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Pandora’s Box The Higher Education Sub-coni in it tee Almost Opened Something It Shouldn’t 1 lave The higher education sub-committee of the joint ways and means committee of the Oregon State Legislature almost open ed Pandora’s box last week. In the process of making decisions on the higher education budget for capital construction, the legislators on that sub committee decided that they should make up their own priority list regarding build ings to be constructed during the next bi ennium. This priority list is important. The legis lature only has so much money to spend on buildings and land purchase. The prior ity list gives the order in which this money should be spent on the different projects. In other words, the legislators on the higher education sub committee were plan ning to substitute their own educational judgments on building priorities for those of the State Board of Higher Education. The State Board originally spent a great deal of time and effort in working out the priority list. Each institution has indicated that it is pleased with the list. The people who work out the list for the State Board, college presidents and State Board mem bers, are very experienced in the field of education, unlike the members of the legis lative sub-committee. Nevertheless, the sub committee was going to substitute their own judgments for the State Board's. They have finally reconsidered, asking the State Board to hold a special meeting Monday to decide if their priorities will remain the same if not enough funds are available to provide for all buildings re quested. It was wise of the sub committee not to go ahead with their own priorities instead of the State Board’s. By doing so. they would have been bringing about a split in the state system, forcing each college to lobby for its own needs instead of the State Board of Higher Education needs. They would have been opening themselves up to the manifold pressures each indi vidual institution could bring to bear on them. For instance, although the University’s administration building is 27th on the State Board's priority list, it is quite likely that, in a competitive situation, the Uni versity could get it raised to the top of the list, simply by mobilizing the lumber in dustry to support it because it is the only wood-based building on the list. Perhaps the University would prosper for awhile under such a situation, but in the long run everyone would suffer, pri marily because of the lack of co-operation in such a competitive state system of higher education, but also because educational needs would be decided on a political and regional basis rather than on an educa tional basis. The sub-committee should stick to the State Board of Higher Education’s priority list. Tragedies It has been a tragic spring. The trees under which some of us used to recline and read and sleep, particularly the trees outside of Allen Hall, are gone— blown down in the storm. Now, they have been replaced with piney little shrubs and anybody who tries to sleep or study under them is likely to get needles in his face. The rain, even for Oregon rain, has out done itself this year. Spring is just begin ning, and it will probably be interrupted soon by rain. After that, we will have sum mer for a few days and then winter. There aren’t enough tennis courts and what there are seem to be taken up all day with classes. How can we pursue our phy sical fitness (and our tennis balls) when somebody’s always on the courts before us? It just might be the last spring ever for the College Side Inn, that veritable haven for refugees from the rain and for those aimless people who can’t find a tennis court. In the animal world, a popular dog by the name of Tiger Baum got hit by a car much to the dismay of his master, but is reported doing nicely. In an unrelated ac cident, a cat by the name of Roger Ellen Mosky gave birth to four kittens—after all it's spring—much to the dismay of her mas ters. The New York Mets got off to their usual flashy and newsworthy start this year, losing their first eight games, of course, one short of the record they set last spring. We admit that in most respects this spring is as good as can be expected. But since it is the duty of a newspaper to keep things in proper proportion we have an obligation to tell what's wrong as well as what’s right. Footnote Sometimes in the heat of an election and the reporting of its results small items of significance go overlooked. Such was the institution of IBM cards for the ASUO general elections, instituted by ASUO vice president Art Erickson. Erickson and his aides deserve commen dation for their improvement of ASUO elec tion procedures, in this way and in other ways. Letters to the Editor Some Factual Mistakes Emerald Editor: Wiley Wright’s rhetorical statements answer themselves but I would like to comment on several of his factual mistakes in his letter in the April 24th Emerald. 1. He refers to our present China Policy as serving for 13 years. The purpose of the policy was to “contain” China by “iso lation.” I submit that China has not been contained in these years and certainly not “isolat ed” when you consider that al most all the nations of the world have both diplomatic and trade relations with her. 2. He says I won’t face up to the fact that the Chinese won’t trade with us if they can’t make an “enormous gain” out of it. I am perfectly willing to leave the bargaining to our business men under the control of gov ernmental authority who make sure that only non-strategic items are included. Certainly West Germany, Great Britain and Australia, to name three countries, find trade with China economically most advantageous. Of course my chief interest, and that of most of the mem bers of the Committee for a Review of Our China Policy, is to increase communication in the interest of helping prevent disastrous war. 3. Mr. Wright’s partisanship shows when he makes a ridicu lous statement such 4s “his (i.e. my) platform again, as in the past, consists primarily of rec k6EHUYj NOV/, OR HE'LL BE ON OUR NECKS *6AIN." Letters to the Editor A Suggestion Emerald Editor: Permit me to defend my let ter concerning the establish ment of a branch of the U. S. National Bank in the new Co-Op building. I am not questioning the validity or dependability of the U. S. National Bank as an institution What I questioned was its establishment in a stu dent co-operative building: it appeared that an unfair advan tage had been given to one hank 1 have been informed that l S. National was permitted to estab lish itself in the Co-Op because First National has recently built a branch close to the east side of the campus. However, it still does not appear that this is an equitable situation. One bank lies close to campus, another is located in a building which is a center of buying and selling on campus. But ignoring this negative pect of my letter, please recon sider the positive suggestion I made. An irate student phoned me yesterday asking me if 1 wanted the University to go into the banking business. Actually a Student Bank would not be a radical departure from the pres ent university situation. Three reasons may be offered to defend a Co-operative Stu dent Bank: 1. The University exists now as a semi-contained community, with many institutions devoted to the student interest i e. dorms, the SU, the Co-op and various recreational facilities. The University already offers loans and other limited banking functions. Why not centralize and expand these functions in an institution that returns prof its to the student and operates on a level of the greatest eco nomy and lowest costs. 2. An economic need exists for an institution of this type. Particularly in view of the new' tuition increase, steps must be taken to ease the financial bur den on the student. This institu tion could not only provide low interest loans and cheap check ing accounts, but could provide jobs for needy students. 3. Experts are available on campus to operate a Student ognizing Red China.” The N: w York Times editorially recom mended recognition of Rod China in March of 1962. 1 have not thought for a long time that recognition of China was appro priate until after an exploratory period during which there were unofficial exchanges of citizens, trade and contact through the United Nations. It is a fact of some interest that the United -States carried on about a billion dollars worth of trade with the Soviet Union before granting recognition. Sincerely yours, Charles O. Porter Bank We have a fine Btwines# Administration department with specialists in Finance and Bank ing Why not utilize this talent in the students' interest? Con temporary education is con cerned with the application of theory; here is an opportunity for such an application I do not know if such an in stitution is feasible If it would have to operate at a loss per haps the banks could show their benevolence by backing it Prob ably NSA which operates as a clearing house for university programs could tell us if this has been done anyplace else. And if not, why shouldn't Ore gon be the first to try? Jacqueline A. Taylor Graduate, History About Letters Tetters to the editor must be signed and should include, if from a student, the writer’s year and major. If not from a student they should contain th writer’s position at the I niver sity or his address. There Is no maximum length for letters but those under 300 words will be given preferen tial treatment, letters should be typewritten and double spac ed. The Fmrrald will also publish intelligently written columns ol campus or more genera! inter- .t either by students or faculty members. Columns submitted should also be double spaced. Preferred length is between two and three typewritten pages. OREGON DAILY EMERALD The Oregon Daily Emerald i* pttbli hed •even tunc* it? September ami five «lay» a week during the school year, except dur ing examination and vacation period* by the Student Publications Board «d the University of Oregon. Entered »h second class mater at the po»t office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per year; $2 per term. Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of The Emerald and do not pre tend .o represent the opinion* of the ASUO or the University. RON BUEL, Editor MARTY KETKLS, Business Manager TED MAHAR, Managing Editor EVER LTTE DENNIS, News Edftw PHIL COGSWELL, Editorial Page Editor LARRY WILLIAMS, Advertising Manager JOHN BUCHNER, Sports Editor DULCY MORAN, Assistant Managing Editor RON COWAN, JIM KRAKE, JANET GOETZE, Assistant News Editors GEORGE BIG HAM, Photo Editoi LINDA BROWN, Entertainment Editor CATHY NEVILLE, Associate News Editor DICK RICHARDSON, Feature Editor EDITORIAL BOARD: Ron Buel, Phil Cogswell Ted Mahar Everette Dennis. Dulcy Mo:an, Lindt Brown Bob Forjytli, Hal snow. Grant Lcdgerwood, D» ug Ragen Janet Goctie, and Bill iutchison
