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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1963)
CORE to Organize UO Student Chapter The formation of a student chapter of the Congress for Ha rial Equality, functionally auto nomous from the Eugene COKE group, will begin with an organi zational meeting today at 4 pm. in the Student Union. The purpose of this group will he to arrange for the appear ance on the campus of national ly known speakers and perform ing artists; raise money, food, and educational material for some of the more militant civil rights groups currently operating in the South; and to carry on an edu cational campaign at the Uni versity about the history and as perations of minority groups in this country. Participation Encouraged In addition, interested mem hers will be encouraged to active ly participate with the Eugene CORE chapter in combating overt and covert discrimination in jobs AIESEC Program Explanation Set Students interested in sum met johs in foreign countries are eligible to attend the initial meet ing of the University AIESEC (International Association of Stu dents of Economics and Busi ness) committee at 7:30 pm today in the SU. The purpose of the meeting will lie to explain the operation of the AIESEC program and to accept applications from students interested in participating in its worldwide traineeship exchange. The AIESEC program is pri marily open to business and eco nomic majors, but other stu dents with a sufficient background in these areas may also apply. Broadway Theatre League prevents •'Ir** fftthtt! funfiiffl C8m«t|f thtMmv - time ... ui pexAon.. | JOHN [ IRELAND South Eugene High School Auditorium Box Offices Open Today UNIVERSITY COOP BON MARCHE RUSSELLS Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7, 8. 9, & 11 $4.50, $3.50, $2.50 and housing here in Eugene. The purpose of Thursday’s meeting will be to spell out these and other possible programs for action in more detail and to re ceive suggestions for additional activities from those in attend ance. The meeting room will be post ed in the SU. The meeting is open to everyone. McKissick... (C onlinufd from 1) South and apathy of society over the Negro’s plight. He said, "I don’t know how long my people can keep this up I don't know how long this rev olution can stay non-violent. Time is of the essence. Revolution Continues “But this revolution is going on. It’s got to go on — Amer icans still haven’t got the mes sage of what the Negroes want. 'The shock treatment like has taken place in Washington and in the South will go on.” “We mean to move on this thing. We believe that what we are doing is ordained by God. We believe that you can not stop us this time.” Anecdotes Used McKissick stressed some points with personal anecdotes. “I rea lized when 1 was six years old that I could not desire to be what; you are and what you take for granted," he said. McKissick, who was brought to the campus by the Political Science Club, was the defense at torney for the original freedom riders, and for many of the early sit-in demonstrators. He has brought to the Supreme Court the case dealing with the Constitutionality of North Caro lina’s trespass laws on which that state’s program of segregation is based Education Not Answer And although he was the first Negro to graduate from the Uni versity of North Carolina law school, he says education is not the answer to the “great prob lem of the century.” Even if the Negro does gain a college education, he stated, the average Negro will still make $2,000 a year less than the aver age white man. And for the idea that edu cation will lie the key to make the white people understand the Negro and his problems he said: “You don’t know the courage of the kids who are fighting for America. You are sitting up North studying to get a degree from a learning institution so you can still know nothing. “The only way you can really understand is to get black like me and go down there where I have been and see what I have seen.” Use Emerald Classified Ads— Choice broiled ;sr*» LOBSTER and STEAKS Anniversaries — Birthdays etc. ? WEST 10th S gjj EREE PARKING SERVICE DISTINCTIVE . . . FASHIONABLE DINING JANET FOWLER, Pi Beta Phi, was named Dream Girl of Pi Kappa Alpha Saturday evening at the fraternity’s annual Dream Girl Dance held at Lau r cl wood Country Club. Photo: Dwayne Studio Petition... (Continued from par/e 1) erendum that I feel this way,” the letter continued, 'but also because he is purely a bureau crat and generally in the opinion of good alumni is an undesirable person to have heading such an important position.” “I do not imagine that you (Howard) are eager to get into another thing of this kind, but I would appreciate any suggestions you might have.” The front page story in Great er Oregon also said "Phone calls from newspapers and press associ ations have been received the last few days asking Howard if he had seen petitions asking the Board of Higher Education to fire Arthur Flemming of the U. of O.” Howard Hsy Plans International Center Howard Hsy, ASUO Senate for eign student representative, is conducting a survey to determine student opinion of an interna tional center or dormitory. He said questionnaires will he sent to 150 foreign and 150 Am erican students by the Interna tional Education Center this week. He urged ail students re ceiving the forms to complete them and return them to the IEC as soon as possible. American students will be cho sen at random from University lists, and foreign students will be selected by country. Hsy will re port his findings from the sur vey to the ASUO Senate. “This will give concrete evi dence whether students want an international center or living or ganizaiton and what kind they prefer,” Hsy said. If there is a definite interest, it may be pos sible to raise the money neces sary. Hsy envisions the "Internation al House” as a place for cultural exchange, with meeting areas, displays, lounge and office space, and an area for international stu dent programs. There could be co-curricular programs of basic international education and special studies on subjects of political science, for eign languages or international Opinions . . . (Continued from paqe 1) burne’s proposals are the most important thing to come out of the ASUO president’s office so far this year. “As representatives of the stu dents, the Senate has a great deal at stake,” he noted. Fink said that the Senate is not interested in controlling the budget. Its only interest is in becoming aware of what the budg et committee is doing. “As it stands now. 1 think it is a very good plan,” he stated. relations. An orientation and counseling center for foreign students and including overseas study and service programs for Americans could also he a part of the ‘In ternational House.” There could be social activities—dances, recep tions, festivals. There could also be living ac commodations, including recep tion for overseas guests, housing for new foreign students, and dorms for a limited number of foreign and American graduate students. 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