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Conduct Committee ’«K«* 3 OREGON DAILY EMERALD —«■•* Washington Series Page 4 V’ol. LXVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 106« No. 11# i' mi.fWWtiKih’ f Ellingson to Leave Student Union CORE Worker Praises Efforts In Registration Bv ANNETTE BUCHANAN SUIT Writer Voter registration activity in Kankin County, Miss., was dis cussed Wednesday by Suzanne1 Maxon, a University graduate who is working in the area under the sponsorship of the Eugene Con gress on Kacial Equality. Miss Maxon lashed out at the white southerner, the FBI, the federal government, and school and law enforcement officials in a two hour press conference. She will speak at the Students for a Democratic Society meeting to night in 237 Commonwealth. But she had only good to say about the voter registration "movement” itself. "The people involved are so committed to it Their loyalty is a fiercely brave and beautiful thing. It takes a lot of bravery to do these things.” As a COKE community organ izer Miss Maxon has spent 15 months in Mississippi near the city of Branden And she has some interesting experiences to relate. Miss Maxon was arrested re cently and spent the night in the Braniien jail, “in the Negro sec tion, thank God.” She and two other workers were picked up one afternoon while visiting with some school children. Five hours later they were told the charges: drunk and disorderly conduct. Then she explained why she was happy to have been jailed with the Negroes “I knew I would be safe there. The other prison ers are the only reason many of the prisoners survive in a south ern jail ” She went on to tell about three Negroes who were beaten to death in the Branden jail during the time she was in Mississippi. Police will often put a drunk white woman in the same cell with a female civil rights work er, she said, and then urge her to beat the worker. "When I was in jail in Jack son, they took our shoes away. I protested when they wanted to fingerprint us, so the cop stood on my bare feet,” she said, giving a personal example of the treat ment received by the rights work ers. "In Mississippi you don’t talk about constitutional rights Once you're arrested you've had it.” she said, adding that their le gal defense comes from the Law yer's Constitutional Defense Com mittee. It is financed by the Am erican Civil Liberties Union. ' Some of the people are out to get me,” she charged. When asked what she meant. Miss Max on answered: “the little clans - men.” The white storekeepers are nice to me because they are are afraid of a boycott, she con tinued, then added: “And the people in the community know there are some militant men who would be most angry if anything happened to me.” But she has still been shot at and harassed. "People used to shoot at our house at night,” she said. “But then they heard that the man in the family I am staying with is a good shot so (Continued on fiage 21 By PHIL SEMAS Associate Editor “Si” is leaving the Student Union. A L. Ellingson, director of the Student Union for 12 years, has accepted a position as director of development for the University. He will change offices May 1. Jack Cross, associate director of the SU, will be acting director during the next year. Ellingson has recommended that a selection committee be appointed immediately to find a new director. ANNOUNCED AT MEETING Si —which is what everybody who knows him well calls him -made his announcement in a meet ing of the Student Union Board Wednesday. Ifc had told his staff earlier in the day. He told the SU Board that he was leaving his position “with a good deal of nostalgia, regret, and a number of reservations.” Leaning against the wall and speaking evenly he told the Board, “My 12 years have been very satisfying and very fulfilling. I leave knowing full well that the Board can continue the pro grams that touch the entire University commu nity. I am confident that 1 leave a staff that can continue this department’s deep commitment to the progress of this institution.” Ellingson became director of the Student Union, following Richard C. Williams, the man he now replaces as director of development Williams was recently named associate administrator of Sacred Heart Hospital, Student leaders expressed regret at his decision to leave the Student Union and activities area. In his 12 years here/’ said SU Board Chair man Dick Lawrence, "I think he’s been, for people in student activities, the most influential coun selor teacher, and friend of anyone I have never met a man who holds student opinion and ability in higher esteem that Si does.” ASUO President Steve Goldschmidt said. There is no doubt in my mind that Mr. Ellingson is the most competent Student Union director in the country. “FORESIGIITED, INTERESTED. ABLE” His foresightedness, interest in students, and ability have not only made it possible for student government to expand but have made it possible for every student on the campus to utilize the resources available to the student community.” When Ellingson became SU director in 1954 the was assistant dean of men before that) there ( C ontinued on page 7) Two File For President Two students have filed for the office of ASUO president, with the deadline for petitions next Tuesday. The tw'o are Henry Drum monds, chairman of the Senate Public Affairs Committee, and John Ressler, junior in social sciences. Their running mates for vice president are, respectively, Lee Bollinger, senator-at-large, and P. Kirk Aronston. sophomore in prelaw. Other filings: Hall Kingslein, Robert Caufield, and Roger Leo for senator-at-large: Chris Mull man for sophomore class presi dent; Scott Farleigh for junior class president; David Bohlman for junior class vice president; and Howard Harrison for men's co op representative. Petitions may be picked up outside room 301 in the Stu dent Union. They may be turn ed in in room 306 in the Student Union. The deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday. SPUING FOOTBALL practice in on now on the practice field behind Hayward Field. The players are preparing for the alumni game May 14. Practice began April 16. Photo by Shota Lshio Review of Policy SU Resolution Refutes Senate By JAQI THOMPSON Staff Writer The Student Union Board pass ed a resolution contrary to the one passed by the ASUO Senate on the relationship between the two bodies in its meeting Wednes day. The resolution, passed by a 10 to 2 roll call vote, is as follows: "That the SU Board Chair man shall inform the presiding officer of the ASUO Senate of all action taken by the SU Board. It shall be recognized that any ac tion taken by the SU Board and/ or its programming agencies may be brought to the ASUO Senate for consideration upon the voli tion of the SU Board Chairman, the Board, the Senate, or any University student. It shall be understood that decisions of the SU Board shall be effec tive immediately pending action by the University President, ex • cepting any SU Board decision which, the chairman of the board shall, at his discretion, submit directly to the University Presi dent for approval.” This resolution is essentially a clarification of present SU Board policy. The Senate bill calls for final review of all Board decisions, and in case of conflict, making the Senate decision the official one until President Arthur S. Flem ming decided otherwise. The Senate already can express disagreement with any policies, by submitting its views to Presi dent Flemming, but the Senate has no power to enforce such views. Speaking in behalf of the Sen ate was ASUO Vice President Tom Clark. Clark said the Board is not subject to any "check and balance” system, as the Senate is. He feels a check is needed on deci sions of a "political” nature and that the Senate as a body elected by the students should be that check. This wouldn’t prevent the Board from making its opinions known to President Flemming, Clark said. President Flemming might still decide in favor of the Board, but until he did. the Senate policy would be in effect. Dick Lawrence, Board chair man, agreed with Clark that the Board is not as close to the stu dents as the Senate is. Lawrence maintained, however, that as an administrative body, the Board is responsible only to President Flemming. Subjecting Board de cisions to Senate review and veto would "make the Board look like a sub-committee of the Senate,” said Lawrence. Jack Cross, associate director of the SU, added the SU Board is the only administrative com mittee in which students have the' (Continued on page 2) Index I Editorials _ page 6 I | Classified ..page 7 | | Campus Briefs.page 3 | | Sports .page 4 | ^imniiiiiiiiMiHmiiHiiiniiitiiiiiniiimimiui iinimiiuiiimiiiinmniiniiiiiiiUiiimiuaS
