Letters to the Editor
IConlinttfd from (’itfif A)
because use of such weapons
would result in great genetic
damage, present a petition to
government officials. They are
railed before a congressional
committee and cross examined
about possible subversive affili
atoms and ideology. This, how
ever. has no connection with
the validity of their argument.
The committee should have been
investigating bow much truth
there is in their argument, not
whether they have connections
w 11 h politically unpopular
groups.
I agree with Mr. Ackerman
that a student should he in
formed about the nature of a
protest Ix-fore he joins it His
concern, however, should be
not about who is portesting hut
about how valid and important
their stand is. Thus, the fact
that Communist join in an anti
foreign policy demonstration
does not make the purpose of
the demonstration automatically
evil.
I understand that Mr Acker
man is not talking specifically
about protests concerning Viet
Nam 1 used this type of pro
test a* an example In-cause I
am personally concerned with
it, and because Viet Nam has
been the issue of many recent
demonstrations I could have
used another issue as easily.
For example, if an anti t inted
Nations rally is held on cam
pus it is not enough to prove
that the John Uirch Society
sponsored it. The issue Is the
value of the t nited Nations
and to attack the rally because
one disapproves of the John
Birch Society is to fail to face
the issue
Mr. Ackerman seems to be
lieve that protests are ail right
as long as they are what he re
gards as respectable. Once,
however, he discovers that some
group which he believes is "not
honestly striving to maintain
our principles of freedom1' is
involved, the protest becomes
bad In judging the validity of
a protest, I am concerned with
what is Ireing said, not whether
those who say it In-long to "ar
ceptable" political organizations
and have middle of the road
ideologies,
Instead of being concerned
with whether or not protestors
are extremists or respectable,
Mr Ackerman would do well to
be concerned with what the pro
testers are saying
David II. Jarksou
Graduate. I’ol. Sci.
Plea for Apathy
Emerald Editor:
You and countless of your
predecessors have exhorted the
apathetic masses to come out
of their catatonia and partici
pate. Since I am a member of
that apathetic mass I have be
stirred myself enough to write
this letter in our defense.
We see no reason to vote in
student elections, join VISTA,
ban the bomb, or boo the beat
niks. We consider this the best
of ail possible worlds and can
see no reason to change it.
When we receive our MA or
MRS. degree we will stride
forth into an accepting world
which will give us all that we
ask. While we are here at the
University we see no reason to
expend energy on trivial causes
such as convincing LBJ to with
draw our troops from Viet Nam
or raising money for a little
used football stadium.
If these things are good; if
Uod wills, then they will be
done. We need take no part.
All our needs are or will be
met; so why should we worry
if a few million Indians are
starving or if some southern
slum-bred hoy will never go to
college?
As we now see it, we are on
cloud eight and headed for cloud
nine. So quit trying to seed us
with problems, worries and
doubts. You worry about run
ning the world and let us rest
content.
Hubert I). Mumby
Senior, Sociology
Sigma Chi
Emerald Editor:
I in; Emerald's most recent
artidc concerning the Sigma
t hi Fraternity wax, to a large
extent, a fallacious account of
many aspects of the Fraternity
The article, entitled "Many
Sigma t 'hi Chapters in Trouble ”
appeared in the Thursday, Feb
ruary 24 edition and was writ
ten by Bob Carl.
The article begins by stating,
Sigma Chi . has a long his
tory of racial and religious dis
crimination.” Sigma Chi has
never had a written stipulation
eoncermng religion, nor has any
tradition existed in this century
which dealt with religious dis
crimination Sigma Chi current
ly has members of varying reli
gious faiths, including Jewish
and Moslem. The Oregon chap
ter of Sigma Chi has had sev
eral members of the Jewish
faith in recent years. This does
not modify, however, the fact
that the ideals of the Sigma Chi
I raternity are based upon Chris
tian principles.
The racial clause in the Sigma
< hi Constitution was removed
in June, Iftfll t not "in the sum
mer of lftt>2 ') at a national con
vention Currently, the consti
tution contains no written clause
regarding discrimination, and
the fraternity’s pledge forms
do not include any inriuiries
concerning racial information
Sigma Chi's membership pres
ently includes Orientals and
American Indians. Carl's article
implies throughout the Sigma
C h i practices discrimination
constantly against non-whites.
The Sigma Chi Fraternity was
not founded in the South, as
stated in the article, but at
Miami University in Ohio.
The Stanford chapter of Sig
ma Chi for many years been
considered a poor chapter by
tiie fraternity, as the chapter
has failed to uphold many ritu
alistic standards and general
laws of the fraternity, lor this
reason, many individuals in the
fraternity ha\e felt for several
years that the Stanford chapter
should he expelled from Sigma
Chi.
Regarding the expulsion of
Sigma Chi chapters at Brown
and Colorado universities, in
neither case was the particular
Sigma Chi chapter accused of
racial or religious discrimina
tion In both these cases, the
Chapters were forced by their
respective universities to sever
national ties with Sigma Chi
because of alleged discrimina
tion by tin- fraternity as a whole
concerning the Stanford inci
dent
To accuse Sigma Chi of racial
or religious discrimination is
wrong. As individuals, the mem
bers of the fraternity discrimi
nate against prospective mem
bers m many different ways, but
it is erroneous to claim that
the fraternity as a whole is pre
conceived in the judgment of
any individual.
Joe McKeown
President. Iteta Iota of
Sigma ('hi
• * •
Thanks from UCLA
Emerald Editor:
On behalf of the members of
the UCLA Varsity Hand, I wish
to express our thanks for the
very kind hospitality accorded
us by Dean Robert Trotter, Rob
ert Wagner, Ira Lee, and mem
bers of the University of Ore
gon Band while on your campus.
F. Kelly James
Associate Director
UCLA Bands
•k ♦ ik
Award
Emerald Editor:
The Edith Phettcplacc Award
for Distinguished Letter Writ
ing will be awarded this year
to Mr. I’. K. Kuriakos.
R. Feininan
Graduate. Chemistry
Chairman Phetteplace
Award Committee
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Department Head
Joel W. McClure, physics pro
fessor, has been appointed acting
head of the 1’niversity’s depart
ment of physics.
The appointment was announc
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of the College of Liberal Arts to
till a position left by the resigna
tion of John Powell, head of the
department since 1960. Powell
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i he also received his master's de
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Flea Mart Slated
By Museum Group
The unusual and interesting
items that clutter up closets, cup
boards, and attics might be just
: the things to donate to the
Friends of the Museum annual
* Parisian Flea Mart March 12.
In past years, donations have
included baskets, furniture,
scrolls, silver, dishes, glassware,
bottles, clocks, jewelry, primi
tives, leather goods, books, In
dian artifacts, phonograph rec
ords, Oriental rugs, coins,
i stamps, Meissen China, perfume,
I furs, and a side of beef.
Anyone having donations is
asked to call Mrs. Gordon Rennie,
telephone 746-6626, or Mrs. David
Rohathan, telephone 345-2959.
Sculpture and paintings have
been donated by Oregon artists.
, Tickets for the Flea Mart are
now on sale at $3 per couple.
These may be reserved by calling
Mrs. A. C. Schaefer, telephone
344 4741, or the Museum of Art
i office at the University, ext. 1101.
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I 1845.
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