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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1958)
For a Greater Oregon The ASUO senate will take action to night on President Jim Lynch’s recent pro posal that the student who is appointed Greater Oregon director he given a full salary. • Lynch sounded out the ASUO cabinet last week on the idea that a full-time direc tor of tiie program should receive the top student wage—$692 yearly. The move strikes us as a most construc tive suggestion. The proposed ASUO budget, with its still dubious AW S inclusions, has been sub jected to much senate inquiry, and The Emerald believes the new Greater Oregon plan to be fully worthy of approval. Student-manned public relations have been underway only for a short time, in an attempt to keep pace with the unofficial and very successful job done by Oregon State College students for their school. Since its institution here, Greater Ore gon has been thought of chiefly as another committee assignment—though it should be pointed out that this year's group has made considerable, progress in organizing the state area. But the appointment of a salaried student director would offer a chance for the ideal desired end—the right person in the right job. Salary and attendant responsibilities would equate Greater Oregon with the oth er full-time student positions—the ASUO presidency, the Oregana and The Emerald editorships and The Emerald business manager. And why should this not be so? To pro vide for the well-being of the University through proper selection of prospective students and to tell the "right” people the + H many merits of the University demands a salesman of the first order. Converting Greater Oregon into a full time operation would be a farsighted move by student leaders. For if the goal of stu dent government here is indeed present and future improvement of the University through its students, certainly the insuring of quality in freshmen should rate upper most in any budget considerations. If we want the job done, we should be willing to pay for it. That this is the only way to make Greater Oregon work to its full potential is not yet a certainty. Hut the adoption of a salaried position would offer an incentive for the kind of full-time lead ership needed in such a job. The philosophy behind salaries for stu dents might bear mentioning here. The idea is that salaries should be comparable to what a student could earn at an outside job during the academic year. This would, in theory, make all students eligible for con sideration. The first year in such a position would be rough. Admittedly the first Greater Oregon director would be squarely on the spot and, in effect, required to make good— or else the budget likely would get pared the next year. Any new enterprise, of course, needs time. And with such a worthwhile goal as the improvement of the University through recruiting higher quality incoming stu dents, all the raw materials should be there for a successful project. It’s up to you, senators, to decide how to spend this portion of the students' money. Greater Oregon, given a chance, could make Oregon greater. + Let’s Hope for Rain Normally, the period of intensive study ing before winter term finals week is made more bearable by the poor condition of the Aveather. With a good rain outside, one is certainly more comfortable indoars, and settling down to study is not quite so diffi cult. This has been the situation during win ter term finals weeks—as well as in the fall—for at least as long as we’ve been at the University. Only during spring term have we been plagued with invitingly good weather to attract us from our studies. But lately, the weather has been so spring-like that studying for finals has been greatly complicated. How can one, after a dreary winter, face a pile of neglected books when the sun is shining, the buds are opening and the sap is rising (in students as well as trees) ? How can one sit and type a late term paper when The River beckons? *" Though we have enjoyed—too much, we fear—the early spring weather this year, we’re still hoping for a spell of dreary weather to recue its from the perils of pro crastinations. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Emerald Editor: For every one of your state ments [in Off-Campus Housing? March 7] supporting the present rigid and enforced ruling regard ing off campus housing for un dergraduate unmarried women, I have a different opinion. Mr. Editor, you can’t become con cerned over the cries for off campus housing because you are not required to live in it, and as a man, are not bothered by re strictions upon your personal freedom and right to happiness! The regulations in so called upperclass women’s dorms are unreasonable because they are designed to control. The very truth of the matter is, that group living is objectionable to a few women for various rea sons. There comes a time in a mature individual’s life when group living as provided no longer helps him reach maturity but hinders him. Space will not permit me to list contributing examples of the above, but com pulsory dormitory meetings for the purposes of filling out an inventory of participation sheet for an activity in which the in dividual has no interest, for being told of new constraining rules, and of urging participa tion in activities, are reasons for objecting. To have to con tribute to the "social” fund of a dorm when the desire to com plete work for a degree prevents one from being able to attend such events and also, to be forced to clean one’s room by a certain time on a set day or face punishment of being “campused” seems uncalled for. Of the 1,894 women enrolled last year, how many were likely to be eligible or interested in off campus housing ? Not very many unmarried undergraduate wom en were apt to request off cam pus housing. Those who were affiliated with sororities on this campus were obligated to live in and contribute to their groups. Many women preferred the se curity of a dorm and the moth ering influence of counselors and house mothers. Those who did request off campus housing had strong rooted reasons and be cause the permission was so im portant to the individual, I feel that provision for reviewing those requests would not have been too great a burden. You say the problem involves a moral judgment and shouldn’t be in the hands of the adminis tration. If this is so, why is it right for the administration to maintain the present policy of rigid-and stiffly-punishable - for violation ruling ? The present solution may be an easy and therefore satisfactory solution for the problem of student con trol but it does not untangle the problems of the women who are restricted by the present rule and have to choose between sus pension and graduation at the price of personal sacrifice, irri tation, and unhappiness. The need for upperclass living space is not met. How many single rooms in quiet corridors are available? Why should upperclass women who are pressed for time have to spend three hour sessions on phone and hostess duty? Off campus housing for unmarried under graduate women who deserve the privilege ought to be granted. Shirley McCauley Senior in English Literature 100 Proof Curve l jr^TN ''ARE WE AK7UN0 TO 6RAPN6 HMAW AGAIN PR0fE$5OR SHARP?" Letters to the Editor Emerald Editor: The members of Rebec House would like to extend a public thank you to those who have shown an active concern in our campaign to changp the name of the proposed George Rebec Hall. We are grateful to President Wilson for his definite action, to The Emerald for its support and coverage, to the research com mittees from the AWS la-gis luture and Phi Th*-ta, and to the students and townspeople for the intreest they have shown. In view of the prominent part that J. J. Walton played in the establishment of the University of Oregon, his name is a worthy choice for the dormitory. .Murcia Mathews President of Kcboe House Midge Y\ uodhouse Secretary of Rebec House Kmc raid Kditor: We want to thank the writer of Thursday's editorial | Off Campus Housing?, March 7| for dispelling one of the schoolroom fantasies that we learned along with the story of the cherry tree. Of course, we learned long ago that the cherry tree was a myth, but it was not until Thurs day that we learned that living without supervision is a privi lege—not a right. Now who was that out-dated old fellow who once said some ridiculous things about “certain unalienable rights,’’ including such things as “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness"? Fairy (iardner Sophomore in Pre-Law Vicki Durham Sophomore in Literal Arts Emerald Editor: Having been subjected to a rather excessive amount of forced-noise for some time now at the corner of 15th and Kin caid, we can not help but ques tion the purpose of it all. Pos sibly the Phi Delta Thetas con sider themselves the self-ap pointed entertainers of the Pi Phis, opposite them, or else feel that their broadcasting through out the neighborhood will en hance the intellectual atmos phere brought about by the presence of the library across street. While a third explana tion would be that all members of said house are deaf, we can not help but consider this Sten torian blaring of noise to be of very questionable propriety. It would ho somewhat less than a rash presumption on our part to suggest that possibly everyone In the neighborhood is not as fond of the emissions of the Phi Dell loud-speaker a* they are. We feel it unnecessary to com ment at this tune uu their mu sical selection. .John W. Itarehfield Junior In Pre-I-aw 1 Joyd It. Porter Senior In Business Administration F.nirruid Kdltor: Last night, u student left the classical music listening room. H^said that the atmosphere wa disconcerting and that he hoped that students would learn, some time. the way to listen to clas sical music. In designing such a room, one should try to come ns near as possible to the conditions and atmosphere of a concert hall. But. when considering this par ticular room, we may as well wonder if'the designer ever went to any concert. Though some improvements have been made since fall term, the general Impression given by the ( hair arrangement and the day and night "eclaii age" is still that of a dentist's waiting room. Small wonder that students may consider it as a cosy place for chatting and/or studying, with any musical background. This is all the more regrettable because the collection of records seems of excellent quality and, in my opinion, there would be • much to gain by giving students the best chance to get acquaint ed with classical music. Gerald Iiurct, Grandiiate Student OREGON DAILY EMERALD The Oregon Daily Emerald i« published four times in September and five day* a week during the school year, except during examination and vacation periods, by the Student Publications Hoard of the Univer sity of Oregon. Entered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per year, $2 per term. Opinions expressed on the editorial page arc those of The Emerald and do not pre tend to represent the opinion of the ASUO or the University. ALLEN JOHNSON, Editor GARY CAPPS, Business Manager WILLIAM COOK, Editorial Page Editor PHIL HAGER, Managing Editor GLEN GRAVES, Advertising Mgr. JACK WILSON, JERRY RAMSEY, Associate Editors PEPPER ALLEN, News Editor BOB MULLIN, Sports Editor Editorial Board : Allen Johnson, William Cook, Phil Hager. Pepper Allen Jerry Ramsey, Jack Wilson, Bob Mullin. Day Editors: Wally Slocum, Linda Van Matre, Judi Sears, A1 Reynolds, Evie Olsen.
