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
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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
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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.