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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1969)
Housing office studies controversy Baby in dorm sparks fuss By D. L. SONNICHSEN Of the Emerald and AP reports University housing officials were apparently unable Wednes day to resolve the controversy which arose last weekend when an unmarried resident of Cas well Hall brought her 13-month old baby girl to the dormitory for a visit. Dick Romm, assistant director of dormitories, had “no com ment” following a Wednesday afternoon meeting with the girl, Vibriana Saavedra, a 20-year-old psychology major. When ques tioned about the possible exis tence of any policy covering the situation, Romm replied, “that is what I’m investigating right now.” Romm said he had met during the day with University Housing Director H. P. Barnhart, and in formation director Herbert Pen ny to attempt to come to some conclusion on the matter. Miss Saavedra's parents care for the baby, Angela, during the week at their home in Lowell, 20 miles from Eugene. The mother formerly lived with her child in an off-campus apartment. She said she moved into Caswell about a week ago because "I can't afford to live alone with her.” She noted the difficulty of finding a baby sit ter to care for the child while Office denies charges; not supplying draft info By JAY PERRY Of the Emerald Contrary to charges made by the Draft Information Center, tthe Registrar’s Office is not sup plying any information to draft boards that has not been re quested by students, according' to Registrar C. L. Constance. “The only information we pro vide,” said Constance, "is a 109 form, and that has to be re quested by the student before we will send it.” The 109 form certifies that a student is enrolled and indi cates the credit load the stu dent is carrying. It also lists the student's expected date of graduation and his class stand ing. According to Constance, t h e charges that unauthorized in formation was being supplied to draft boards originated with er rors made on 30 students’ 109 forms this fall. “It came to our attention Feb. 7,” said Constance, “that a mi nor error had been made on Masters degree offered in dance The University offers the only graduate and undergraduate dance program in the Oregon State System of Higher Educa tion. The department of dance, headed by Miss Frances Dough erty, is part of the University’s School of Health, Physical Edu cation and Recreation. The undergraduate program is designed for t h e student seeking a broad cultural edu cation with concentration in dance as a contemporary art and social form. The curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree provides sub ject matter relating to all forms of dance. Special emphasis may be directed toward education, theatre or concert performance, choreography and production, therapy or recreation. A program of interdiscipli nary studies with a major em phasis in dance is available, leading to a master of arts ox science degree. Performing groups in modern dance, ballet and folk dance are open to all students. Dance artists are brought to the cam pus to pi-esent concerts, lessons and workshops. Persons desiring additional information about t h e dance progi-am should write the de partment of dance. WHY PAY MORE? Haircuts to your order Just $1.75 2 blocks from campus Fairmont Barber Shop Corner 19th & Agate Next to Del Hoff's some students’ forms. On 30 forms, the words ‘full-time’ were crossed out because these stu dents were not meeting the Uni versity’s requirements of a full time load.” Under the directives of Pres ident Johnson, that became ef fective this fall, no corrections or additions are to be made on the forms. Only information that is asked for on the form is to be supplied. “On Monday, Feb. 10, I met with Dave Gwyther and a rep resentative from the president's office to decide how best to cor rect the mistakes that had been made,” said Constance. “We decided to send correct ed 109's to the draft boards in volved, that did not have ‘full time” crossed out, but did in dicate in the ‘remark’ section that the student was not car rying a full load.” Students were notified by let ters that the corrections were being sent, although no writ ten permission was obtained prior to mailing, according to Constance. “We felt that because the student had requested a form to be sent,” continued Constance, “it was our responsibility to cor rect the error we made.” So in the case of 30 students, information was supplied to draft boards without students’ written permission, but it was in their best interest. In the case that a student’s draft board requests additional information, Constance said they are told to contact the student first and have him request the additional information be sent. “Absolutely nothing is sent to a draft board,” said Con - stance, “unless a student makes a request. And when he does, a 109 form is all that is sent.” she attended classes and "all the little expenses’’ made the apartment too costly. Some Caswell residents com plained when they learned Miss Saavedra — a former Upward Bound student of Mexican-Am erican decent—had her baby in the dormitory over the week end. “I don’t think you have a right to have a baby in a dorm,” commented one unidentified stu dent. It is disturbing to other students. This is not a nursery.” Another dormitory resident, Cathy Haag of Salem felt "it was okay. The baby was quiet and I didn’t mind.” Miss Saavedra felt that the reaction of the Caswell girls was generally favorable. "It was just great except for a few peo ple,” she commented. “Most of the people liked her. There were just a few who would say something. They just saw her as a baby and saw me as not married. They don't really think about the fact that l love her.” Miss Saavedra said the girls who complained about her ba by "don’t realize they were in a glietto, too.” She feels there is not enough interaction between girls in the dormitory who come from mid dle class homes and those, such as HEP students, with lower socio - economic backgrounds. “We’re trying to change that,” Miss Saavedra said. After her meeting with Romm, Miss Saavedra said, "lie was very understanding. He’s basically concerned with liability.” She said Romm told her that, while guests of dormitory residents are covered under University policy, a young child such as Miss Saavedra’s does not fail into this category. Miss Saavedra said she docs not plan to bring her baby to the dormitory this weekend. ■ b ■ (Continued from page I) tative—first place, 6:30; run ner-up, 6:40. Candidates wishing to be in terviewed should check the re sults posted in the EMU lobby to find out where they finished in the primary. Those candi dates who cannot make the in terview at their scheduled times should call the Emerald office, ext. 1817, to work out another time. Job opportunities March 7—Western Kraft Corp. Bachelor Degrees - emphasis ill Mktng., Econ., Acct., Fin., Bus. Adm. Admin. & Mktng. March 10—RCA. Bachelor’s degree - Engineering, Science, Bus. or Lib. Arts interested hi Computer Syst. & Sales Training Program. Information Systems Div. YAF sponsors unrest debate Philip Crane, a nationally known educator, and Charles Porter, a Eugene attorney, will debate on the topic ‘ Student Unrest and Revolution” at 3 p.m. in 221 Allen Hall, The debate, sponsored by Young Americans for Freedom, will be followed by a public discussion. Crane did his undergraduate work at a number of institu tions, including the University of Vienna. He received his MA and I’h.D. degrees from Indiana University where his academ ic record has never been excel led in the history of that insti tution. In 1904, Crane authored the book “The Democrat’s Dilem ma” and has written a news paper feature entitled “The Les sons of History.” In 1962 Crane was employed by the Republican party as a public relations expert and has traveled from coast to coast as PHILIP CRANE “Student unrest” debator a spokesman for the Republi can Party. In 1967 Crane received t h e Torch of Freedom Award from Illinois Young Americans for Freedom. In 1968 he received the Certificate of Merit for out standing achievement in educa tion from the "Dictionary of In ternational Biography.” Crane taught at Indiana Uni versity for three years before moving to Bradley University in 1963 where he taught Uni ted States and Latin American history until 1967. From 1967 to 1968 he served as director of Schools at Westminster Acad emy, an independent Christian school located in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Crane has lectured and debat ed on scores of campuses throughout the nation and has spoken extensively for business and professional groups. PATRONIZE YOUR ADVERTISERS • TV Rentals (weekly or monthly) • l op Service (all makes) See us at 1680 W. 11th Ave. %Ust Side RADIO & T.V. 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