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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1957)
New Constitution Amendment Fails An amendment t<> rail lor ft constitutional convention to revise the proient AStJO constitution failed Wednesday when only 1)27 students voted. Alsmt 1965 votes were needed for the necessary one-third of the student body The count on the Oregon Student I’ai ty-sponsored measure was -thl. yes; Mil, no. Tin■ amendment provided for 20 delegates to be elected by "In terest living groups" to represent them at a convention to revise the present ASUO constitution. Although this Is the first amendment of its type to be pro poifil, it marked the fifth elec tion and defeat of a constitu tional amendment in the pant four years. Just three weeks ago. on Nov 14, an amendment to change vot ing procedures in at-large si* class elections was defeated when an insufficient number of ballots was cast after two days of balloting. An evident lack of interest about the amendment would make a second day of vot ing unnecessary on this amend ment. Emerald Suspends Publication Friday The Knterald wtfl publish Friday and then suspend pub lication for the remainder of the term—except for a special < hristfiias-ltose Bowl edition that a ill Im- distributed Friday. Ike. I I. Kmerald staff niem Ix-rs will work ns scheduled Monday through Thursday. Foreign Study Aids Announced The Institute of International Education has announced aids available in foreign study. Fellowships are available for study in Sweden, Israel, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, and the Federal Republic of Ger many. A scholarship for study in Austria is also being offered. Two summer school sessions were also announced; the Univer sity of Vienna summer school and a German Language and Cul tural Seminar in Salzburg, Aus tria. Supplementary grants-in-aid to students in the fields of phy sics. chemistry, mathematics and metallurgy are also available. Interested persons may contact the Foreign Student office in Emerald Hall for further infor mation. POLICIES DISCUSSED Political Pressures Affect Admissions Thin Ih the first of two articles discussing the University'll admission policies, present and future. By .MIKE FORRESTER Emerald Staff Writer Responsibility for setting up admission policies for the state schools of higher education has shifted in lecent years from the school faculties to the State Board of Higher Education which sup posedly is the barometer of public sentiments. Because board mem bers must be confirmed by the State Senate in order to serve, Uni versity policies have become subject to political pressures. Mosf Oregonians now believe, as most of the country does, that an individual should have the opportunity to receive education beyond the high school level. They say that the B.A. degree is now requisite for job advancement, and it certainly is a fact that collegiate training is necessary to understand the complexities of today's industrial world. Besides this, there is the overwhelming desire in most Americans to see that our institutions are democratic and to see that no group is discriminated against, whether the public practices what they say or not. Even in the cast, where the private-school education has been more popular, state schools are being expanded to meet the demand of an increasing percentage of college-bound people. The University of California at Berkeley and at Los Angeles is able to be "picky,” and admits students in the top 12 per cent of their graduating class, because junior colleges and state-college extensions take up the balance of graduates. Oregon, however, because of a sparse population, can’t support community junior colleges, and so the University has to act as, what President Wilson calls, "a junior college.” The State Board, recognizing this, has provided that the Univer sity admit all high school graduates who have received diplomas. More recently, the Board has ruled that the University admit only those graduated with diplomas who received a C average in their prep courses. According to J. Spencer Carlson, Director of Admissions, about 6 per. cent of the present freshmen would not be here if the C aver age rule were in affect this year. In a talk before the AAUP, though, President Wilson pointed out that this C average rule should elimi nate about one-third of the "corrective courses”—bonehead English, for example, in the University. (Continued on l>o<je 7) Authentic Wear To Set Stage For UT Opening OM Victorian costumes and a pair of 200-year-old dueling pis tols will add an authentic touch to "Hi'dda Gabler” when it opens tomorrow night, at the University Theatre. The pistols, procured by set worker Carolyn Borg, were made in France, and have actually been used in the South. Worth $400, they are s>-en on the stage through most of the drama, and have a key role in it. The costumes, rented from Gold stein's in California, are actually from the Victorian period. Two students. Dana Peterson and Anne Marshall, have been work ing to have them altered in time for the opening. All accessories, from wigs to shoes, have been rented from the same place. Tickets will be on sale all this week and next. Seats may be re served by phoning the box office from 1-5 any day except Sun day. Tickets will be available at the door for the opening. Stanford Offers Graduate Awards The Stanford University De partment of Communication and Journalism is now receiving ap plications for graduate scholar ships in journalism for the 1958 59 academic year. The scholar ships carry stipends from $1,000 to $2,400. Requests for particulars should be addressed to the Execuitve Head, Department of Communi cation and Journalism, Stanford University, Stanford, Cal. Feb. 15 is the deadline for completing applications. Two fellowships will be award ed to Asians studying in this country and preparing to work in the Orient. Senior Meet Put Off After Poor Turn-out Senior class president Chuck Cowen announced that the sen ior class meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed until early January because* of the sparse turn-out. Dean of Men Ray Hawk spoke briefly to those present and re minded them to check with the registrar's office to verify com pletion this year of all required couises for graduation. Sales to Continue For Bowl Tickets Rose Bowl tickets will con tinue on sale through Friday at 5 p.ra., according to the VO Athletic Dept. Student tickets arc priced at Seats in a special reserved sec tion are being sold to Univer sity students and will be “com parable,” but not “identical,” I to the students’ section at Hay- , ward Field, according to the ticket sales manager. The ticket office person#! had no idea how many tickets had been sold, but said that there were plenty left. _ ■»- ■ KEYNOTE SPEECH Fisher to Speak For WA Week Harold Fisher. director emeritus of the Hoover Institute and Library at Stanford University, will speak on "Sputniks and Mouse traps tonight at H o'clock in the Student Union Ballroom as the keynote of World Affairs Week. Presiding over the public assembly will he Kgbert S. Wengert., head of the political science department. A panel di eussion on “The Present State of U.S. Foreign Policy” will he held at 1 p.m. today in the SU Dad's Lounge. Participating will he Fisher. Kline Swygard, of the Oregon State (.<’liege political science depart ment and Pawl Vaig, visiting pro fessor of history from the Ohio .State University. Paul S. Dull, history and po litical science, will be the modera tor at the discussion. Panel 0|x-ns Conference The opening session of the Northwest Conference of In ternational Relations Clubs Fri day will fr aturc "The Issues In volved in Foreign Aid" in a panel discussion from k:30 to 9:45 a m. ir. the SU Dad's Lounge. Panel members are Richard Eilbott, Pacific University: Fish er; Kline Swygard, Oregon State College, and George Wolfe, Col lege of Idaho. Charles P. Schleicher, University of Oregon will be moderator. Five roundtable sessions will he held from 10 to 12 a.m. to form resolutions which will be presented to the conference in a plenary session Saturday from 10 to 12 a.m. After each resolu tion is presented, it will be con sidered and voted on. Richards to Speak Chancellor John R. Richards. Oregon State System of Higher Education and chairman of the U. S. National Commission for UNESCO, will speak on "The Work of the National Commis sion for UNESCO." Skits by members of the Cos mopolitan Club from Nepal. Ghana. Netherlands, Denmark and Norway will be presented at the Friday at 4 program in the SU Fishbowl. "Inside Thailand'' will be the topic of the evening banquet speech by Kline Wygard, Oregon State College. Senator Wayne Morse, speak ing on "United State Foreign Policy—An Inside View," at the Saturday luncheon will close the conference and World Affairs Week. Visiter Lectures On German Unity No solution can be reached to the problem of German unity until America and Russia with draw from the occupied zones, according to William O. Shana han, visiting professor of history from the University of Notre Dame. Shanahan spoke on "Germany and the European Community" Wednesday evening in the Stu dent Union. His lecture, in con junction with World Affairs Week, was the last in the sched uled Drowsing Room series for this term. Germany is divided into five pirts. West Germany. East Ger many, divided Berlin and lost Germany < through surrendered territory), Shanahan said. (Continued m pa, ■ 7) Senate Lists Meeting Agenda Tonight's selection of Yell Xing will high-light the last fall term meeting of the ASUO Senate. The new Yell King will take over cheerleading duties at the first conference basketball game on January 3, though the old King will preside at the Rose bowl fes tivities. The ASUO Senate will make the selection at 6:30 in the Stu dent Union, room 101. The following agenda is sched uled: • Yell King Selection • Dad's Day chairman selection • Football awards • Budget board awards • Announcements • Adjournment KEYNOTE SPEAKER of World Affairs Week on the campus will be Harold Fisher, director emeritus of the Hoover Institute and Library at Stanford University He will speak on “Sputniks and Mousetraps” at an 8 pan. assembly today in the Student Union Ballroom.