Parking Study
Cleveland Firm May Get Results
That Point Towards ‘Closed Campus’
We remember the ASUO Senate’s efforts
to find some reasonable recommendations
to make to the administration on campus
parking last year. In several meetings the
Senate wrestled with the problem and then
finally decided that it was insoluble for a
student government organization.
Recalling the complexity of the prob
lems the Senate faced, we are not at all
susprised to see the University allocate be
tween $5,800 and $7,000 in order that a
Cleveland consulting firm can make a study
of campus parking. The present problem
of finding parking space for 5.985 regis
tered student and faculty cars is a difficult
one. The space is there, it's just not very
close to the center of the campus.
WThile present-day problems are being
met somewhat adequately, the future holds
what at times appear to be insurmountable
parking problems. The number of cars on
campus will be greatly increased in 1972,
for instance, when University President.
Arthur S. Flemming, predicts there will
be 18.000 students here.
Consultant Lawrence Lackey, in his
planning study already conducted for the
University, indicates he thinks 27 acres of
commuter parking will be necessary in
addition to existing off-street spaces. As
he puts it, “It is manifestly impossible to
sacrifice this amount of surface area within
the campus proper.-’ He suggests that,
“careful consideration be given to dual use
of land areas by placing parking facilities
under play and open areas.’’
Another principle Lackey advocates is.
“to disperse major parking facilities, to
locate them on the periphery of the cam
pus to avoid automobiles within the cam
pus, and to provide easy access to adjacent
thoroughfares and streets.
Lackey also suggests specific locations
for some lots, and in addition recommends
that Thirteenth Avenue. University Street,
and Agate Street be closed to through traf
fic and converted to pedestrian areas avail
able to service and emergency vehicular
circulation.
At first glance there might seem to be
a strong possibility that the Cleveland firm
will just duplicate what Lackey has al
ready done. As J. 0. Lindstrom. University
business manager, explains, however, the
new study will attempt to identify specifi
cally on a map how big the parking lots
should be and where they should be. It
will also indicate the best campus traffic
pattern. And State Board of Higher Edu
cation members have indicated they want
the study to take into consideration possi
ble restrictions on the use of cars on cam
pus by students. The latter will undoubted
ly be a knotty problem, for it is not an easy
thing to determine a basis of need for trans
portation. and who can and who can't af
ford other means of travel in terms of
alternative ways to get to and from home
during vacation.
In the final analysis, we believe that
probably the best justification for the up
coming parking study and the money spent
on it is that it will provide the University
with more fuel to light a fire under hesi
tant community leaders so that this campus
might become closed to through traffic in
the near future.
Statistics of Interest
Some interesting facts and figures occas
sionally crop upjtvhich seem to us to throw
light upon what we have called "‘the year
of crisis for higher education in Oregon.”
We here pass them along to you.
• In a recent article in Saturday Review,
it was pointed out that by 1965 over half
the population of the nation would be
under the age of 25.
• In a recent letter-to-the-editor in the
Eugene Register-Guard, Richard W. Lind
holm, Dean of the University’s School of
Business Administration stated that in 1960
Oregon spent 4.8 per cent of its personal
income on local schools, and 1.18 per cent
of the personal income of its residents on
higher education. Using Washington, Cali
fornia. Colorado, Minnesota, and Florida
as comparison states. Dean Lindholm noted
that Oregon's percentage of expenditures
on higher education was lower than all but
Florida.
• In a recent General Sociology class,
the professor pointed out that the United
States spends between 2.6 and 3.0 per cent
of its gross national product upon educa
tion, while Russia spends 7.4 per cent.
• Ten years from now the estimated
college-age population in Oregon will be
255.236. The number enrolled in public
institutions of higher education in this
state at that time is forecast at 74.676. At
the University alone, an estimated 17.000
18.000 are expected by that time.
• The money now spent nationally for
annual research and development is about
$16 billion, 160 times what it was in 1920.
That which is now spent nationally for all
types of education is $28 billion annually,
only 11 times over the 1920 figure.
Observations
After seeing Maurice Evans and Helen
Hayes give a worthwhile presentation of
Shakespeare Saturday night, two observa
tions once again impressed us.
The first is that among the large turnout
of 7,000, there must have been five towns
people and faculty members present for
every student. This ratio existed despite
the fact that students were permitted with
out admission charge.
This lack of students can be interpreted
in many different ways. Many might blame
a lack of advance publicity. Others prefer
to place the blame for the student disinter
est both in the Hayes-Evans performance
and in the earlier broadcast of the opening
of the National Cultural Center upon a
disturbing deficiency in the cultural sophis
tication of University students. The reflec
tion cast upon any University by such stu
dent disinterest is not a very good one.
The second impression which we once
again carried .away from the performance
is how badly Eugene needs a new auditor
ium. Although it seemed as if one could
hear every cough and every door creak
throughout the performance, Evans, him
self, was. at times, inaudible.
Of course, it is also too often forgotten
that if the performance were held in an
auditorium 7000 people may not have been
able to attend. The conflict between audi
ence size and acoustic quality is not easy
to settle.
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M Vertrees
Views on the Governor s
Education Budget Proposals
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by Bil l, VEKTRKES
ASl'O Senator
The University of Oregon and
all other state institutions of
higher learning have their necks
on the "Hatfield Guillotine” this
year. The prospects of an all too
short sighted legislature hardly
make the picture any brighter
M'hen one adds a couple of om
niscient fiscal officers, the funer
al of public, higher education in
Oregon is complete. There
should be some consolation,
however, in the fact that the
degradation of public education
will form a stepping stone to
ward political greatness for
someone.
The Governor seems to have
overlooked the fact that Ore
gon needs more tax revenue.
This is especially the case since
all of the state reserves are
gone. What Mr. Hatfield terms
an appropriate share of state
monies for higher education is
simply not enough—a question
which is artfully begged. Rather
than face this question, he ex
pects enlightened men to be ov
erwhelmed by the crumbs from
the politician’s table Reason for
bids. The time has come when
we must call crumbs crumbs and
recognize political opportunism
for political opportunism
NO ONE with any sense
should fall for the business con
cerning the alienation of officials
in other state agencies if we
criticize the Governor s budget
These officials, I surmise, are in
the same boat as higher educa
tion. It is a pretty trite trick to
pit all state agencies against
each other and then be the only
victor on the field This trick is
as transparent as it is trite. I
trust that every legislator as
well as every state agency will
see through it immediately.
There is nothing, however, that
can cloud reason more effective
ly than political advancement
The song these days seems to be
“On To Washington”. I say, hur
ry up so that Oregon can get
back into gear.
I was not aware that the Far
West Classic was a display of
wealth. If it was, it was only pos
sible because many citizens en
joy basketball. The capitol build
ing, legislator’s salaries, the
limousine in which His Excellen
cy rides, and the Governor's sal
ary are also displays of wealth.
1 can remember when certain
parties were going to' ri<Je in
their own Ramblers to save
money what happened? If we
must settle for less than enough,
1 propose selling the limousine,
cutting executive salaries, and
doing away with all displays of
state wealth
fil s IIAl.l.. according to >.nr
chief, marred the public image
of higher education Mr Hall
was refused the right to speak
at Oregon State, but, the Cover
nor indicted that institution al
so. A bit inconsistent it seems to
me. Someone's short sighted in
decision put the time in Oregon
in a deuce of a mess for quite
awhile This marred the public
image of our state government.
Who signed the lull giving birth
to this confusion?
Oregon needs more tax reve
nue and most state agencies
need more money in order to
more effectively serve the pub
lic. The Governor's answer to
higher education is that we
"should also indicate where the
money will come from and pro
pose general means of revenue”.
I thought that this was one of
the Governor's responsibilities.
At least he always talks about
getting more revenue by bring
ing more industries What in
dustries can you honestly say,
Governor, have come to Oregon
because of your programs? Has
the industrial growth of Oregon
been any greater than it would
have been had someone else
been governor?
THE TRUTH, as I see it, is
that there is no political mileage
in proposing tax reform. To pro
pose even a sales tax would lose
votes. A politician's politician
simply would not do this. How
ever, if one could get higher
education to do this and take
the blame he would. Who, then,
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