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
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