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CHARLES BEGGS
Editor
DAVE JORDAN
News Editor
KENNETH M. FOBES
Business Manager
PHIL SKMAS
Associate Editor
BOB CARL
Managing Editor
ALLEN BAILEY
Associate Editor
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University of Oregon. Eugene, Monday, May 3, 1%5
Same Paper, New Faces
It's Tl\it Time Again (Afaythiy)
Each year about this time a hopeful,
idealistic and sometimes cynical soul takes
over the desk in Room 301, Allen Hall
reserved for the editor of the Emerald. He
(or she> generally comes to the position
with the idea of putting out a daily news
paper of as nearly professional quality as
{K>ssible. Each new editor usually has a
few ideas to add to those of his predecessor
concerning news coverage, editorial policy,
and staff organization.
Some of the innovations will, hopefully,
be well-received. Others probably won't.
But we hope that we can continue the tra
dition of thorough and responsible news
coverage that has extended the Emerald's
sphere of influence to areas beyond the
campus boundaries. But our first respon
sibility is to the University of Oregon. We
on the staff are students and. being such,
we will always try to remain aware of what
is happening on the campus. And we will
try to report these things as accurately
and interestingly as we can.
This does not mean that we will not
extend our sights beyond our relatively
small 176 acres here in Eugene. When
things happen in the state, the nation, or
the world that we feel are worthy of
reportage or commentary, we will do so.
Students of today are becoming increas
ingly aware of the political and social
Events taking place daily in the world at
large. This has been shown by recent
demonstrations here and on other cam
puses. To keep pace with this awareness
we must not confine ourselves always to
the immediate locale.
We will attempt to maintain broad cov
erage of things relating to higher educa
tion. This we did during the past year with
the Legislature and the State Board of
Higher Education, as well as through re
porting of significant events happening at
other schools across the nation. Next year
the Legislature won’t be in session. But
we will attempt to keep in touch with the
interim work of that body, as well as pro
viding more extensive coverage of the
State Board and other groups that are de
ciding policies and formulating plans that
will affect higher education both here and
elsewhere.
These are our goals. We hope some
people are happy with us. We know some
will probably be unhappy. We would like
to think we could please everyone with our
performance, but we know we never will.
No newspaper ever has But. happy or un
happy. we hope our audience will con
tinue to read the Emerald and. in some
way. be stimulated by it. If we can achieve
this, along with a responsible sense of
news coverage and comment, we will feel
we have succeeded.
— Chuck Beggs
We’ve Moved
Readers who went through the paper
today looking for the editorial page proba
bly wonder what we're doing back here.
This will be the permanent position of the
editorial page—the next-to-last inside page
in the paper, page 6. 10, or 14 depending
on the size of the paper. The move was
made to enable us to better utilize our
news space.
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"whatever rr is, it isn't paper. "
Letters to the Editor mum*.
Chan Lecture
Emerald Editor:
Before thanking far Mrs. Pal
andri's letter (April 22 Emer
ald), 1 want to make myself
clear that my opinions are
comments only on the con
tents of the lecture and the let
ter, and do not represent the
idea of the Chinese Students
Association I am grateful that
my idea. "Confucianism cannot
exist in its genuine form in
Mainland China" was elaborated
in the reiteration, "Communist
China has failed to achieve the
Confucian virtue."
My questions might be erro
neously put as "unintelligent
and unanswerable inquiries,"
which practically speaking
should be easier to answer; my
idea about Communist China
might be intelligent since it
was suggested in the letter
My rules in freshman writing
class have been helped to refine
and a new hypothesis arises that
one’s ideas are logical provided
"the statements were backed
with all the facts on can pos
sibly assemble although he did
not produce evidence as Mr Wai
would have liked.”
I do agree but do not try
Head Residents Cause Dorm System to Falter
By PAT HOLT
Editorial Board Member
George Bernard Shaw once
said, “Some people look at
things the way they are and
ask, ‘Why?’ I dream of things
that aren’t and ask, Why not?’ ”
Certainly in an era of all
night protests, of marches, dem
onstrations, and picket lines,
when the student is reproached
for demanding concrete means
toward an ideal end, it is re
assuring to remember Shaw,
Much of his literary work at
tempts to bring together the
“what is” with the “what could
be.” In the context of his state
ment, the ideal vs. reality strug
gle is uncovered once again
For our purpose, in regard to
what the dorms could be and
what they are now, the time has
come to begin asking, ‘Why
not?”
W’hy not have a dormitory
system which is totally inte
grated with the University’s
educative process? Why not
have a system which prepares
its residents for the responsi
bilities of a demanding life out
side the “cotton world?” Why
not have a system in which
counselors, head residents and
top administrators work con
scientiously toward one sound
and common goal: the educa
tional welfare of their resi
dents?
Questions Being Resolved
In many ways the first ques
tion is already being resolved.
Under the advice of Marjorie
Ramey, educational program di
rector for the dorms, steps are
being taken to fill the gap be
tween classroom and social ac
tivity.
Recreational libraries, facul
ty sponsors, lecture series, tu
torial systems, feature movies,
and philanthropic projects are
all part of a dormitory program
to expand and develop the stu
dent’s academic environment.
Mrs. Ramey also handles all
social events, from sit-down
dinners to fashion shows, in ad
visory capacity.
Next year she plans to hold a
leadership retreat to acquaint
dorm officers with the educa
tional and social opportunities
available within the system.
Long-Range Attempt
The second question uncovers
the much haggled-over prob
lem of student conduct, con
sidered at length in last Fri
day’s Emerald as a separate
concern. But it too is only a
part of a long-range Univer
sity attempt to develop stu
dent potential.
Although it would be easier
for dormitory personnel if the
areas of conduct, social activ
ity, and educational endeavor
were separated, they overlap
to such an extent that they must
be taken as parts of a well
integrated whole. All of them
are connected with at least one
common denominator, responsi
bility. All of them interact with
in the student’s mind, to con
summate hopefully in the form
of maturity.
Worthwhile Goal
Whether this consummation
is possible on the University
level or not, it is a goal which
dormitory administrators might
do well to consider Both Mrs.
Ramey’s program and the Con
duct Code aim toward it, yet
they are handled in a way
which keeps them separated.
Thus, another “why not”: why
not have a leadership program
that really develops students’
leadership potential? To ac
quaint them with educational
and social opportunities, and
the methods by which these can
be exploited, is only a part of
it. Why not extend the program
to include problems of conduct,
self-government, group dynam
ics, and leadership principles?
Taking this question one step
further, why limit such a pro
gram to one leadership retreat,
or one group of students? Why
not give each resident a chance
to take full advantage of all
areas of his environment, by
working with him instead of
above him? by talking with him
instead of reprimanding him?
by believing in him instead of
waiting for him to fail?
Counselors Comment
There are probably few
counselors who need to ask
themselves this question, and
surely dormitory administrators
themselves have taken a firm
hold of their responsibilities in
this direction. As far as head
residents are concerned, per
haps listening to a few coun
selors can answer that question
(“she” may refer to a head
resident or housemother):
• “She has a hard time get
ting used to new changes in
philosophy (like the Code). If
there are some problems in the
dorms she expects them to he
settled more rapidly than they
can be, under the new system.”
• “She’s really cautious,
maybe overly so. With the new
Code students have to be trust
ed more than before. Just as I
have to really have faith in
my kids, she has to trust me
more than she does.”
• “She thinks students are
children and should be treated
that way — really concerned
about moral behavior."
• “Helpful for feedback, be
cause she lets you know the
kind of job you’re doing.”
• “She performs administra
tive duties I couldn’t do with
out, but as far as advice, I’m
on my own.”
In the main, both counselors
and head residents seem to un
derstand changes in discipline
philosophy, but while most of
the counselors are working to
ward a necessary adjustment
of their roles, it’s doubtful that
many head residents have even
considered it.
More than their administra
(Continued on page 7)
to support that Chan’s lecture
was "the most authoritative and
lucid presentation," for I can
not draw such conclusion with
out some evidence, but the new
hypothesis in writing ignore
concrete details Anyhow, it is
not that I love authority less
but I love concrete facts more
My only intelligent question,
"Were half-known facts more
valuable than complete ignor
ance?" was actually an irony.
Half known facts refer to evi
dence not quite concrete in na
ture
So such examples were 'mys
terious and foggy' and would
be dangerous to draw infalli
ble conclusions from them Such
common sense are by no means
intelligent but I think my Icj
had been ovetestimated
Furthermore, the point of
view in the letter shifted from
I hope I am wrong” to "We all
have reasons . . . but no reason
to brand every lecture on Com
munism ... as Communist prop
aganda ” Obviously she seemed
to blame all of us readers on
the basis of one opinion of mine
out of one thousand students
and one feedback out of nu
merous lectures But how such
judgment was formed and why?
Sincerely,
Chi K. Wai,
Junior, (leneral Science
My editorship in the CSA
has no connection with the opin
ions in this letter.
* » •
Consistency?
Emerald Editor:
Open letter to the faculty:
In his address, Senator Morse
stated that the professors on
whose judgment he relied had
forgotten more about Asian
aftairs than Mr. Rusk, Mr. Mc
Namara, Mr Bundy, snd other
Presidential confidants would
ever learn That remark was
certainly calculated to under
mine public confidence in our
administration by intimating
that the President now formu
lates our foreign policy on in
accurate and/or inadequate in
formation from incompetent
and/or unqualified advisors. Yet
(Continued nn piific 7)
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