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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1966)
In Poverty Conference Theobald Tells Position, Jabs Other Proposals Editor's Note: Robert Theobald *ave a complex speech In hla Poverty Conference speech Fri day. but space limitations made It impossible to Include a ma Jor part of his speech In Mon day's Emerald. This article cov ers that portion of the speech. By Al.I.KN BAILEY Associate Editor Robert Theobold proposed a “negative income tax” and a guaranteed annual income to put an end to America's poverty, in Ins Poverty Conference speech 1'r.d. y ll<’ also *-sailed views of the three other Povcrt; Conference .* penkers. Theobald criticized Robert l.ainpman’s remarks because, lie said, the income of the poor was not being sulistantially in creased, as l.ampman had said Remarks Attacked Arthur i’earl’s remarks also fell under attack, as Theobald criticised Pearl’s desire to Ret more poor people trained in hu man service careers "Pearl grossly underestimates the shift in human attitudes which is going to be required when we get the poor to take up service careers,” Theobald said Pearl had advocated, as did Theobald, the use of many pres ently unemployed people in areas of service to other people, such as social work. "On the whole, people do not like to do things to or for other human beings,” he explained Must Have Income The guaranteed income is there fore a pre condition for getting people to take up such careers. Theobald also shot a few barbs at Saul Minsky's Thursday re marks. Though he agreed with Alin sk>'s statement that the poverty program was not accomplishing its purpose, the speaker said he did not go along with Alinsky's opinion that conflict is inevitable, either on a world scale or in try ing to conquer |«nerty. The prime technique of con diet today is the distortion of in formation . . in short, lies, lie said Much of today's news is dis torted into what will manipulate public opinion in the way the government wants it manipulated, lie claimed. “The question is really not the ending of poverty— it is how to build a decent society in an auto mated, not natural, environment," Theobald said. Four basic groups must bo at tended to in this struggle against poverty and increasing cyberna tion, according to Theobald. • The young must he put into an education system which does not try to make them “cogs in a wheel" or carbon copies.” as the present system tends to do. • College students must be freed from a system, such as the present one, where “the present .process of education in univer sities is to get’em in and get’em out." “The university which makes people take five courses in a se mester is an anachronism,” he said, because the students haven’t enough time to really learn. They Caribbean Film Set For Showing Tonight Thi* full length color film, “Pu erto Itico ■ Caribbean Treasure Isle,” will be shown today at the University as a part of the World Around Us film - lecture series. The film - lecture will be pre sented at 8 p in. in 150 Science. Admission is by season ticket or by door sales. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for stu dents. The film will be narrated by Fran William Hall, who followed in the footsteps of Ponce de Leon in his picture-taking travels about Puerto Rico. are merely required to “regurgi tate the Information." • The group of people whe want to toil for eight hours a day must find other things to do, sc that they will not feel that they are wasting their lives by no1 working all the time, he contin ucd. • "We must realize that there are some people who are totally defeated,” he gave as the fourth group, ‘ and they should be help ! ed to live out their lives with I maximum dignity.” "This program will lead to a society that is so much better than our own that we can't even talk rationally about it,” Theo bald concluded. A.S.U.O Primary Election Ballot Ballot P □ □ VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: Vote for one candidate. Mark □ with X. Senior Class Senate Representative Jim Douglas A.S.U.O. Primary Election Ballot Ballot P VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: Punch f 1 with end of pen or pencil. Make sure the punch hole is clean or the computer will not count it. Do not bend or fold cards. Vote for eight candidates. Senator-at-Large Spencer Block Alan Carter Gary Feuerberg Gary Coover Marvin Feuerberg Greg Foote Don Gogel Ron Freeman Craig Hayes Phil Leggett Daniel Marstcn William Meyer John R. Moore Sparky Petre Chuck Stout John Taylor Engineers and Scientists: Let's talk about a career at Boeing... 50-year leader in aerospace technology Campus Interviews, Tuesday, February 15 The most effective way to evaluate a com pany in terms of its potential for dynamic career growth is to examine its past rec ord, its current status, and its prospects and planning for the future, together with the professional climate it offers for the development of your individual capabilities. Boeing, which in 1966 completes 50 years of unmatched aircraft innovation and pro duction, offers you career opportunities as diverse as its extensive and varied back log. 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Boeing encourages participation in the company-paid Graduate Study Program at leading colleges and universities near company installations. We’re looking forward to meeting engi neering, mathematics and science seniors and graduate students during our visit to your campus. Make an appointment now at your placement office. Boeing is an equal opportunity employer. (1) Boeing’s new short-range 737 jetliner. (2) Variable-sweep wing design for the nation’s first supersonic commercial jet transport. (3) NASA’s Saturn V launch vehicle will power orbital and deep-space flights. (4) Model of Lunar Orbiter Boeing is building for NASA. (5) Boeing-Vertol 107 transport helicopter shown with Boeing 707 jetliner. Divisions: Commercial Airplane • Military Airplane • Missile • Space • Turbine • Vertol • Also, Boeing Scientific Research Laboratories
