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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1963)
New Owners of the ‘O’ * Oregon State Can Have It As a Token of Their Honesty That doughty band of courageous, deter mined, ambitious idiots that we referred to the other day have finally admitted steal ing the “O” from Skinner's Butte. In a recent editorial, the Oregon State Baromet er explained all, but the deep sense of worthy achievement seems to be lacking. The Barometer’s comments are as follows: * * * Has the rivalry between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon been renewed, or have the efforts of some energetic students become a dead horse? During the vacation some twelve stu dents with a well-laid plan set out for Skin ner’s Butte in Eugene to remove the “im movable” steel “0.” It seems that the lead er of the group discovered that in an agree ment between the two schools, against acts of vandalism, the Homecoming Bonfires and the “O” on Skinner’s Butte were fair game for students. A legal opinion was ob tained to confirm this. The U. of O. people, not realizing the energies of OSU students, never feared for the “O” because it was anchored in 22 piers of concrete and weighs 2.600 lbs. With acetylene cutting torches in the fog-bound pre-dawn morning of Dec. 22, these students sliced the “O” into eleven sections and carted it away. According to the Oregon Daily Emerald editorial column, the students at the U. of O., “are a bit uncertain, however, why even I ^ Oregon State students would want to work as hard as the people who took our “O.” Maybe, like a mountain, it constituted a challenge just because it was there . . . We think the University has, indeed, outgrown this sort of thing ... we see no reason to envy the people who thought the theft was worth the effort, even though they are proud possessors of several hundred pounds of scrap iron.” This leads one to believe that the whole act was a waste of energy and expense and any rivalry between the two schools is dead. The fate of the ‘‘O” has not been de cided, but we have heard that Parker Sta dium may have a reconstructed steel ”0” to grace its field by next football season. * * * The Emerald agrees the act was a waste of energy and expense. It also seems that this sort of rivalry, which really signifies nothing but a lack of maturity, should, in deed. be allowed to die. We suggest that a better kind of rivalry lies in the friendly sort of competition in academic areas, as well as in athletics, which has a stimulating effect on both schools. Be that as it may. the ”0” is Oregon State's problem now, and that's just fine with us. The most annoying thing they could do now would be to sneak into Eu gene and set it up again on Skinner's Butte. Letters to the Editor Social Limitations Emerald Editor: This letter is concerned with the social limitations placed upon organizations at the Uni versity. During winter term living or ganizations have a choice of only two weekends or four days in which to hold their house dances. Because of Sat urday classes very few, if any, organizations would have their house dance on a Friday night. This means, if the past re peats itself, that there will be seven or eight house dances on the same evening. I fail to see any purpose in this, un less it is to aid the socially unaccepted females. When so many house dances are held at one time the number ofc lovelies required is high, and in my opinion, this is beyond the ca pacity of this University. My second complaint is this: a Peter, Paul & Mary concert has been scheduled for Feb. 2, one of the two available Sat urdays. This has caused my or ganization and at least one other that I know of to change house dance dates to the only other available Saturday after all arrangements (band, ball room, favors, etc.) had been made. The school from which I trans ferred (San Diego State) does not interfere with the number or dates of house dances. Why is it done here? Darrell L. McMullen, Senior, Accounting. Another Song Emerald Editor: 1 too sing the praise of those teachers who, “. . . excited by their subjects, instill that ex citement in me;” of a university which can provide the atmos phere that Mr. Williams has found so conducive to intellectu al excitement. A few reflections on the na ture of the university professor are in order here. Let us con cern ourselves with a professor’s relationship to undergraduate students, since theoretically the graduate school should have a different emphasis than the un dergraduate liberal arts school, though this doesn't appear to be true in most instances. A professor dealing with un dergraduates should be primari ly concerned, I feel, with com municating a love for‘learning to his students, of inspiring them with this passion for knowledge which Mr. Williams has so poignantly expressed. The university itself provides the ideal setting for this drama; the opportunities that av/ait the awakened mind are perhaps more closely brought together here than in any other setting. All that is needed is the spark that will set the fire ablaze, and the teacher is in the most ad vantageous position to cause that spark. Too often, however, the teach er himself is not aware of the joy that can be involved in learning. Too often the “teach er” is so concerned with re search, publishing, and depart mental politics that as a result, the student receives a hash of hastily prepared textbook ma terial which more often tends to extinguish rather than ignite. The mind that was on the threshold of awakening is put into an even deeper sleep. Another common fault of the teacher is his tendency to pro selytize for his individual dis cipline, hoping to gain converts to his department, oftentimes not because he feels that the dis cipline involved offers the best means in a search for Truth, but merely because more students mean more power for the de partment. We must not be excessively harsh on the individual teacher, however, because these attitudes are fostered and necessitated by the practical matter of support ing a family, or simply living in an intellectual Leviathon—the academic community, where the fundamental duty ef the teacher has been forgotten. But I do feel that the aims and purposes of the graduate schools which are responsible for producing college teachers, (or do they produce only researchers, or do these terms have to be mutually exclusive) should be re-exam ined. I excitedly sing the praises of those teachers who can inspire the student to the pursuit of knowledge. These are the great men in the academic wot to. Gerald VV. Pluker Graduate in History Scary World Emerald Editor: Some people think that the world is scary. Some people think that they might get blinded. Some people think that they might even get dead. I am not worrying about get ting blinded. I am having fun! I feel care free! I shall just follow the yellow arrow that the nice Civil De fense man put up for me to follow. That is what you are supposed to do when things get important. Michael Scott Junior, Philosophy * * * Basketball Success Emerald Editor: Last week the two major Ore gon newspapers and our own Emerald hinted that last week end’s basketball games with Idaho would determine the fu ture success of the Webfoots. We think it did. But more im portant than that, we think it should have determined the fate of basketball coach Steve Belko. We have waited seven years for an outstanding basketball team at the University. Perhaps the point has been reached when patience is no longer a virtue. We have seen many po tentially great freshmen and sophomore players develop into mediocre basketball teams com posed of individual stars. In no way are we criticizing the abil ity of any of the present mem bers of the varsity, but we do feel that their full potential has not been developed in light of the tremendous high school and freshman records of these play ers. Is thi.-» year’s crop of fresh (Continued on page 3) "FOR Mt I CARE, TV\Ef CNH «NE IT PACK Jo TUI; INMAHS." NSA Would Be Organized To Act Only Through Senate Whether the t'Diversity will join the l niter! States .National Student Association may he de termined by the ASt'O Senate this Thursday. The question of NSA member ship has come before the Senate several times in the past, and each time, after controversy and discussion, has been voted down One complaint voiced by both student senators and the student body at large has been a lack of information concerning US NS A Tin. is the first of two articles which will attempt to provide information concerning the structure of NSA. it. fune tions, and opinions concernn.;: it. WHEN NSA came before the ASl'o Senate in 1061, a special Senate committee was appointed to provide information on tin association The committee's fin al stand was a taU-n.erit that the workings of NSA had been discussed and that tne senators should be “aware of the aims and objectives of student gov ernmenl on this campus. There fore, we (the committee) feel your discussion should focus its attention around whether or not the aims and objectives of NSA are within the intended scope of our activities ” The aims and objectives of NSA cover a wide area. The following information is from the NSA Codification of Policy for 1062-63. .nemoersmp: Open to the student body of an institution of higher learning which has been recognized by the U.S. Office of Education, or any other institution offering a minimum course of two aca demic years or more, and which teaches courses other than pure ly vocational, within the United States, National Executive Committee: Shall consist of the national officers, without a vote, chair man of the National Executive Committee and the regional rep resentatives who shall be elected in accordance with the provi sions of the by-laws. The committee may enact, by a two-thirds vote, emergency policies when required by prob lems arising between sessions of the congress. A recent amendment slates that the executive committee may only take emergency stands on issues voted on by the previ ous congress. Participation in Political Affairs: No body acting on behalf of USNSA shall participate in sec tarian religious activities or par tisan political activities: they .shall not tak«* part in activity which docs not affect students in their role as students. No substantial part of the ac tivities of the national and re gional bodies of t'SNSA shall be devoted to carrying on pro paganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation. Flection Procedure; Candidates for elected officers may be nominated only during the annual NSA congress. The officers are elected by a majority of the votes cast. Assessment of dues; Dues are assessed on a gradu ate! scale according to the popu lation of the school The amount of the assessment is determined annually by the Congress solicitation and collection of funds: NSA may accept funds from outside sources, provided NSA lias entire control of the funds and may administer them in ac cordance with the programs and policies of the congress National Interim Committee: The committee shall be com posed of five members elected from its membership. The chair man of the Interim Committee shall be elected from its mem bership by the Executive com mittee. Tlie interim committee shall exercise interim budgetary con trol with power to revise the (Continued front page 2) OREGON DAILY EMERALD The Oregon Da»l> Km era !tl is published seven time*, in September ami five <la.• - a week during tbc ftchooi year, except dur ing examination and vacation period- by the Student Publications Hoard of the 1 niver-ity of Oregon Kntcrcd a- Mrinui iib'iS matter at the post office, Litgenc, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per year; $2 per term. Opinions expressed on the editorial page ase those of The Kmc raid and do not pi* tend to represent the opinions of the ASl’O or tin- ('diversity. RON BUHL. luhtor MART V K ETKLS, Business Manager TKI) MA1I AH, Managing Kditor KVEHKTTK UK NX IS, News Editor PH I K COOS WELL, Editorial Page Kditoi LARK Y WI L LI A MB, Advertising Manager LARRY CRAVES, Sport* Editor DLLCY MOHAN. Assistant Managing Ed tor DAVE SANDS, JIM FRAKK, JANET C.OKT/.E. Assistant News Editors OKOKOK HI (ill AM, Photo Kditor LINDA HROWN, Entertainment Editor HON COWAN, CATHY NE\ I LEE, TIiOKA WILLIAMS, Associate News Ed tors EDITORIAL HOARD: Hon Hue), Phil Cogswell, fed Maltar Eveiette Dennis, Dave Sands Dulcy Moran, Linda irown Hal Carpenter, Boh I* >rsyth (Irant Lcdgerwood, Dm < Hagen Janet (»< et/e, and Hill 11 itchisoit
