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Sherburne Cites Weakness In Southern Type' NS A BY FRED WESTKRLUNI) Emerald Staff Writer Phil Sherburne, ASUO presi dent, died weak leadership, in effective constitution, and dupli cations of the NSA as reasons for voting against having the Univer sity join the Associated Student Governments of United States of America. The non-political organization was formed last weekend at a National Student Government Conference at Washington Uni versity at St. Louis to allow stu dent governments to exchange ideas and discuss common stu dent government problems. Approximately 40 of the 00 colleges and universities at the conference were from the south. Many of the southern schools are former members of NSA, said Sherburne. To Replace NSA One reason for the formation of the organization is the NSA took a stand for civil rights and the southern schools are looking for something to replace the NSA said Sherburne William Featheringill, student body president of Vanderbilt Uni verslty and cochairman of the conference, said the NSA has be come too oolitiral to serve student governments. "Once an organiza tion takes stands and passes leg islation the less it can do in the area of student government.” Sherburne Criticizes The new organization will hold annual conventions to discuss stu dent government problems. Sherburne voiced criticism of the organization's new constitu tion. leaders, and the conference itself. The constitution is an unsophis ticated document that does not explicitly state the functions of the organization or the duties of the officers, Sherburne said. Conference representatives vot ed 48-11 for the adoption of the constitution. Discussion Stopped Sherburne said the conference war very disorganized and leaders used parliamentary procedures only when it was to their advan tage Purdue University moved a civil rights committee t>e formed so civil rights problems in col leges could be discussed at future meetings The question was closed by the chairman so the issue Admissions Situation Considered Healthy’ BY NOSH BORKNSTEIN Emerald Staff Writer The number of dormitory res ervations for next year has de dined but Vernon L. Barkhurst. director of admissions, has told The Emerald the total admis sions picture is "quite healthy." The number of applications for admission to the University next fall has increased but the number of out-of-state students request in« admission has declined from last spring at this time. The Registrar's Office has re ceivcd 1.756 applications for ad mission Friday as compared to 1,575 at this time last year. Fewer Applications Applications from prospective Vniversity freshmen received show: • 506 men as compared to 444 last year: • 709 women as compared to 533 last year; • 225 out-of state men as com pared to 237 last year; • 261 out-of state women as compared to 303 last year Barkhurst said he thought the decline in applications from out of state students was mainly due to the increase in tuition. He also said tuition has taken its toll in the fewer number of Eugene freshman women who have ap plied to live in the dormitories. Last year 57 had applied but only 24 have made reservations to live in the dorms next year. Reservations Decrease The number of dormitory reser vations has declined by 451 from last year at this time, according to figures released April 6. Last year at this time, 895 frosh women had made dormitory reservations but only 671 reser vations have been received this year; last year 522 frosh men had made reservations but only 412 reservations have been received this year. Only 21 returning upperclass women have made dorm reserva tions but 77 had made reserva tions as of April 6 last spring. Eight upperclassmen have made reservations this year as com pared to last year's 1,012, and 435 men as compared to 581. Barkhurst said he thought “if relatively fewer Oregon frosh come to the University next fall, it might be due to adverse public ity on the discipline code." In talking to parents, he said, he "basically agrees that the new code tends to give students more freedom. This apparently is not what parents want . . . I get the feeling from talking to parents that they want a graduated pro gram with close supervision of freshmen and more privileges and freedom given to the student as he spends more time at the University." liarkhurst said he thought the decline in dorm reservations was lContinued on fui'ic 8) could not be discussed, said Sher burne. Two West Schools Sherburne also said that the new organizations will duplicate many of the functions of NSA of which the Universty is a member. The new organization will need a professional staff to help oper ate it and that is too expensive for the students, he said “I think the organization will •lie,” said Sherburne. "I see no reasons why we should join the organization.” University of Oregon and Uni versity of Idaho were the only representatives of the Northwest at the conference. Larry Blankenship, law student from University of Oklahoma, was elected as the first president of the organization. Room for 28 Three Petition For ASUO Jobs Only three people petitioned by 5 p.m. Monday for three of the 28 ASUO Senate positions to be filled in spring elections. ASUO Vice-president Merritt Fink said the deadline for petitions will be extended from 5 p.m. todav to 5 p.m. Wednesday. fink said the deadline was extended due to the ASUO Constitutional Election last Wednesday and Thursday. Official campaigning will also start Wednesday at midnight rather than Tuesday. Petitioners so far are Don DuShane Jr., junior in pre med. Senator-at-large; John Morrison, freshman in pre law, sophomore class representative; and Merritt Fink, senior in foreign languages. ASUO vice-president. All University Average Up GPAs Increase Over Fall Term * ‘ip winter term all-university GPA showed a slight increase over the 1963 GPA, increasing •rom 2.53 to 2.57, according to winter term reports released by the Office of Student Affairs. A sorority again achieved the highest GPA Pi Beta Phi led all living or ganizations with 2 914. compared to Delta Zeta's 2 84 last winter term. Watson Hall, an upper class dorm, led all men's living organizations with 2 809, compar ed to Phi Kappa Psi’s 2 79 last year Men’s GPA Up The most significant general increase was shown by the up perclass dorm men, who increas ed their average from 2.5 in 1963 to 2 61 this winter. The all-fraternity GPA also showed a substantial increase, moving from 2.43 to 253. The GPA of all men increased from 2.45 to 2 50. while the fresh men dorm men increased their average from 2.31 to 2 39 The GPA's in most general categories showed a significant increase over those of fall term 1903 These included all-lniversity all women, all men, upperclass dorms, all sorority and frater nity, freshmen women's dorms and all sorority pledge. Average Increases The all University average in creased from 2 45 to 2.57. The highest individual GPA was 2 <y. achieved by Pi Beta Phi, com pared to Kappa Kappa Gamma's 2.81 fall term. The only group showing a de crease was the all-fraternity pledge average, from 239 to 2.34. The winter term average i Continued on page 3) The primary election is sched uled April 29 with the general election May 6. Students will also vote at that time on one 'ophomore and two junior posi tions on the Co-op board. Constitution . . . Again? Fink said there is also a chance the amended ASUO Const itu tion. which was defeated in a special election last week .via be voted on again at the generi* I c!*c,lon- 'aid this will be de cided at Thursday's senate meet i ing. The constitution was defeated when too few students voted to make the election valid, although the required majoritv of those I voting favored it. A special meeting will be held 7 pm Wednesday for all can didates to explain election rules, rink also noted any candidates tor offices will be charged a $15 bonding fee to cover the cost of any fines for campaign viola tions Whatever remains of the money will be returned later. Campaign Begins Wednesday -No campaigning or use of pro motional materials such as post ers will be allowed until mid night Wednesday. Petitions for the offices are being accepted on the third floor of the Student Cnion. Petitions are also available there. (Continued on page 4) ODE Editor, Business Post Selection Set A new editor and business manager for the Oregon Daily Emerald will be selected when the Student Publications Board meets at 7 pm. today. Four candidates are seeking the position of Emerald editor while five are candidates for busi ness manager. Terms of the cur rent editor, Everette Dennis, and business manager, Jim Speer ex pire effective April 30. Editor candidates are Charles Boggs, Ronald Cowan, James Frake and Cathy Neville. Beggs is presently entertainment editor; Cowan, news editor; Frake, assis tant managing editor; and Miss Neville, academic affairs editor. All are juniors in the School of Journalism. Business manager candidates are Everett Cutter, Kenneth Kap oel. J. Craig Mathiesen, Helen McBride and Raul Soto-Seelig. All are presently advertising sales men. Board interviews for the can didates begin at 7:10 p.m. After a new editor and business manager are selected, the board will re consider its 1964-65 budget which goes to support The Emer ald, Oregana, Northwest Review, Summer Emerald, Orenter and Pigger’s Guide.
