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National Survey Indicates War Major Student Issue PRINCETON, N.J. (CPS) — A recent survey of more than 800 deans at the nation’s col leges shows that Vietnam was the major cause of organized protests by college students during the 1967-68 academic year. Dormitory rules, Civil Rights and student participation in college government were, in that order, the next most frequent ly protested issues on the na tion’s campuses, according to the survey by the Educational Testing Service. The ETS report also notes that organized groups demonstrating against most issues rarely made up more than 10 per cent of a college student body. Protesters against U.S. government pol icy in Vietnam, for example, averaged about live per cent of their respective student bodies, according to the deans’ esti mates. Protests not organized in advance were not included in the findings. ETS’s questionnaire survey was completed by deans of stu dents in 860 accredited four year colleges and universities. Each dean was asked to note the extent of organized student protest over 27 educational, so cial and political issues during the 1967-68 academic year. Thirty-eight per cent of the deans reported Vietnam dem onstrations on their campuses last year. Thirty-four per cent reported protests over dormitory regulations, and 29 per cent over local, off-campus Civil Rights matters. Protests over greater student participation in campus policy making was reported at 27 per cent of the colleges. In one out of four colleges there were pro tests about the draft and about the presence of military recruit ers. One out of five colleges not ed demonstrations over govern mental agency and industrial recruters on campus. In a survey in 1965, a similar group of deans was asked to provide the same information about many of the same issues. At that time they reported that Civil. Rights was the most fre quent cause for student activ ism. Campus food service rank ed second and Vietnam third. Vietnam, then, was cited by one out of live colleges as a cause of organized protests, compared to almost two out of five today. A comparison of the results of both studies indicates that since 1965 three particular is sues have triggered protests with increasing frequency. Or ganized discontent with dormi tory rules was registered at 34 per cent of the colleges, as com pared to 27 per cent in 1965. Student demands for a larger role in campus government in creased from 19 to 27 per cent. This past year racial matters, especially demands for studies of Black culture, accounted for demonstrations in 18 per cent of the schools. Three years ago. five per cent of the deans re ported student activism over ra cial issues. 'New Politics Prompts Euaene Political Group In response to the "new poli tics” of Senator Eugene McCar thy’s campaign, a group of Eu gene citizens have formed the Eugene Council for New Poli tics. Announcing a convention on Nov. 23 and 24, the council said, "The lesson of 1968 is bitter and clear: participatory democracy requires more than election year involvement. Political edu cation and action must become part of our lives all of the time.” Dave Jackson and Mrs. Bar ry Siegal are the local chair - men of the council, which is composed of a coalition of Mc Carthy, the late Sen. Robert Kennedy and Gov. Nelson Rock efeller supporters. The coun cil was formed Tuesday. The Eugene council will send delegates to the convention, sponsored by the state Council for New Politics, at Reed Col lege in Portland. The convention is open to all Oregon residents. A registrant fee of $1 will be charged. The state council will decide if it will be issue-oriented (i.e.. war-peace, human rights): its degree of concern with the po litical process and electoral re form; its endorsement of can didates and on what level; its scope of concern—national, state or local; and other questions. The topics for discussion will include an analysis of what ex isting political organizations lack and how this new organi zation should function to make up that lack; how the quality of representation in all levels of government can be approv ed; the possibility and advisa bility of a national primary; the process by which delegates to the national convention are chosen, and other aspects of the electoral process and means of electoral reform. The council will also discuss questions of possible affiliation of one of the major political par lies or with any national organ ization. The Eugene council will spon sor a panel discussion on whe ther a nuclear power plant should be built in the Eugene area. Professor Robert Freeman from the biology department is acting chairman. The ETS study also reports that: • Issues relating to the cur riculum. quality of instruction, class size, or faculty involve - ment seldom sparked student protests. Fifteen per cent of the deans reported protests over curriculum inflexibility, 13 per cent over quality of instruction, three per cent over class size, and two per cent over the limit ed extent of the senior faculties involved in undergraduate teach ing. • There was substantial vari ation by size and type of school in the nature and extent of stu dent protests. The large uni versities in the survey reported more student involvement in al most all issues. Protests over Vietnam occurred at twice as many independent universities as at public colleges and sec tarian and career - oriented schools. Draft protests look place at half of the indepen dent universities in the survey, but at no more than 20 per cent of the Catholic, teacher - training, and technical institu tions. 9 Civil Rights activism among White college students has de clined significantly. This picture of student pro tests, only partly accurate in itself (since it was compiled by deans ol students and did not include spontaneous protests), is likely to change radically this year. Friday Last Day To File for Degree Students who plan to grad uate Dec. 13 must file an ap plication with the registrar’s of fice by Friday, according to Clif ford Constance, University reg istrar. To qualify for a degree, a student must have completed “all necessary work and pro cedures” by the end of this term, be said. All transcripts from other schools must be filed by Nov. 20. SDS... (Com timed from page 1) will climax the day’s events. Tickets are $2 and are available at the EMU main desk or at the door. A radical film festival, another feature of the week’s activities, was presented Tuesday and will be repeated at 6 and 8 p.m. Thursday in the EMU ballroom. Tickets are 50 cents for one showing or 75 cents for all three. The Oregon Dally Emerald Is pub lished Monday thru Friday, Septem ber to May, except during exam ana vacation periods. Bl-weekiy June thru the first week of August, once a week the last three weeks of August, by the Publications Board of the University of Oregon. Second-class postage paid at Eu gene, Oregon 97403. Subscription rate* *9 per year, $3.50 per term. FIRST SPECIAL OF THE YEAR! Two Tacos 50c MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY It s a tradition so learn to watch for these Taco Time specials each week. CLIP AND USE TWO TACOS 50c Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 13th and High l.lLfl **C0 X* MS TOTTf Conduct Committee Hearing Group to Debate Dorm Policies The University policy requir ing freshmen to live in dormi tories will be considered by the Student Conduct Committee at 7:30 p.m. today in the EMU. An open hearing on dormitory closing hours will also be con tinued from last week’s meet ing. A dormitory has requested 24 hour visiting hours, and the committee is holding the hear ings because its decision on the request will set a precedent on closing hours. The decision by the commit tee to debate the iiving-in policy was made w h e n student de fender Bruce Brothers brought the ease of a freshman girl who may be expelled because she is not able to afford to live in a dorm. Brothers made his request as an appeal to a decision by a committee of deans requiring the girl to move into the dormi tories at the beginning' of win ter term. If she does not live in a dorm, she will not be al lowed to register, he said. Brothers’ opinion was that the decision involved student conduct since failure to comply with the livingin policy would result in expulsion. The committee denied the re quest lor appeal on the grounds that there could not be a case until a person was actually sanctioned. The gill’s case will be discussed in the hearing on living-in policy, however. Donald DuShane, dean of stu dents who headed the commit tee of deans, has said that stu dents are required to live in dorms partially because of the educational experience provid ed by group living. He also said the student could live in a dormitory if she would apply for a loan or a dormitory job. Brothers challenged this de cision, saying the living-in pol icy was discriminatory accord ing to finances, age, and par ent’s residence, since students may live at home rather than in dormitories. Also on the agenda is a dis cussion of an ASUO Senate rec ommendation that students be given notice of fines issued by the Housing Office. 1. Pipe broken? No, I'm twin" to find where I slashed some dough. . That's where you keep your money? Sometimes I put it in the flower pot. 3. What’s wrong with the bank? I’d only take it right out again. Y'UaJU'' I --\ 4. But that’s what you’re doing now. Not quite. The beauty of m\ system is that 1 usually can’t find where 1 put it. ' I 5. 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