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Another Step Forward Summer Courts and New Selection System Strengthen Courts The Student court which will be in ses sion during the summer term and the fur ther clarification of the selection system for minor courts should strengthen the court system and increase student confi dence in the Conduct Code. The summer court will be composed of five students and two faculty members as is the court which meets during the regular school year. Under the new court selection system, one candidate will be elected from each dormitory unit with the added stipu lation that any student not elected as a court candidate may apply for a position. After nominations and applications have been received, a screening committee will review all candidates, making a list of those acceptable for service on the courts. The names of students accepted by the screening process will be submitted to the Student Conduct Committee and ultimate ly to the University President for approval. The code makes no stipulation that the stu dent body president must approve court members. Since students have a major role in selecting the court members both through the screening committee and through the conduct committee, approval by the student body president would seem to be only an additional rubber stamp. When current courts were made up, stu dents were elected from each unit and then complex courts were made up. The com mittee’s indecision over the exact proced ure for selecting court members and the length of time before they were chosen caused some reservations on the part of dorm students and recommendations and records were not gathered carefully in all cases. The new system would have the court members chosen and ready to begin work as soon as fall term begins. Adding a body to decide discipline ques tions during the summer months fills another weak spot in enforcement of the code. The complex courts have established some precedents during the past year. Another major need of the minor court system is a uniform set of punishment rec ommendations to govern sanctions handed out by each court. Such recommendations should not be inelastic but should rather recommend limits for maximum and mini mum sanctions for common offense. The courts are proving themselves through a long process of trial, hesitation and error. With more attention to assure equal sanctions and trial procedures in the courts student acceptance, now increasing, should become more widespread. A Strong Stand? J. Francyl Howard, the ever-vocal editor of Albany’s Greater Oregon, discussed Fri day’s primary election and particularly bal lot Measure Number One in last week’s paper. Howard was the author of the Oc tober 15 referendum, the effects of which are still being felt by higher education in Oregon. On the left side of last week’s front page, Howard states that he sincerely feels Ore gon needs the $30 million that will be pro vided if the ballot measure succeeds and supports the measure. In the next story he is not as sure, qualifying his endorsement with a long consideration of the finances involved. In the story appearing on the right hand side of the front page Howard assures his readers that they cannot be stampeded into making a rash decision. He then announces that, if he gets signed state ments from legislators vowing that they will not allow taxes to be raised as a result of the ballot measure, he will support the issue. Tune in next week to see which side of the fence the “Friend of Higher Educa tion” finally falls off of. Where the Money Goes Many Forces Influence Scholarship Awards A recent study by the American Coun cil on Education has discovered that for every scholarship awarded annually to col lege students from families with incomes below the $3,000 level, at least four were awarded to students from families in the $11,000 bracket. While the study may over look some basic considerations such as the comparative number of students entering colleges and universities from the lower income bracket, the study does point to some disturbing trends in scholastic aid. Elmer West, director of the AEC re search project, found that many large schools try to balance their enrollment among all areas of the country by segregat ing scholarships. While Americans differ in dialect and some general attitudes from region to region, the values to an institu tion of higher education of having such a geographically diversified student body are indistinct at best. One further considera tion here, however, is that students from low income backgrounds frequently do not apply to larger and more expensive schools, possibly destroying the argument that financial need is not considered as a major factor in awarding scholarships. A scholarship represents not only finan cial aid but also serves as a measure of recognition for scholastic achievement. For this reason, students from higher income families feel the need to compete for schol arships even when funds might be avail able from other sources. Low interest stu dent loans are available and do not repre sent a great financial burden to the student who, although attempting to put himself through school, can fall back on parental assistance when necessary. The research report suggested awarding separate types of scholarships, one for competitive stu dents seeking recognition and another for needy students. Such a program might be applicable to larger institutions with more funds available for such grants than most state institutions enjoy. These are questions that must be pon dered by scholarship officers at colleges and universities throughout the country. The fact remains that nearly 40 percent of all students from families below the $8,000 income bracket who apply for scholarship aid are denied this assistance. Students generally eliminate themselves before ap plying for such aid if they are academically deficient. It is fairly safe to assume that each of the thousands of students applying for financial aid each year deserves the op portunity to attend an accredited college or university. It is also clear that funds are not available for this type of financial aid. Current federal legislation such as the Hartke bill now being considered by con gress and existing programs such as the National Defense Education Act are steps in the right direction. Herblock “I’ll Get You In There If It Kills You” Letters to the Editor Kirsch Questioned Emerald Editor: I’m glad to hear that baseball coach Don Kirsch likes to write “informative letters” to his players. I’m sure his critical research of deriving informa tion from "various sources” was in the best intent, however it seems to me he should have validated his obsequious con elusions by talking to the re spective candidates. Perhaps his was a leaping without look ing situation. Possibly Mr. Kirsch’s sense of ethics is different than mine, for he said in defense that “there was no coercion in the letter;” yet the letter clearly stated, “I think it is very im portant that you and your friends who arc interested in the athletic program get out and vote tomorrow for Luvaas.” If this isn’t coercion, then no such thing exists. Granted the letter was the fallacious appeal to authority, but it could, and did, influence many voters. The letter was delivered on election day (which by the way, is prohibit ed by campaign stature) and therefore the misinformation it contained couldn’t be rectified. I bet you’re “not particularly happy to be involved in this thing,” Mr. Kirsch. Anyone who acted as you did wouldn’t want to be caught—it’s only natural. Steve Ashton Senator-at-Large, elect * * * Concerning Scandal Emerald Editor: In regard to the punishment of the 30 male University stu Letters to Editor Policy Statement Letters to the editor are due in The Emerald Office, 301 Allen Hall, by noon of the day prior to publication. Priority is given to shorter letters. Letters should not exceed 250 words and should bear the name, status and address of the writer. The Emerald ac cepts letters from anyone but gives priority to those letters from members of the Univer sity community or of direct concern to the University. All letters should be type written and double spaced. Names of writers can be with held upon request. Letters bearing names of more than five persons are run with only the first name on the list. Oth er names are kept on file in the editor’s office. The Emerald reserves the right to edit letters. dents for their supposedly lewd and immoral conduct with a 13 year old girl, I feel that a pun ishment as severe as expulsion would be extremely wrong In the first place being expelled from the University for viola tion of a morals clause in the conduct code, would not only ruin these young mens' chances of being admitted to another university, but also their chan ces of finding a position which would be equal to their qualifi cations. In the world today sex is a very open and too often talked of subject. The fact that a 13 year old girl, mentally dis turbed or not, would plan asso ciations with so many men is not so terribly hard to believe One must take into considera tion that the rate of venereal disease is highest between the ages of 11 and 14 I am not condoning the behavior of the students or the girl in this mat ter, but I feel that to ruin the lives of 30 boys because of something which no normal healthy boy would turn down when practically offered to him on a silver platter, would show the narrowmindedness of a so ciety that is supposed to try and help keep such situations from oceuring. Thank you Penny White, Freshman Brief Deadline Students arc reminded that the deadline for placing campus briefs is 4 p m. on the day before they are to appear in the Emer ald. OREGON DAILY EMERALD The OreKon Daily Emerald in published twice in September and five days a week during the academic year, except during examination and vacation periods by the Student Publications Hoard of the Uni versity of Oregon. Entered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates $5 per year; $2 per term. Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the Emerald and do not pre tend to represent the opinions of the ASUO or the University. CATHY NEVILLE, Editor J. CRAIG MATH 1 RSKN, Business Manager IRMA DAWN MOAR, Managing Editor MARIE FORRESTER. Advertising Manager STEPHEN GREEN. News Editor C HUCK BKGGS, Editorial Page Editor PHI L SEM AS, Sports Editor DAVE JORDAN, Associate Editor PHYLLIS ELVING, MARY STAMP, Assistant News Editors JOE FRAZIER. NO MI BOR ENSUE IN, Associate News Editors THORA WILLIAMS, Feature Editor Editorial Hoard: Steve Goldschmidt. Pam Bladine, Jim Pennington, Clifford Kauff man, Pat Holt, Lynn Maseall, Stephen Green, Irma Dawn Moar, Chuck Heggs, Dave Jordan, and Phil Scmas.
