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Stanford's Beta Chi Drops Selective Member System STANFORD (CPS)—In a surprise move. Beta Chi fraternity at Stanford University voted to abolish its selective system of choosing new mem bers. Radically breaking from traditional pro cedure, the fraternity opened its doors to anyone connected with the University, including women, faculty members, graduate students and admin istrators. On October 17, over three-quarters of the house's 55 members rejected selection procedures currently employed by all Stanford fraternities. Members instructed their executive committee to draw up plans allowing any interested member of the Stanford community to become a member of Beta Chi. Interest in the house’s activities and payment of dues were the only stipulated pre requisites to membership. PRESIDENT DISSATISFIED The Interfraternity Council president said, “We welcome Beta Chi’s move with open arms. We know they’ve done a lot of serious thinking about this.” Dick Williams, president of Beta Chi, expressed dissatisfaction with the Council. He said that he would stay in IFC for the quarter term only to see whether other member houses were sincere in their recently professed desire to renew em phasis on education among the campus’ fraterni ties. Williams said Beta Chi’s move was in protest against the blackball system and exclusive selec tive living. Intellectual fraternity programs, he added, can be good enough to attract new members Fraternities, including Beta Chi, have tradi tionally been inward-oriented, Williams said, and the house’s intention now is to become a greater part in the University community. SYSTEM NOT THREATENED Of the other 24 fraternity presidents at Stan ford, 16 stated that Beta Chi’s revised member selection policy would not be a threat to the fraternity system. They added, however, that their houses would not consider such a move in the near future. Although some of the presidents admired the move, others criticized Beta Chi as being either too farsighted or too progressive. Several said that Beta Chi was no longer a real fraternity, but a dormitory with Greek letters. Williams blamed fraternities' resistance to change on an overreliance on national fraternity leadership. Beta Chi, formerly Beta Chi chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity, went local in 1962. (See story page one) Governor s Arts Council To Hold Public Hearing By NOMI BORENSTEIN Emerald Associate Editor As a part of the “most search ing examination of Oregon’s art and humanities in the history of the state,” the Governor’s Plan ning Council on the Arts and Hu manities will hold public hearings Tuesday in Eugene. The hearings will be held at 3 and 7:30 p.m. at the Eugene City Council Hall, 777 Pearl Street. The Planning Council, organiz ed last spring by Governor Mark Hatfield, is trying to develop a permanent state agency in the field of the arts and humanities, develop a draft statue and a pro gram for the proposed Oregon Arts Humanities Commission. According to Jarrold Kieffer, vice-chairman of the council and an assistant to University Presi dent Arthur S. Flemming, the purpose of the nine public hear ings is to “try and explain the pro gram to citizens, representatives of civil and art organizations and a chance for them to react to the proposal and make sugges tions.” Program to Aid Art Kieffer said the “program’s key thrust is to aid art at the com munity level.” The temporary body, he said, will ask the legislature for $50, 000, which will be matched by another $50,000 of federal money. “All this will go for programs but the amount doesn’t permit you to subsidize new programs,” he said. “As I see it,” he said, “the per manent agency could do a lot of needed work. “It could act as a pin-pointer of aid. It might work with the com munities and the organizations to Pre-XMAS Sale Japanese crafts, water col ors of Eastern Oregon and the coast, European origi nal prints, sculpture for your garden, brass rub bings from England, as sorted crafts of quality. 12th Ave. Gallery Open daily 3-6 except Sun. and Mon. Fri. evenings 7-9 p.m. 361 E. 12th 344-5488 figure out what might put them on a better footing. “It could bring advice and as sistance . . . it’s amazing how much is needed. It could encour age local co-operation; act as a clearing house for information. It could act as a focal point for alerting the communities about the availability of touring groups based inside and outside the state, and facilitate the arrange ments for bringing these groups to places where they usually wouldn’t go.” “Who knows? They might even give financial help,” he conclud ed. “Small grants to make things | possible or to cover stubborn gaps. “We could make greater use of Portland and Eugene sympho nies,” he said dreamily, “send them to Roseburg, for example, and three or four other commu nities in that area that would just love to have a symphony.” concerts rossioie “They could give concerts in the schools and hold workships. “We might even spring loose some local money — not very much but enough to make things possible,” Kiefler added, smiling wistfully. “There’s another thing the permanent body could do . . . it could speak as a state agency in the councils of government on the needs and interests of the arts, which aren’t often repre sented now. Work With Ideas “The ideas now is to work with practical ideas that need to be done, but these ideas must be capable ideas that need to be done, but these ideas must be capable of being implemented Meeting Scheduled For Emerald Staff A mandatory meeting for all members of the Emerald staff Is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tues day in 301 Allen Hall. Those who cannot attend should call Managing Editor Annette Bu chanan, ext. 1817 or 343-3708. The Emerald upper staff will meet at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday prior to the general staff meeting. TODAY’S STAFF Proofreader: Misty Morilon. Desk Editor: Chris Florea. Night Editor: Nomi Borenstein. Reporters: Tana Lane, Gi John son, Margie Giglio and Leian Smith. Oregon Daily Emerald The Oregon Dally Emerald la pub liahed 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. Second-class postage paid at Eugene, Oregon 97403. Subscription rates 35 per year, 32 per term. , with very little money,” Kieffer ! said. “It’s my personal hope,” he continued, “that a certain per centage of the budget could be ; used to bring things into being. “The council won’t have much ; $100,000 a year for ten years | money to work with now, but that means $1 million. “For instance,” he said, “even tually the state commission might make a number of small grants on aid to cover students during that transition period from getting out of school and into the world of the arts. Seniors Named Cadet Brigade Some 96 senior cadets in the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (KOTC) at the University have been named to positions in the Cadet Brigade. These seniors will be respon sible for the operation and main tenance of the brigade, which is composed of the University's Army KOTC cadets. They are Cadet Colonel Robert Glenn McCoy. Cadet Lt. Colonel—Robb Jay Slegen thaler. John Spencer Carlaon Jr., Michael Kenton Woodln, David Ed ward Romppanen, and David l.aaar Diamond. Cadet Major—Ranee David Sopko, John Roland Snodgraaa Jr., Stephen W'arrvn Cole, and Daniel Menefee Cole. Cadet Captain—Gregory Van Sant voord Camp, Donald Wayne Jenson, Braxton Miles Johnson, Thomas Wayne Went fall, Randell Clifford Guyer Jr., Frederick Dougla* Killers, and Robert Dewev llarrla. Charles Richard Winn. Nlckolao* Theodore Pappas, John Robert Keen, Leonard Marcelloua Scholl Jr., Jack Neal Clark, Walter Joaeph Foster, John Steven Folawn, Michael Jamea Willoughby, and Stephen Hadley Wat tern. Cadet First Lieutenant—Guy King man Bennett, Lcncld Edward Brown, Grant HenJyoJI, David Lawrence Me Clung. Donald Herbert Rice, Jamea Martin Shull. Scott Lee Taylor, Jeffery Sigma Nu-Morton Win College Bowl The Sigma Nu Morton college j bowl team polished of! the Sigma ! Kappa Douglas squad, 240-120. i Thursday night on the PL-3 Col lege Bowl program. In the single elimination tour nament involving 44 teams from 88 living organizations. Sigma Nu-Morton will go on to play Chi Omega-Ganoe while Sigma Kappa Douglas arc dropped Next week's | College Bowl program will pit Sigma Phi Epsilon - C a r s o n II against Alpha Omicron Pi-Boyn ton at 9 p.m. Beal Wins Position Philip Beal, assistant dean of ; students at the University, has been elected a member-at-large for the Northwest College Person ; nel Association. His term will be 1 for the academic year 1966 67. THE ERB MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION BOARD presents *"*NIPSEY RUSSELL ■'M">*NANA MOUSKOURI Harry Belafonte AND COMPANY IN CONCERT Friday, Nov. 18 McArthur court 8:00 ' Admission: Adults $4.50, $4.00, $3.50, $2.50 Students $3.50, $3.00, $2.50, $1.50 Tickets on sale at the SU Main Desk and Mattox Pipe Shop, Downtown Starting Monday, Nov. 7 Scott Cameron, David Proctor Cooper, and Jerry Dale GJcavolfl. John Gunnlett Aldon, John Alien Bilgga Jr„ George Gerald Bettencourt, Patrick Arthur Broderick, Even Hugh Mamllgo, Itodney Carl Shipley, Paul Michael Kelker, Craig George Slrnlo, Michael Leonard Smith, William Keev er Wllllama, Raymond Darrell Andei. ton, Bernard Leon LeClalre, and t'llf ford Lynn Krock. Vinton Alan Invcm-aa, Robert Aug uat Wcndort III, Gerald Robert Ellla, Gregory Alan McGrow, John Michael Bermenaolo, Jnmra Dennla Straight, Walter Bail Greenwood Jr. Wenn Sie 18 Jahre oder alter sind und einigermassen mit Ihrem Deutsch zurecht kommen, dann senden Sie diesen Gutschein ein. Erkonnte Ihnen Vergniigen und vielleicht sogarNutzen bringen! S Lufthansa German Airlines, Dept. UX122 J 410 Park Avenue ; New Vor*. N.V. 10021 2 Pleate tend me an application form and J brochure about Student Summer Jobi in J Germany for 1967. ! NAME J UNIVERSITY | SEMESTER j ADDRESS ! CITY I STATE j ZIP I © Lufthansa
