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
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