The Emerald Editorial Board Endorses
Freshmen Candidates
Each year records in the Admissions
Office indicate that freshmen are getting
better. Admission standards have increased
and the percentage taking remedial cours
es has decreased. Optimistic members of
the Editorial Board who had this in mind
when they interviewed freshman candi
dates Thursday night were soon disillu
sioned. The Board faced a long train of
dull, unimaginative candidates, few with
substantive proposals and most with no
conception of what student government is
or should be. In spite of the apparent lack
of quality candidates we managed to find
some criteria for comparison.
Frosh President
No Endorsement
Candidate Mike Dye appeared somewhat
unaware of fundamental campaign issues.
He has no particular program to offer
freshmen and has only the most superficial
knowledge of the Senate’s work. He favors
constitutional revisions, but not at this
time. The freshman class president, he be
lieves, should be a coordinator. Dye feels
the student referendum drive was poorly
handled and done without the consent of
the ASUO Senate. He has an ambivilent at
titude toward the new conduct code and
the student court. On one hand he ques
tions the student court and on the other be
lieves that it may make students more re
sponsible.
Candidate Mike Lutz appears to focus his
campaign on the fact that he is a Eugene
student and has been an erstwhile observer
of University affairs for quite some time.
Lutz seems sincere, but is not particularly
informed. He dislikes the idea of class pres
idents being removed from the Senate fa
provision of the proposed constitution) and
thinks that the National Student Associa
tion is weak in the west and without any
particular benefits to students. He is not
sure wiiat Senate committee he would pre
fer. Lutz expressed interest in fraternity
discrimination and would like to probe this
area. Both candidates are personable and
apparently interested in the office they are
seeking even though they aren’t quite sure
what the Senate is all about.
Frosh Representative
It would be extremely difficult to differ
entiate between Rick Bonniksen and Steph
en Londahl, frosh representative candi
dates. Again both are willing to serve in the
position if elected, but neither has much
to offer his would-be constituents or the
Senate.
Rick Bonniksen thinks the new conduct
code is basically what we need, but difficult
to institute or enforce. He felt that it would
be difficult to take a stand on the National
Student Association. He thinks he can help
his class by establishing a class council. He
is not sure which Senate committee he
would seek a place on and isn’t quite sure
what area of Senate activity interests him.
Stephen Londahl is reserving his judg
ment on the National Student Association
until he sees it in action. He did say that
he will join the NSA international commit
tee and do his part to make the organiza
tion work. He said he didn’t have much
opinion on the discipline code or student
court. He too opposes constitutional revi
sion because he believes the frosh president
should retain his seat on the senate.
Joan Traphagen
Women’s Dorm Rep
We endorse Joan Traphagen for fresh
man womens’ dormitory representative be
cause there appeared to be a clear distinc
tion between the two candidates for this
position. Miss Traphagen seems more
aware. She seemed more imaginative and
knowledgable than her opponent. Miss Tra
phagen feels that the problem of the new
conduct code is clearly a lack of informa
tion among freshmen. Most are not aware
of the old system and have no standards for
comparison. On the tax referral campaign
she said the effort was worth it, but be
lieves a more imaginative campaign might
have been conducted although the time was
short. Miss Traphagen is interested in serv
ing on the Academic and Cultural Commit
tee in the Senate.
Kathie Neilson. seeking the same posi
tion, is interested in seeing unity in the
dormitories. She is not sure which commit
tee would interest her in the Senate. The
discipline code is very good, she maintains,
but on the other hand questions such free
dom. She joins several other frosh candi
dates in opposing constitutional revision.
Men’s Dorm Rep
Of the three candidates for freshman
men’s dormitory representative only Wil
liam Luvaas appeared for an interview.
For this reason we cannot make an en
dorsement. We were, however, impressed
with Luvaas. He is not only well grounded
in the mechanics of student government,
but has perceptive questions about the new
conduct code. He is interested in the com
pulsory fee issue. Although Luvaas has a
brother in student government his answers
to question revealed that he has reflected
on the work of the Senate.
Letters To the Editor
On Yell Squad
Emerald Editor:
A new yell for the rally squad
to work on: “H2 S04, Play us
again, we’ll give you more.”
Maybe it was meant to be satiric
Greg, but it’s just what our
rally squad needs. Athletics
ought to serve some academic
function. (See Greg’s Gossip,
Oct 22 Oregonian.)
Irvine Smith
Psychology '
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Pledge Support
Emerald Editor:
As primary candidates for the
office of freshman class vice pres
ident, we would like to express
our appreciation to those of you
who gave us your support in last
week’s election.
During the campaign, we grew
to feel a very deep concern for
the class of ’67. We feel that
our class deserves the best pos
sible leadership.
For this reason we would like
to urge you to cast your vote for
John Chirgwin for the office of
freshman class vice president.
Susan Kennedy,
George Mead,
Freshman, Liberal Arts
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Supports Bachelis
Emerald Editor:
I am supporting the candi
dacy of Greg Bachelis for Grad
uate Student Representative on
the ASUO Senate.
I feel he has the interest and
experience to competently rep
resent the graduate students.
He served in student govern
ment as an undergraduate, and,
since coming here in 1962 as a
graduate in mathematics, he has
maintained an active interest in
campus issues.
I believe he has an awareness
of the graduate students’ point
of view, as well as being sensi
tive to the needs of the Univer
sity as a whole. I also feel he
will effectively support causes
of interest to graduate students
outside the Senate, for example,
the new graduate student cen
ter.
Joan Acker
Graduate Student in
Sociology
Each year the Emerald Editorial Board endorses candi
dates for ASUO elections. We do this as a public service
since the Editorial Board is the only campus group which
has an opportunity to interview all candidates. We famil
iarize ourselves with their individual platforms and ask
them questions. We attempt to make our questions con
sistent in order to objectively evaluate candidates. We
hope that our experience with the candidates provides
members of the student body with substantive judgments
so that name familiary is not the only standard for evalua
tion on election day.
Herblock ■"
“Dear Gen. DeGaulle: Adenauer Has Retired. Mac
millan Has Retried. Just Thought I’d Drop A Line To
Ask How Are Things With You?”
Jitters To the Editor
Supports Editorial
Emerald Editor:
Congratulations on your edi
torial in the October 21 issue on
“Our Political Efforts.” You
have stated very effectively the
thesis that I have supported for
more than 25 years in my curri
culum classes.
High school teachers can do
a rather effective job with ado
lescent youth in developing in
terest and competency in exercis
ing the privilege of voting, in
spite of the handicap created by
the fact that you realize that
they will not be able to exercise
their franchise for three or
four, or even five years.
Any adult only needs to sit
in the classroom of a capable
social science teacher for sev
eral periods to realize that most
youth of age 17 and 18 have
more knowledge of candidates,
issues and procedures pertain
ing to voting than the average
adult. Furthermore they usually
have more competency to recog
nize and deal with propaganda
than the average adult.
No doubt high school teach
ers could do an even better job
of developing voting competen
cy if both teacher and students
knew that the competency was
to be used in the very near fu
ture rather than being put “on
ice” for three or four years.
Is it any wonder that many
young persons find it difficult to
regain interest in civic and
political matters when they fin
ally become “of age”?
Hugh B. Wood
Professor of Education
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Gross Tax Wanted
Emerald Editor:
The Townsend Organization is
deeply disturbed over the possi
bility of cuts in the welfare pro
gram and high taxes already in
effect and' the continued in
crease in taxes; and the state
of Oregon’s difficulty in meeting
the necessary state expenses.
We of the Townsend Area
Convention in session in Port
land Oct. 19. 19G3 a.sk that our
.state legislature investigate the
gross income tax as used suc
cessfully in Hawaii and Indiana.
Therefore lx- it resolved that
the Oregon State Legislature
adopt a gross income tax as the
Oregon State Tax Base.
This resolution to be sent to
the House, Senate, governor,
and the press.
I>r. Irene Waldo
3036 N.E. Everett St.,
Portland, Oregon
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Scholars or Gentlemen
Emerald Editor:
In a small effort to dissipate
the confusion over the role of
counselors,” may I add a foot
note to the front page article
appearing Wednesday, 23 Octo
ber?
If we use Webster’s Third
New International Dictionary to
describe a scholar as “one who
has the attitudes (as curiosity,
perseverance, initiative, origin
ality, integrity) considered es
sential for learning,” we go, es
pecially with the word “integ
rity,” into the very heart of
what it means to be a gentle
man. Every scholar, K he de
serves that name, is a gentle
man.
Frederick Caridelaria
Assistant Professor of
English
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