Women residents encouraged
to assist in dorm security
Additional measures to insure security in
campus dormitories have been implemented by the
University Housing Department, according to H.P.
Barnhart, director of University housing.
Barnhart stated yesterday that two night
watchwomen, Mrs. Sandra Dickmeyer and Mrs.
Donna Mattheisen, have been hired to patrol all
women’s units between 11:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. on
weeknights, and 1:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. on weekends.
The two women, who began patroling Hamilton
and Walton Halls about a week before Christmas
vacation, have apprehended a number of persons
for violating visiting hours. According to Barnhart,
their actions have resulted in between 6 and 10 cases
being brought before dorm tribunals by the complex
directors. Night patrols in women’s units in Bean
complex will begin next week.
Two male graduate students have also been
hired as “back-up personnel,” Barnhart said. Their
duties are “to assist the Resident Assistants and act
as back-up help for night problems,” Barnhart
stated.
The increased security measures were in
stigated after several incidents of vandalism and
privacy intrusion last term.
In addition, “No Trespass” decals similar to the
ones posted in the EMU will be posted in each dorm
unit beginning next week. “The purpose of these
decals is to make sure that everyone understands
the nature of dormitories” said Barnhart.
According to Barnhart, a description of the jobs
of security personnel and their instructions will be
given to all students. Inter-complex meetings,
similar to those held before the watchwomen went
on duty, will also be held to explain the trespass
decals.
Plans to open a maximum security unit in
Sheldon Hall in Earl Complex were abandoned
when only three students signed up to move in. The
three women were transferred to the no visiting
hours unit located in Carson Hall.
Barnhart outlined his own answer to the
problem of increased theft and violation of visiting
hours in the dorms. “The girls themselves can start
taking the responsibility for not tolerating visitors
in the dorms after hours,” he said. “They must also
have the willingness to ‘squeal’,” he added.
“The housing department is trying to pick up
some of the strings left by students who have not
exercised their prerogatives and accepted their
responsibilities,” Barnhart said.
“The whole student code is based on students
accepting their responsibilities,” he added.
“Students seem to be willing for the director to turn
offenders in, but they aren’t willing to do it them
selves,” he said.
“This will be the real test for the tribunals,” he
said. “If these measures don’t work, the tribunals
will surely go down the drain.” Barnhart added that
administrative dictation of dorm policies would
inevitably follow if students didn’t take their
responsibilities.
Demo admits
college funds
may be shifted
Oregon Senate Democratic
Leader Berkeley Lent says that
state money may have to be
diverted from higher education to
welfare.
He said the nation determined
years ago that it had a com
mitment to take care of less
fortunate members of society.
“But we are not feeding and
clothing them,” he said. “We are
starving and freezing them” on
minimal subsistence welfare.
Lent told the Commercial Club
of Portland that if Oregon “can’t
afford all three (basic education,
higher education and welfare)
and I have to choose to slight one,
higher education is the only place
to transfer funds.”
He said more than 70 per cent
of Oregon’s budget is for
education and welfare.
Senate Republican Leader
Victor Atiyeh told the group he
favored a program which would
allow counties to levy a 1 per cent
tax on net income with the money
raised going for property tax
relief.
Atiyeh said reapportionment,
teacher tenure, the Warren King
report on higher education and
consumer legislation would
receive action or detailed
discussion during the legislative
session which opens Monday.
This Weekend
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Frosh preliminary game 6 p.m.
both nights.
Swimming: Oregon meets
Highline College today at 4 p.m.
at Leighton Pool and travels to
Corvallis Saturday for an af
ternoon meet with Oregon State.
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