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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1969)
Third try set for cemetery purchase By JAY PERRY Of tin* Emerald For the third and perhaps final time, the University has introduced legislation in Salem that would give it the power to reclaim the Pioneer Ceme tery. A bill to purchase the ceme tery was introduced. Monday, into a House committee by Rog er Marlin Rep., Lake Oswego. As in 1950 and 1961 when similar legislation was intro duced and defeated, the Uni versity will be facing strong opposition from the Lot Own ers Association, a group of the original owners and heirs esti mated to be some 400 strong. A member of the association, Carl Svarverud, who recently appeared on PL-3’s Community Focus, said in that show that the matter will be taken ‘to the highest court in the land’ if necessary, and I hat seems to summarize the association’s po sition pretty well. But such a step may not be necessary if the proposed bill does not pass the state legisla ture. Although it’s hard to mea sure legislators’ sentiments on the bill, one state representa tive, Rep. Grace Peck, from Multnomah county, said in Eu gene last weekend that she thinks it would be a crime to take the cemetery away from the souls resting there.” Rep. Peck, who has served in the legislature longer than any Oregon woman legislator, was also a strong and vocal oppo nent of the earlier bills. Another legislator, Rep. George Wingard, said he did not know yet whether he would op pose the bill or not. Wingard is also serving on the Eugene City Council, and the ward he represents contains both t h e cemetery and the University. The administration and the State System of Higher Educa tion, who will present the bill for the University, remain op timistic about the bill's chances, however. Chancellor Roy Lieuallen said recently he looks for favor able action on the bill. “Times have changed,” Lieu allen said, “and we hope we won't run into the opposition we had last time.” The new bill, which is being drawn up for the University by the Attorney General, Rob ert Thornton, is essentially the same bill that was introduced in 1961. It will ask for the authority to condemn the ceme tery, and funds to facilitate the removal of the remains. The cost of the removal process and the reinterrment at new sites will cost approxi mately one million dollars, ac cording to the Dean of Adminis tration, William Jones. Jones, who was acting presi Juveniles adjust 'Group homes' need help By STEVE MOORE Of the Emerald “Those kids need a lot of at tention to make them aware that people care about them as people,” Dick Phelps, an em ployee of the I, a n e County Juvenile Department, said. Phelps is involved in a pro gram to aid juvenile delinquents and is hoping for help from University students. There are two “group homes” AL'S Auto Upholstery U of O Student Special 10% OFF on all work with student body card 344-2504 14th & Oak in the Eugene area that have been in existence for a little over a year. The homes, one for hoys anti one for girls, exist in lieu of Hillcrest a n d Me Claren, girls and boys state delinquent institutions. The purpose of the group homes is to help delinquent children become useful mem bers in the community. The program directors feel that the teenagers in the de linquent homes can be better integrated into the community through this type of program, rather than by taking them out of the community and forcing readjustment on them. The two homes are located near Churchill and Sheldon High Schools. The children liv ing at the homes attend high school regularly and conduct a normal life, as similar to a regu lar home as possible. 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Ed West, the program di rector, said, “There are as many reasons for kids being at the homes as there are kids.” University students would be asked to spend about four or five hours a week or more help ing in two ways. The first duty would be to establish a relation ship with one of the residents and second to help kids with school work. West said only ten to 15 volunters are needed. Thus far the program has served about 35 boys and girls. The average stay at the homes is close to eight months. The capacity at each home is eight. “We've had pretty good suc cess,” according to Phelps. “Some who have stayed at the homes are now in foster homes, others have returned to their original homes and still others are out on then- own in apart ments.” So far, one student from each home has had to be sent on to the state institutions. Phelps commented that the progress of those who leave the home is watched carefully. The program director said, “It means a lot to the kids,” and University students could help. Additional information can be obtained by calling Ed West at 342-5021. EUccM£ • ' * . ' « DRivc IN EXCLUSIVE 1st RUN COLOR Opens 7 P.M. • Show 7:15 THE BRUTE AND THE BEAST PLUS BORN WILD dent of the University when the 1961 bill was introduced, said, "Removal of the remains at that time would have cost us about half of what it will cost us now.” When asked why the bill fail ed to pass in 1961, Jones said, "We were made to appear as heartless ghouls who wanted to pave the whole thing with black top and turn it into a parking lot.” This year, Jones aaaea. “we hope things have calmed down enough so that it can be discussed quietly.” While it doesn’t appear that things have calmed down much here in Eugene, the major bills in the legislature might create enough noise that the bill can' be slipped in without much notice. At least that is the hope of some of the University officials. Women tabbed best scholars Married women students make better grades at the Uni versity than any other classi fiable group or living organiza tion. A report released Friday from the Office of Student Serv ices on fall term grade point averages shows that the aver age of all married women was 3.1043. Married men students averaged 2.8274. Among other classifications, senior women ranked second with an average of 3.0636, while senior men ranked just above married men with an average of 2.8332. At the top among living or ganizations was Carson Hall, Floor three, with an average of 3.0066. Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority followed with 2.9681. The all-University average was 2.7142. The all-women aver age was above at 2.7914 and the all men average was 2.6531. On the whole, women stu dents make better grades than men. Two women’s classifica tions and seven women’s living organizations ranked above the top-ranking, men’s groups. 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