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oregon daily Emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald is published five times in September and five days a week during the academic year, except during examination periods, by the Student Publications Board of the University of Oregon. Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the Emerald and do not represent the opinions of the ASl'O or the University. CHARLES BEGGS Editor LOUIE ABRAMSON’ Advertising Manager KENNETH M. FOBES Business Manager DAVE JORDAN News Editor BOB CARL Managing Editor PHIL SEMAS, ALLEN BAILEY Associate Editors rage 6 University of Oregon. Eugene. Thursday, May 13. 1965 The Housing Shortage Roy E. Lieuallen. chancellor of the State System of Higher Education, has said he thinks the higher education budget passed by the State Legislature does not provide enough funds for dormitories. This, says Chancellor Lieuallen. will cause a housing shortage at most schools of the State Sys tem during the next biennium. Some will say. of course, that Lieuallen would have some objection to the budget no matter what its provisions were, since few budget appropriations ever satisfy the people making the requests. But he has a legitimate point. According to present estimates. Univer sity enrollment will be at least 11.300 next year. If present percentages hold for next year—and they probably will—about half those people will be seeking dormitory ac commodations. The dormitory system here can handle only 3.143 compared to a pos sible 3.400 in requests. And that total will probably increase again next year. Accord ing to Lieuallen. this is the condition on several other campuses of the State System. It is easy to blame the Legislature for this. But one must remember that the men in Salem are limited in the amount of money they can spend on any given area. This year for the first time they asked that the priority lists for academic and auxiliary buildings be combined and they aiso combined the funds for such projects. Most funds for auxiliary buildings (dormi tories. student unions, etc.) came out of student building fees. The State Board of Higher Education submitted such a list and the Legislature approved the first 24 items on that list, plus the 53rd. There were four auxiliary buildings which were high enough on that list to be approved. They were a dormitory at South ern Oregon College, two co-operative houses at Oregon State, a parking struc ture at the UO Medical School in Port land, and outdoor practice facilities for the Portland State College practice teams. Among the auxiliary projects that weren't passed were six housing projects at schools of the State System, including a dormitory for the University. In other words, the State Board placed only a few dormitory projects high on the list, while giving equal priority to parking structures and athletic fields. Practice fields and such are necessary, of course, but it seems to us that student housing should rate first. Most of the monies for the auxiliary projects come from student fees. It is only logical, there fore. that the money be used for projects which will benefit the greatest number of students. Move Ch er, Greeks At a recent meeting of the State Board of Higher Education Mrs. Elizabeth John son. a member of the Board, questioned whether living in a woman’s co-op isn't “kind of a sorority without really being a sorority.” That statement could, we sup pose, be extended by some to say that living in a men's co-op is the same as living in a fraternity without being affiili ated with a national. Maybe. But after the trophies were handed out to living organizations during Junior Weekend, it seemed that maybe the co-ops have something the Greeks don’t. Campbell Club walked off with the Burt Brown Barker cup for outstanding scholar ship, but apparently the men's co-op doesn't spend all its time studying. The organiza tion also co-sponsored the first-place float in the Canoe Fete and, along with Univer sity House, led the All-Campus Sing, mixed division. And University House, a women's co-op with consistently high grade aver ages, co-sponsored the third place float in addition to its prize in the Sing. Perhaps Mrs. Johnson, and the Greeks, too, should take a closer look at the co-op houses. They seem to have some secret of success. .’HIM .. Letters to the Editor ■ Another Sandbox Emerald Editor: During the past few weeks tlie term “sandbox" lias been used only in reference to stu dent government. However. I should like to broaden the ap plication of this term by com menting on certain policies of yet another "sandbox" govern ment— the government now meeting in Salem. I strongly object to the new policy of partially financing academic buildings with excess monies gained from the stu dent building fee and the uni versify housing fees. Previously this money was used only for auxiliary buildings such as dor mitories and the student union, all of which are self-liquidating. There are two obvious faults in using these monies to finance academic buildings. First, the fees paid by students living tn university housing would help finance a e a d e m i c buildings which are used both by univer sity-housed students and by oil campus students who would not be paying such fees. Second, the expansion of many vital facili ties such as new dormitories is already retarded by a lack of funds in this area For example, $14 5 million was requested for auxiliary buildings by the State Board: and Hatfield suggested $11.2 million, but the educa tion subcommittee approved only $3.1 million. In light of these two criti cisms, 1 should hope that the o t h e r “sandbox" government would reconsider its policy on financing academic buildings and in the future would look with more favor on the needs of higher education. Kill Dames ASUO Senator at I.arge Reply to Clark Emerald Editor: In reply to Don Clark's letter of May 11, concerning the ap parent hypocrisy of a number of the professors on campus, we would like to say that we believe you, Mr. Clark, to be somewhat oft base in your at tack. Indeed, as these professors often do stress. ", . . truth is wholly relative . . . ethical values have no inherent worth . . . there is no scientific basis for an ‘ought to’ argument ” But this, Mr. Clark, is appli cable only to truth and morality as a whole, since no apparently university precept has been es tablished. either a priori or by observation, which can be ap plied to the overall •'correct ness” of human relations. The professors of this, or any other university, contrary to your opinion, are not display ing a dual nature when they take a stand on U.S. policy in Viet Nain. In certain situations, in certain contexts, morality becomes a very real concept. It is in the present context of freedom anti the rights of man that these professors take a "moral" stand on U S for eign policy. They claim that what the U S is now doing is wrong (or right) in light of present day opinions and values. Assistant Professor Roland Ball, m his speech Monday. said that U S, policy has, . . no contact with truth in the world today.” It is the word "today," implying a definite context of situation and attitude, which gives these professors the right, if you will, to take a stand based on personal opinion and knowledge. We hope you can see the djflierence, Mr Clark, between abstract morality as a whole, and definite morality when con lined to a certain context of man's contemporary values and needs Thc> arc two entirely different things, Craig I.. Savage Freshman, Journalism Toni Meriiam Sophomore, Economics Lauds Library Emerald Editor: In a time when free speech is threatened by fearful people, it is especially important that the pressure of censorship should not be allowed to influence li braries Our own campus li brary is to be commended high ly for its current display, “Free dom to Read," which affirms a forthright approval of diversity of opinion. Arvld T. t.onselh Graduate, Physics Thanks Students Emerald Editor: During tiie week of May 3, 1965, the University of Oregon I)e\e!opment Fund conducted a telefund for the Eugenc-Spring field metropolitan area A tele fund is a process whereby alum ni and friends of the University collect in a central location and call other alumni in order to solicit gifts to the Develop ment Fund This year 23 under graduates cooperated with the Fund by telephoning aiumm for gift money. This is a very line thing these students did, and I wisii to take this oppor tunity to publicly thank each and e\ cry one of his efforts on behalf of the University of Ore gon Development Fund Richard Williams Director of Development Oregon Daily Emerald Coot.If HjUvctmio. Assistant Advertising Manager Joe Hoffmann, Sfwirla Editor Vivian Wilton* A*»i»taut Managing Editor Joe Frasier* Aniitant Newt Editor Steve Brown* Maaine Elliott. 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