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EMERALD
Vol. LXVIII UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1<H>9
No. 87
Senate supports
Malcom X Day,
group dialcgue
Bv MIKE O BRIEN
Of the Emerald
The ASUO Senate last night
passed a bill officially support
ing “the setting aside of Fri
day, Feb. 21 as Malcolm X Day
and suggests that students par
ticipate in the day’s events in
the spirit of academic question
ing.”
The bill was introduced by
Bill Keenan and included the
statement that the day should
serve as a chance for students
to take time out “to examine
ourselves and our ideals.”
Said Rasekh asked if the
groups involved could guar
antee that the day's events
would not turn into riots or
other forms of violence.
“Educational spirit”
Keenan replied that the spir
it of the occasion was to be
educational. He also said that
many faculty members had can
celled their classes and that
“about a hundred” others who
had not cancelled had contacted
various groups involved in plan
ning the day’s activities and re
quested speakers for their class
es.
aaiues juugan suggested mai
Malcolm X's name be deleted
from the bill and thus “make
it a day all students can relate
to.”
Bill Kerlee, speaking from the
floor, said “All the Senate is be
ing asked to do is recognize and
approve the setting aside of a
relevant holiday for Blacks.”
The bill was passed by a wide
margin.
In other business, a bill in
troduced by Bob Lothian recom
mending that “the policy of re
quiring all minor students who
move off-campus to show a par
ent permit slip be curtailed”
was also passed. The only dis
cussion on the bill involved
amending it so there would be
no possibility of its being mis
interpreted or misunderstood.
Bill summaries
A bill introduced by S a m
Kinzer suggesting that summar
ies of all bills be placed in
the senators’ boxes several days
before the meeting was also
passed.
The purpose of the bill is to
aid the senators in understand
ing what they’re voting on.
Another bill designed to im
prove Senate efficiency was in
troduced by Don Chalmers. This
one required that the recom
mendation of the committee
through which the bill passes
be made a part of the bill. This
was passed by the Senate with
little discussion.
Another bill introduced by
Chalmers in co-sponsorship with
Sidney Bernhard proposed some
changes for the Code of Stu
dent Conduct which, according
to Chalmers, would end “dis -
crimination against dorm stu
dents—like me.”
The bill was referred to the
Conduct Committee for its con
sideration.
Another matter considered by
the Senate was the censure of
Jeff Taggart, one of its mem
bers, for having missed five
meetings.
censure matter
Chalmers, who introduced the
matter, said that Taggart had
come before the governing com
mittee after he had missed
three meetings and said that he
would not miss any more.
Then, according to Chalmers, he
missed two more.
Taggart, in his own defense,
said he thought he had missed
only one more.
Don Fitz said, “If somebody
doesn't want to come to the
Senate meetings, I think that’s
his business.”
Chalmers pointed out that
censure procedure wTas in the
bylaws and that they would have
to be changed in order for Fitz’
observation to be valid.
When the matter came to a
vote, the Senate decided not to
censure Taggart by a vote of
13 to 10.
The meeting ended at 8:30
p.ra.
DICK JONES, ASUO PRESIDENT
“The whole community should join in”
Tribute given
to Black leader
Malcolm X died four years
ago today.
The 39-year-old Black Muslim
minister was felled by assassins’
bullets as he spoke to his fol
lowers in New York City.
In memorial of his assassina
tion, the Black Student Union
is sponsoring the Malcolm X
Memorial Day.
The BSU will have a dialogue
and discussion on Black prob
lems from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in
the EMU ballroom.
John Garrett will speak at 1
p.m. in the EMU ballroom. He
is a former San Francisco State
College BSU president and is
currently working in the United
Front, a Black organization in
Washington, D.C.
In conjunction with the BSU
activities, the Peace and Free
dom Movement (PFM) will of
fer its own program.
The PFM released a state
ment Thursday that “asks that
all schools in this area be
closed today in honor of the
memory of Malsolm X.”
The relase added, “Students
must establish this day as a
holiday for ever more. Malcolm
X told it like it is. He stood
for truth—truth t h e schools
dared not to teach. He showed
our need to learn was greater
Former visiting professor
Journalism dean named
John Crawford, 54, has ac -
cepted the position of dean of
the University Jou rnalism
School, Acting President Charles
Johnson announced today.
Formerly Crawford was pro
fessor and chairman of the Di
vision of Mass Communications
at Michigan State University.
He was visiting professor of
journalism at the University for
winter and spring quarters of
the 1967-68 year.
Crawford will replace Max
Wales, professor of journalism,
who has been acting dean since
July 1, 1968. Wales succeeded
John Hulteng, professor of
journalism, who resigned in or
der to return to full-time leach
ing.
The new dean holds a bach
elor’s degree in English from
Northwestern University where
JOHN CRAWFORD
New journalism dean
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he was a member of Phi Beta
Kappa and a master's degree in
political science from Michigan
State University.
In addition to his chairman
ship of the Division of Mass
Communications at Michigan
State from 1962-68, Crawford
also served as chairman of the
Emerald to hold
interviews
The Emerald will hold en
dorsement interviews for candi
dates for the ASUO Senate Sun
day beginning at 1 p.m.
The room number will be
posted in the EMU.
Since results of the primary
election will not be known un
til tonight, candidates remain
ing in the race will know when
to arrive for their interviews
by the following schedule:
Senator-at-Large, Position No.
4— first place vote-getter, 1
p.m.; runner - up vote - getter,
1:10. Position No. 5—first place,
1:20; runner-up, 1:30. Position
No. 6—first place, 1:40; runner
up, 1:50.
Dorm Representative, Posi
tion No. 4—first place, 2 p.m.;
runner-up. 2:10. Position No.
5— first place, 2:20; runner-up,
2:30. Position No.6—first place,
2:40; runner-up 2:50.
Off-Campus Representative,
Position No. 9—first place, 3
p.m.; runner-up, 3:10. Position
No. 10—-first place, 3:20; run
ner-up, 3:30. Position No. 11—
first place, 3:40; runner up,
3:50. Position No. 12—f i r s t
place, 4 p.m.; runner-up, 4:10.
Position No. 13— first place,
4:20; runner-up, 4:30. Position
No. 14—first place, 5:30; run
ner-up 5:40. Position No. 15—
first place, 5:50; runner - up 6
p.m. Position No. 16—f i r s t
place, 6:10; runner-up, 6:20.
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school's department of advertis
ing, a position he continues to
hold. In 1959, three years after
joining the Michigan State fac
ulty, he was appointed to a 1K
membcr committee on the Fu
ture of Michigan State Univer
sity. This committee was respon
sible for many improvements
and innovations which have re
ceived national attention.
Crawford is past president of
the American Academy of Ad
vertising, former chairman of
the Council on Advertising, As
sociation for Education in Jour
nalism; member of the accred
iting teams, American Council
on Education for Journalism
since I960, and a Fellow of the
American Academy of Advertis
ing. He is a recipient of the
Silver Medal Award.
than the school's desire to in
form. Malcolm has shown the
way we must go: we must find
the truth for ourselves.”
PFM will hold an informal
convocation at 12:30 p.m. until
3 p.m. in Mac Court.
KWAX will broadcast t h e
speakers live begining at 12:15
p.m.
Carl Oglesby will be the fea
tured speaker. He is the former
National chairman of the Stu
dents for a Democratic Society
and has published articles in
the • Ramparts" and Liberation”
magazines. "Containment in
Chains” is a book he wrote on
cold war liberalism.
Other speakers include Dick
Jones, ASUO president and
David Gwyther, a candidate for
ASUO Senator from the PFM.
Student Scott Bartlett and Bill
Wooten, part-owner of tlie
Odyssey Coffee House will also
speak at the meeting.
After a discussion on the
draft, poverty and ROTC, a
funeral procession will start at
Mac Court and proceed past the
EMU. From the EMU, the peo
ple will march to Johnson Hall
( Continued on page V)
BSU clarifies
memorial day
Editor's note: In an attempt
to clarify their position regard
ing Malcolm X Memorial Day,
the Black Student Union has
released the following state
ment.
"As a consequence of the mis
leading information released in
the Emerald, Wednesday in re
gard to Malcolm X Day, the
Black Student Union would life
to make three points explicitly
clear as to its position concern
ing Malcolm X Day.
• "The Black S t u d e n t
Union, and only the Black Stu
dent Union, is sponsoring Mal
colm X Day.
• “The Black Student Union
is not calling for a general boy
cott of all classes by all stu
dents at the University. Black
students will not attend any
classes Friday, unless they are
having midterm examinations.
The Black Student Union does,
however, encourage all students
who would like to participate
in paying tribute to Malcolm X,
to do so by attending the Black
Student Union’s program in the
EMU Ballroom, today from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• "The Black Student Union
will not support any activities
contrary to the beliefs and
ideology of Malcolm X during
our tribute to this Black and
Shining Prince.”
Photo by Grea Heinze
STL DENTS REGISTER their primary preferences on new vota
matic machines. The primary continues today with voting in the
Student Union, Carson Hail, foyer of 150 Science, and Com
monwealth breezeway. Final results will be posted in the EMU
tonight about 9:30.