Oregon Daily
‘ EMERALD
The Gus Hall Affair
A Likely Nomination
For Our Finest Hour
Now that Gus Hall has come and gone,
it is hard to remember just what it was that
everyone thought would happen. Whatever
it was, it apparently didn't. Probably the
biggest single worry was that there would
be a repetition of the Homer Tomlinson riot.
THERE WAS another worry, too. Local
critics worried that we "immature college
kids” would be completely taken in by ('.us
Hall’s speech and that we would become
contused in our conception of Democracy.
ANOTHER WORRY was that dissension
would spread and that we would be de
moralized and disorganized. Governor Mark
Hatfield had already said, in fact, that Hall
had brought person against person and
institution against institution. About Hat
field’s latter allegation it is too early to per
mit comment. At the University of Oregon,
however.' there can be no doubt that a
strong unity was created. In the face of
violent and intense criticism the University
banded together to present a united front
that should be talked about for some time
to come.
STUDENTS PRETTY well proved that
they were nut taken in by Hall’s glib re
marks. Their applause at the moderator’s
re-affirmation of free speech at the Univer
sity should adequately demonstrate that
they can appreciate the higher values in a
free Democratic society.
AND IF ANY worry was dissipated into
absurdity, it was that there would he a riot
similar to the one at Homer Tomlinson’s
visit. 'I'he students performed to a man in
the best tradition of an enlightened student
body. The admirable manner in which the
student body disported itself should cause
a thorough re-evaluation by those who made
the blanket accusation that we are merely
immature college kids.
AND WHILE THE praise is being dis
tributed. it should not be overlooked that
just because Associate Professor of Speech
Scott Xobles made the moderator's job look
easy, it didn't mean it was. Nobles bad one
of the toughest jobs possible, and he did it
flawlessly.
Whatever criticism is directed at Gus
Hall, the University of Oregon owes him
something. Ironically, we are stronger for
his having come here.
The Emerald Endorses...
The Emerald editorial board this year,
as in the past, finds it difficult to endorse a
candidate tor an office which i> by-and-large
a figurehead position. Nevertheless, the
board endorses Margot Xoall over Elisa
Thomas for Associated Women Students’
President. Both candidates were interviewed
for nearly an hour each by the board Sun
day night. Both seemed to be well informed
about the structure and organization of
AWS and about the campus in general.
Neither would make a bad president. But
more important than our endorsement of
Miss Noall is a suggestion that reforms be
made in the manner of selection of candi
dates and in the election of AWS presi
dential candidates.
WHEN INTERVIEWING candidates
for the AWS presidency at this time last
year, the Emerald -noted that the system
that narrowed the candidates down to two
in effect screened out any candidates with
liberal conceptions about woman’s role on
the campus. Both of the candidates last year,
and both this year, have been decidedly con
servative and decidedly pro-status quo. The
Emerald is thoroughly convinced that the
screening system serves the sole purpose of
nominating women who will agree quite
thoroughly with the viewpoint of the ad
ministration and in essence it serves as
a yes-man for the Dean of Women on any
question of rules. It i> much like an election
in Russia—everyone has the freedom to vote
for whomever he chooses, but the only
candidates on the ballot are hand-picked.
For example, neither Miss Thomas nor
Miss Xoall would change any of the present
rules or closing hours. Neither conceives of
AWS as a body which would present stu
dent opinion to the administration and act as
a pressure group for the changing of rules.
Rather, they see AWS as a body which
should seldom oppose and usually work with
the administration.
There is a differentiation in the two can
didates. Miss Xoall has a much more thor
ough platform. She would also be more
likely to have her conservative views swayed
by the general opinion of the women stu
dents. She will make a definite attempt to
determine the views of the women students
at the University and act in accordance with
them. Of the two, the Emerald feels that
Miss Xoall will make the better president.
THE EMERALD hopes that in the future
the AWS presidential candidates will be
nominated in a primary election with all
women eligible to vote. Even Miss Thomas
and Miss Xoall recognize that this would
be a better iway of nominating candidates
who are representatives of those they serve.
Letters to the Editor
Parlez-Vous?
Emerald Editor:
Oranized charity has finally
reached the cumulation of its
development; now it uses the
lure of the bawdy house to ex
tort its reparation. Anarchy
knocks at the back door and
Gus Hall waits at the front.
Apres nous le deluge.
Philip D. Thompson
Somewhere in Architecture
La Ronde Again
Emerald Editor:
I am writing in response to
the letter written by the boy
letter writer from Montana,
Thomas Monger, published in
your paper on February 9th,
1962.
PLEASE EXCUSE the poor
composition of this letter in
comparison with that of Mr.
Monger’s, but I have not had
the practice pained by writing
daily letters to the editor. This
is irrelevant to the letters—but
why not put him on your staff
he seems quite anxious to con
tribute to your paper or don’t
the reporters get their name at
the top of every article they
write ?
It seems that Mr. Monger is
violently opposed to almost
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Letters to the Editor
Clarification
Emerald Killtnr:
In regard to the new* story
on the Presidents’ Council meet
ing, in the Feb. 8 edition of the
Emerald, I would like to make
a few clarifications.
The story stated that a bid
for colonization on the Oregon
campus by Delta Chi was re
jected. This was not the case.
No bid was made by Delta Chi;
they simply outlined their pro
posed plans to the President's
Council and will present a for
mal petition for colonization at
our next meeting, March 7.
The article also stated that
l he Presidents’ Council took of
ficial action on a proposal to
limit serenading to weekends
only. It went on to say that the
Council objected to it, "on the
grounds that it curtails frater
nity activities." This again was
not the situation. The Council
took no official action on a ser
enade policy and the grounds
for objection was the opinion of
one individual and not of the
Council as a whole.
Dick Sorenson,
IFC President.
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Subersive Dogma
Emerald Editor:
May we take this opportunity
to protest the University's de
cision to allow U.S. Commu
nist Party Secretary, Gus Hall,
to the use of campus facilities
to expound his subversive dog
ma.
We have been taught that
each and every American has
been endowd with certain in
alienable rights by our Creator,
and that further rights have
been granted to us and guar
anteed by our Constitution.
Among these latter rights is
that of free speech. However,
each requires an equal and cor
responding responsibility to util
ize that right in a manner
which will either enhance, or
at least not detract from, the
equal rights of our fellow men.
In our opinion, since Mr. Hall
has not seen fit in the past to
exercise his right of free speech
to further mankind's goal of
peace and freedom, he has for
feited the right to use a public
ly supported rostrum.
SINCE IT IS the policy of
our public schools to deny this
same rostrum to those who
would propound or teach a re
ligious doctrine, it seems illo
gical that we would now give
access to the spokesman of
what is in essence a religion,
in which uod In replaced hy a
deified State.
Mr. Hall and the Communist
Party conatantly attempt to
uae our constitutionally guaran
leed freedom* in order to de
stroy these very freedoms. It is
apparent that our leaders are
not going to use every means
at our disposal to defeat the
world-wide Communist conspir
acy. This does not mean, how
ever, that we should aid and
abet our enemies in their avow
ed goal of the destruction of our
liberty.
Carroll Christiansen,
Junior in Mils. Kd.
Hick Uadi,
Springfield.
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Mechanisms
Knierald editor:
Now speaking of defense
mechanisms, as Mr. Berge.on
did in his letter of February ft,
1 am surprised he did not recog
nize his own defense mecha
nisms. His letter, attacking Mr.
Hodge's attempt at satire in
John Uird terminology was a
masterpiece of inelevance. Mr.
Hodge’s letter was obviously
intended as a two-way slap at
both the John Birchers and the
proposed athletics Htarlmm. I
fail to see how this could have
offended Mr. Bergeson unless
of course.
G. D. Thibet s
Senior
Itiis. Administration
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News Editor
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EDITORIAL BOARD;
Keith Powell, Paul Lizundia, Ted
Mahar, Phil Cogswell, Dun Puff, Ron
Hurl, Allison Blakely, Gayle Oshurn,
Quentin Breen, Virginia Ander«on, Hob
Forsyth, Jitn Paulson, Linda Williams.
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