Postal Hikes
Bring Expenses
By DAVE SECORD
for the Emerald
Oregon students and faculty, will, in the next two terms, pay to
the U.S. Government for services rendered, an estimated $26,078
more than they normally would have if the United States Congress
had not deemed it necessary to iacrease postage rates.
Although $26,078 seems like a generous sum of money, when
you split it (fairly or unfairly), or just average it among the 14,000
or so students and faculty who use the University, you will prob
ably arrive at the earth-shaking sum of $1.86 per human unit.
So while you might have to dry up to the tune of a six-pack plus
two, I think I can safely conclude that the recent postage hike is
not going to drive Bean complex into mass bankruptcy, or bring
SDS out picketing.
It seems though, that the scene in some of the departmental of
fices is a bit different, especially in the ones with large mailing
budgets, such as the Registrars Office, which has the task of mail
ing out over 13.000 grade reports every term.
Taking them as an example, for just one grade mailing, it is
estimated that as a result of the postage hike, the cost to the de
partment will increase about $120.
According to Walter McLaughlin. Business Manager, there are
no relief funds in sight and "the individual departments are just
going to have to tighten up their belts (again) and absorb it.”
This means that the University will have to sit tight (again)
until Governor Thomas McCall activates the State Department of
Finance to conduct a survey of all the state agencies and the
effects of the postal hikes on them.
The date of said survey has not been made known I was as
sured though, by R.L. Collins, Director of the Budget for the
Oregon State System of Higher Education, that "they arc aware
of the increase and we have reason to believe that they are look
ing into it.”
Somewhere in this article 1 had planned to try and reverse my
position if I could do it without feeling too much like a traitor to
the cause. Maybe we’re not so bad off with our standard six-cent
stamps, if we compare oursehes with some of our fellow coun
tries around the world.
We are told we have the highest standard of living in the world,
so when countries like Saudi Arabia. Lebanon. Germany, and Can
ada, charge (in American terms) sums like six, five, five, and
seven cents respectively, we might conclude, taking into account
their lower standards of living, that maybe we're not in such a
bind after all.
Committee Looks at Vietnam
A student-1 acuity steering
committee called “Three Days
of Concern About Vietnam ’
has been formed to present a
thorough examination of the
Vietnam conflict. The organiza
tion has planned a series of
programs April 24-26. which
will include a talk by Rear
Adm. Arnold True.
The three-day series of events
will also include debates, work
shops, plays, movies, and an
Angry Arts Festival. These pro
grams will not only examine the
Vietnam war in a political and
moral context, but will also look
into the economics, psychology,
sociology and business problems
that are linked with the war.
i ne purpose is 10 give me in
dividual a chance to question
the value and purpose of vari
ous forms of dissent.
First day tentatively features
speeches by major political fig
ures, possibly including Sena
tor Eugene McCarthy. A “liberal
dissent" workshop, an evening
panel and the Arts Festival are
also planned for that day.
Second day will feature a
teach-in on L'.S. involvement in
counter-revolutionary wars, a
political play and at least one
social-political event. Third day
will include Rear Adm. True’s
speech, workshops on draft re
sistance and another social -
political event.
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Joint Academic Community
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to bring about joint student •
faculty participation in these
areas (curriculum, academic re
quirements, scholarship require
ments, scholarship require
ments, student activities, and
student discipline) the faculty
should regularize student par
ticipation in its regular com
mittees in all pertinent areas.
Also outlined are proposals
for committee structures and
selection of student members.
Sponsors who shared in draw
ing up the paper were Martin
For complete text of the
proposed community govern
ment guidelines see pages
four and five.
Acker, associate professor of
education; Herbert Bisno, pro
fessor of sociology and chair
man of the Community Service
Program of the School of Com
munity Service and Public Af
fairs, and Daniel (ioldrich, pro
fessor of political science.
Aaron Novick, Frank Stahl,
and George Streisinger, all pro
fessors of biology, also helped
in authoring the material.
Students who participated in
formulating the proposals are
Lee Bollinger, senior in politi
cal science; Joe Fashing, gradu
ate in sociology and chairman
of the Graduate Student Coun
cil; Gary Feuerberg. graduate
in sociology: Marvin Feuerberg,
graduate in sociology, and Ger
ald Selzer, graduate in biology.
Feuerberg also presented the
Emerald with a list of names of
students and faculty members
who signed the following state
ment:
“Recognizing the mounting
concern with the organization
and operation of colleges and
universities in the United States,
we the undersigned are convin
ced that the concept of commu
nity government as elaborated
in the following proposals (the
document) merits serious con
sideration and discussion by the
academic community."
Faculty members signing arc:
Harold Abel, director of the
division of psychological-educa
tional studies; Joseph Allman,
assistant professor in political
science; Edwin Kingham. pro
fessor of history; Edward Her
bert, associate professor of
chemistry, and Jamie Hunter,
assistant professor of law.
James Klonoski, associate
professor of political science;
John Loughary, professor of ed
ucation; Arthur l’earl. professor
of education; John Schellman,
professor of chemistry; William
Sistrom, associate professor of
biology, and Herbert Titus, as
sociate professor of law.
Students signing arc:
Mike Donahue. ASUO vice
president; Mike Fancher, Emer
aid editor; Scott Farleigh, AStlO
president; Kandy (Iragg. exec
utivc director of the University
Student Injured
Playing Football
A University student was re
ported in good condition Mon
day after being knocked tin
conscous in a fraternity football
game Sunday.
The student, Thomas McMul
len. hit his head in a football
pile-up and was unconscious a
few moments, reported the
I.ane County Sheriff’s office lie
regained consciousness and was
taken to Sacred Heart.
Staff Discussion
There will be an optional dis
cussion session for any interest
ed Emerald staff members this
evening at !) p.m. The place is
Mike Fancher's. The address is
posted ill the office.
Young Americans for Freedom,
and Krroll Hammond, graduutu
in urban planning.
Johnny Holloway, president of
the University Hlack Student
Union; Charles l.aughlin, grad
uate in anthropology and rep
resentative to the graduate stu
dent council; Kill Muir, presi
dent of the Oregon Young
Democrats; Bill Watson, presi
dent of the University Students
for a Democratic Society, and
Tom Yost, first vice-president
of the Oregon College Jtepubli.
can League.
Feuerberg stressed that the
list of signers was done ran
domly to try and cover a var
ied number of interests at the
University. He said it was by
no means Inclusive.
He added that at least one
group, the Craduate Student
Council was already interested
in discussing the proposals.
Member Resigns
Another resignation has been
received from the ASUO Fiscal
Committee. Jim Anhorn, stu
dent non Senate member, re
signed today. This is the fourth
resignation within a week from
the committee which included
Senator Mike Rctzcr. Anhorn
had no comment about his de
cision
Positions are now opened for
those interested in working on
the ASUO Fiscal Committee.
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