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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1966)
Plant Superintendent Announces Retirement Wilbur Weed, superintendent of the Physical Plant, announced his retirement last week. Superintendent for 15 years, Weed's area of responsibility has included the campus mailmen, the WILBUR WEED, superintend ent of the University’s Physical Plant for the last 15 years, has retired at the age of 66. His re tirement was effective April 30. Senate Candidates To Outline Views In Dorm Tonight Candidates for the ASUO Sen ate will be presenting their plat forms to students today. All Senate candidates have been invited to present their platforms at a discussion in Spiller Hall at 8 p.m. today. A discussion will fol low the presentations, and any student may attend. Either ASUO President Steve Goldschmidt or Vice-President Tom Clark will be at the meeting to moderate the discussion. Senate candidates with fresh man constituents will present their platforms at 6:30 p.m. today in the lobby of Carson Hall. delivery service crews, the cam pus police, the janitors and watch men, nurserymen and grounds men, and many other men involv ed in the physical maintenance of the University, Weed joined the staff at the University in July, 1951, as nur seryman, was named landscape architect in 1953, and has been superintendent of the Physical Plant since 1958. Weed studied landscape and ar chitecture at Oregon Agricultural College, now Oregon State Uni versity, and graduated in 1921. He joined his father in the operation of Weed's Landscape Nursery in Beaverton, and later worked for many years with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as a landscape architect on Nevada and California projects. His professional training as an architect, and the experience gained at large government engi neering projects, produced a combination of architectural and engineering skills that have created a problem in finding a replacement. His resignation was effective April 30. Council to Hear Reform Reports The Student-Faculty Council will meet at 4 p.m. today in the Student Union to discuss two topics held over from the last session. The meeting is open to all interested persons. All of the items under consid eration deal with aspects of cur riculum reform. • One report from the ASUO curriculum committee deals with a board of appeals for major dis agreement over grades between faculty and students. Robert Holmes, sophomore in anthropol ogy, explained that there is now no appeal when a student thinks Goldrich to Speak To Committee Daniel Goldrich. associate pro fessor of political science, will speak at 4:30 p.m. today to the University Howard-Porter Com ; mittee. Goldrich’s speech, to be held ! in the Student Union, will re \ volve around the current cam paign and its needs. Goldrich, who I has been directing the Porter campaign in the Crow - Veneta area, will give his first-hand ac i count of the primary campaign. ROGER £u,„ AT LARGE + Honors College + Chairman, A.S.U.O. Course Evaluation Committee PROGRAM • Effective Course Evaluation Program • Pre-Registration • Pass-Fail PE Courses • Renewal of Academic Retreat Program • Solution of the Parking Problem a grade is unfair. • Pass-or fail physical educa tion grades for non majors is the second topic. It was postponed at the last meeting so that repre sentatives from the PK deport ment could be invited to attend. • Keith Skelton, associate pro fessor of business law, at the last meeting gave notice of a mo tion to establish a Council com mittee to study the feasibility of pass-or-fail grades in other areas Use Emerald Classified Ads— Phone 3424411, Ext. 1818 Bloke to Discuss Academic Reform Academic reform at ull levels of the University's educational system will be discussed by u candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, Walter S. Blake, at 7:30 p m Wednesday in the Student Union Ballroom. Blake had been dean of stu dents and an associate professor of education at Willamette Uni versity since 1958, before resiftn in« recently to run for the state post. Blake's talk is sponsored by YounK Americans for Freedom. You mean, because I'm a student or teacher I get special rates at all Hilton Hotels in the U.S.? Hilton Hotels Corporation, National Sales Ollice, Palmer House, Chicago 90, 111. Please send the Faculty-Student Rate Brochure that tells all. I am a Faculty Member O Student Q NAME_ HOME ADDRESS_ STREET CiTy STATE COLLEGE NAME_ STREET CiTt STATE HERE'S YOUR PERSONAL GUIDE TO JUNIOR WEEK - MOTHERS' WEEKEND USE THIS SCHEDULE IN PLANNING YOUR WEEKEND EVENTS JUNIOR WEEK (MAY 2-8) TUESDAY, MAY 3 —The Millrace Olympics (Millrace) 3:00 *Frosh-Soph Tug-of-War *Canoe Jousting * Powder Puff Tug-of-War * Races and Events —Canoe Fete float building on the Millrace WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 —Slave Sale, Carson Quad, 4:00 ♦Bring Coke bottle caps to buy a slave —Canoe Fete float building on the Millrace THURSDAY, MAY 5 —All Campus Bermuda Day —Canoe Fete float building on the Millrace N<" Junior Week’s Tommy Traditions Junior Weekend Traditions will be observed during the entire Junior Week. Watch for them! MOTHERS' WEEKEND (May 6 - May 8) Friday, May 6 10:00 a.m. Mothers Executive Board Meeting, Student Union. 1:30 p.m. Golf Match, University of Oregon with Seattle, Eugene Country Club. 5:30 p.m. Dinner with sons and daughters in living organi zations and elsewhere. 9:00 p.m. (dusk) Canoe Fete (Admission: $1.50) Theme: “Through a Looking Glass.” Saturday, May 7 8:00 a.m. Seating for Mothers Breakfast, Student Union Ballroom. 8:15-10:00 a.m. Annual Breakfast-Business Meeting and pro gram for University of Oregon Mothers. President Arthur S. Flemming and Chancellor Roy E. Lieu alien, responses. Dads, Sons and Daughters wel come. (Breakfast: $1.50). 10:00-4:00 p.m. Oregon Dames Flea Market, Bottom of the S.U. Bowl. 11:30-12:00 p.m. Campus Luncheon and program (Box Lunch: $1.00). 1:00-4:00 p.m. Open House for Mothers at new University Health Service on Thirteenth and Agate Streets. 1:00 p.m. Tennis Match, University of Oregon with Southern Oregon College. 1:30 p.m. Track Meet, University of Oregon with Oregon State University, Hayward Field. 2:00-4:30 p.m. Reception and Tea for Mothers, Museum of Art. Sons, Daughters, Dads invited. Informal— come as you were at the Campus Luncheon. 5:30 p.m. Dinner with sons and daughters. 8:00 p.m. All-Campus Sing, McArthur Court. (Admission: $1.00). Theme: “The Road Not Taken.” Sunday, May 8 9:00-10:30 a.m. Mothers Executive Board (old and new mem bers), no-host breakfast. Cloran Unit, Hamilton Hall. - 11:00 a.m. Mothers Day at Church. 1:00 p.m. Dinner with sons and daughters. Canoe Fete’s Rain God