carson 5 and Sherry Ross; ( arson 3 and 4 and Hendricks; Omega and Re bec House; Carson 1 and 2, Zeta Tau Alpiha. and Orides; Delta Zeta and Highland House; Uni versity House and Delta Delta Delta; Sigma Kappa and Ann Judson, and Alpha Chi Omega and Gamma Phi Beta. Petitions Due Friday Junior Weekend petition.-: for queen selection and coronation committee are due Friday at 5 p.m. in the ASUO petition box on the third floor of the Student Union. Dotty Quinn and Helen Simon head the committee. Campus Calendar Thursday Noon Speech Staff 111 SU Hist Staff 112 SU Kwama 113 SU Dad's Hostess Vote Terrace 1st Fir 12:15 Harrang’ Recept. 214 SU 3:00 Greater Ore Com 111 SU Interfaith Tea Ocrl 2nd Fir 4:00 Dads Day Spec Events 110 SU Cof Hr Forum Com 313 SU Stu Affairs Com 337 SU 5:00 Hazel Schwerin)? Dinner Gerl 2nd Fir 6:30 IFO 110 SU Phi Chi Theta 111 SU City Pan he) 112 SU Recorded Music Com 302 SU A SCO Cab 337 SU 7:00 Hui O 334 SU 8:00 EUCMA Concert Mac Ct R«:J, J, nn FINE FOODS Quick Courteous Service ON THE CAMPUS 854 E. 13th HERE IS THIS WEEK’S TIE-BREAKER IN OLD GOLD'S PUZZLES TIE-BREAKING PUZZLE NO. 6 CLUE: This coeducational state university is located in the South and was chartered in 1820, opened in 1831. In 1865 most of the university buildings were burned by a body of Federal cavalry. CLUE: Opened in 1889, this is the undergraduate college for women of a large eastern university. It is named for an eminent educator who advocated its establishment. CLUE: This Ohio college was established in 1881 as Educational Branch of YMCA. It acquired its present name in 1929. ANSWER 1_ ANSWER 2_ ANSWER 3_ Na me- ■ Add ress___ . — City-State College HOLD UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL EIGHT TIE BREAKERS All contestants who successfully completed the first 24 puzzles in Old Gold’s Tangle Schools contest are required to solve eight tie-breakers in order to compete for the first prize of a World Tour For Two, and the 85 other prizes now tied for. Note that the above puzzle contains the names of three schools, for which three separate clues are given. Puzzled About Cigarette Claims? Try today’s Old Golds . . . 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