EMERALD
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do not necessarily represent the opinions of the ASUO or the University.
However, the Emerald does present on this page columnists and letter
writers whose opinions reflect those of our diverse readership and not
those of the Emerald itself.
RON EACHUS, Editor
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
John Anderson
Rick Fitch
Gil Johnson
Linda Meierjurgen
Doug Onyon
Mike Russelle
Ron Saylor
RICH JERNSTEDT
Business Manager
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D. L. Sonnichsen
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Advertising Manager
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National Advertising Manager
University of Oregon, Eugene, Monday, October 21, 1968
Letters, Columns
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If the same idea is continually repeated or if we are
Hooded with letters on a particular subject, we may de
cide not to print some of the letters to allow space for
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In addition to letters to the editor the Emerald makes
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Anyone may submit a column on any subject to the
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While Life Slips Away
The following column was submitted by Doug Hofstadter and
Sydney Onyeberechie, Hofstadter is a graduate student in physics
and is vice president of the Committee Against Genocide of Bia
frans. Onyeberechie is a Biafranian and is a junior in English.
You won’t ever let anyone die, will you? Or have you al
ready? To live in America is to benefit from great wealth, and
our way of life is safe, luxurious, and not far from ideal for
the human race—but it is also a sheltered one. In America
we are bathed in a salve which soothes the world’s worries
away. Let us not let our good fortune make us forgetful, and
turn us into unwitting abetters in the desruction of great seg
ments of humanity.
America is not a land apart—we belong to the corporate whole
of humanity, and our lives must be guided not only by personal
goals, but also by the responsibility we accept from birth for
that corporate whole, for our fellow man’s well-being. We all
desire peace on earth—let us not forget good will towards men.
Nearly everyone has heard of a war being waged in Nigeria
and Biafra; the news media in their sporadic way report the
large onslaughts and military skirmishes—but too seldom are
we aware, or are we made aware, of the persistent agony, the
ever-increasing ghastly hordes of starving moribund people. Pic
tures sometimes help, sometimes inspire our sympathy. Sym
pathy is not enough! Would you die in their place?
Why not put yourself in the place of thousands—millions
_of guiltless children, children who should be gay and care
free—like your brothers and sisters—but instead are parentless
and foodless.
Sympathy is not enough. There are orgnaziations for the starv
ing masses in Biafra, organizations whose only goal is to avert
an even greater catastrophe than has so far taken place. Human
ity is concerned; politics is insignificant.
On our campus there is an opportunity for you to help, for
you to serve your race, the race of man, and to prevent more
tragedy. The Committee Against Genocide of Biafrans is taking
an active role, and you can share in our concern. There is no
question of taking sides or intruding into complex internal feuds.
This is a question of life and death, and if it were your own. you
know how you would choose. Why not take a broader view, and
choose life for others; for, if you don't, they will have no say
in the matter.
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Simon, Garfunkel Concert:
Public Bows to Neon Gods
There’s a line from the Simon
and Garfunkel tune “Sounds of
Silence” that goes something
like this: “And the people bow
ed and prayed / to the neon
god they made.”
That line is an extremely apt
description of what happened in
McArthur Court Saturday night
during the Simon and Garfun
kel performance. The famous
pair presented a variegated pro
gram of their most popular
songs and despite the fact that
the goings-on were uninspired
and stultifying in the extreme,
approximately 6,000 people ate
it up.
The analogy I employ here pe
ters out, of course, if one insists
upon being technical, and point
ing out that the duo in question
are not “neon gods.”
Point Well Taken
The point is well taken. Si
mon and Garfunkel, however
sacrosanct their music, however
universally accepted their posi
tion in the world of “pop,” more
closely resemble plastic gods
than anything. They epitomize
plastic hippiedom and therein
lies their major fault as song
writers and performers.
The series of ditties present
ed Saturday night, which consist
ed of samplings from their al
bum “Bookends” plus earlier
efforts, are couched in pseudo
intellectual terms and a pretty
superficial social criticism
which is supposed to add up
to block-busting satire.
The combination doesn’t come
off. Paul Simon displays some
thing of a poetic gift in such
numbers as "silence,” but his
general tone is one of re -
straint, and the genuine convic
tions which marks the ly
rical efforts of Dylan and oth
er pioneers is almost wholly ab
sent in his case. It is this qual
ity, of course, which contributes
in large part to the stature of
a song .
Delivery Polished
The absence of conviction is
again apparent in the actual per
formance of Simon’s songs—the
delivery is polished and well
integrated without being poig
nant or forceful. Further, the
pair’s tightly harmonized ap
proach to each number is prac
tically unvarying and, while
their style is pleasing for a
song or two, the cumulative ef
fect is numbing.
This isn’t too surprising, ac
tually. Simon and Garfunkel
are regular ex-college kids who
have managed to get pretty
rich off their recordings—these
two factors contribute to a
spiritual insulation which should
make it almost impossible to
write effectively about aliena
tion, social icons, etc.
Response Surprising
The response of the Mac
Court audience wasn’t surpris
ing, either. They had a chance
to identify with two pseudo
hippie role-players for an hour
Mistaken Identity
H P. Barnhart, quoted in a
story headlined, “Students Con
tinue Paying for Autzen Bus
Service,” on page three of Fri
day’s Emerald, was mistakenly
identified.
Barnhart, director of housing,
had no connection with the ar
ticle. The Barnhart quoted was
his son Phil, ASUO budget di
rector.
Blood Bank
The Lane Memorial Blood Bank
needs the following types of blood
for its special account which serves
the faculty, students, and staff of the
University.
Donor hours are 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, and
by appointment from 3 to 7 p.m. Fri
day. The Blood Bank Is located at 740
E. 13th.
Units Needed Type
3 “A“ POSITIVE
1 “A” NEGATIVE
5 "O" POSITIVE
1 “O" NEGATIVE
0 “B” POSITIVE
2 “AB" POSITIVE
Photo by Abe Alagheband
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
Folk-rock’s dynamic duo wowed 6,000 at Mac Court.
or two before going home, and
they made the most of it. Their
reaction was purely gratuitous,
I would imagine, rather than
one of aesthetic appreciation.
So I’ll eschew all of this un
thinking adoration of Simon and
Garfunkel. I'll admit that any
reservations I had about the
two stand confirmed. And I
hope to God the date of their
appearance doesn’t go down in
somebody's diary in red letters.
It deserves worse.
Secondary Panel
Discusses Groppi
A panel of three men present
ed their views on Father James
Groppi’s Thursday evening ad
dress in a panel discussion Fri
day.
Because the scheduled speak
er, Rev. Charles Spivey, was
unable to attend, Rev. Bob Pe
ters of the Co-operative Chris
tian Ministry, Bob Sylvester, an
elementary education teacher,
and Joe Fashing, a graduate
student at the University, led
a panel and discussion on t h e
church's role in social affairs
today.
Fashing told the audience the
question of means in attaining
racial equality is unimportant,
but that the question of vio
lence is important.
"It doesn't bother me to see
a gyp merchant in Milwaukee
get burned out,” Fashing said.
However, violence against prop
erty may lead to violence against
humans which is repugnant to
him, he continued.
Sylvester and Peters were
more concerned with the role
the church will play in helping
to solve the racial situation to
day.
The main question today rests
on whether the church will
prepare for the revolution, Pe
ters said.
Sylvester said the likelihood
of the church becoming revo
lutionary were dim unless a
number of articulate Father
Groppis are in the church.
Bouquet for Queen?
Not for This One
GRINNELL, Iowa — "We
just wanted to bring popular
democracy back to campus,”
said Richard "the kid” Mellman,
18, a 6-foot, 150-pound sopho
more who campaigned for Home
coming queen at Grinnell Col
lege as a joke, and won.
Mellman polled more votes
than all five female candidates
put together in his one - man
war against what he calls the
"establishment" football team
which traditionally selects
queen candidates.
Campus Briefs
Announcements for Campus Briefs
must be turned in by 3 p.m. the day
before publication. Because of space
limitations no announcements will be
run more than twice.
Students or faculty members in
terested in studying intermediate
Classical Hebrew should call 342-4303
or ext. 524.
* * *
Students who would like to work
for Bob Packwood for U.S. senator
should call Joan, ext. 2091.
* * *
Students interested in being poll
workers for the ASUO election, sign
up in 301 EMU.
Students dissatisfied with means to
get to Autzen Stadium should attend
the Footbridge to Autzen meeting at
4:30 today in the EMU.
* * *
ASUO committees meeting Tuesday
are Public Relations at 3:30; Faculty
Liaison at 4:30, both in the EMU.
* * *
There will be a Panhellenic meet
ing for council members and dele
gates at 4:30 today in the EMU. If
unable to attend, send an alternate.
* * *
Kwama will meet at 5:30 Tuesday
in front of the library for tapping
of new members.
* * *
The Librarianship Students Asso
ciation will meet at 7:30 p.m. today
in the Graduate student Center for
an activity planning session.
* * *
White Caps will meet at 6:30 Tues
day in the EMU. Bring petitions and
activity ideas.
* * *
“Could We Go Backward in Time?”
is the topic for a physics colloquim
at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 30,
Sciencel.
* * *
A public meeting of the Webfoot
Flying Club will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday in the EMU.
* * *
Living organizations participating
in the Tug-of-War must send a re
presentative to the Homecoming tra
ditions committee meeting at 6:30
p.m. Tuesday in the EMU.
Free climbing instructions for the
public are sponsored by the Out
door Program from 1 to 6 p.m.
every Tuesday that it does not rain.
Meet at the EMU Turnaround.
* * *
yv.R.A. activities today are swim
ming from 7 to 8 p.m. in Leighton
Pool; gymnastics from 7 to 8:30
p.m. in the main gym; and field
hockey at 3:30 p.m. in Gerlinger
Field.
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W.R.A. activities Tuesday are
volleyball at 4:30 p.m. in the main
gym; slimnasties from 7 to 8 p.m.
in the corrective gym; volleyball at
7 to 8:30 p.m. in the outdoor gym;
and Amphibians from 7 to 8 p.m.
in Leighton Pool.
There will be a Boycott Grapes
meeting at noon today in the EMU.
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Interviews for positions on the
Student Administrative Board will
be held Tuesday, October 22, Room
337 EMU at the following times:
Blaine Ackley, 6:40; Howard Bedrose,
6:45; Beverly Benton, 6:50; Robert
Burke. 6:55; Raymond Harlan, 7:00;
Charles Hollins, 7:05; Stanford O.
Garrett, 7:10; Timothy J. Helfrich,
7:15; Kaye Johnson, 7:20; Leslie Joel
Kaufman, 7:25; John Lipke, 7:30;
Drew A. McCalley, 7:35; Gary Hilton
Palmatier, 7:40: Dick Powell, 7:45;
Nancy Watterson, 7:50; Sandy Wesley,
7:55; Cheryl Ann Thoen, 8:00; Rex
Armstrong, 8:05; Dan Sheehan, 8:10;
Chuck Combs, 8:15.