Centennial costs estimated
By SCOTTA CALLISTER
Of the Emerald
The estimated cost of four projects that will
constitute “Stage One” of the University’s
Centennial celebration is $2.6 million, ac
cording to Carl Fisher, director of the
Development Fund.
He said that the Centennial Needs and
Priorities Committee decided to use “Stage
Oru” as a prelude to the projects that will
commemorate the University’s 100th an
niversary in 1976.
The committee, which is responsible for
planning the events, feels that a pre
centennial celebration will help to make the
needs of the University known to friends and
alumni.
The committee plans to raise $1 million for
an addition to the Art Museum. Fisher
commented that this project is necessary
because the Art Museum “is the only such
facility between Portland and San Fran
cisco,” and, he added that it is a cultural asset
to both the campus and the community.
A project to provide more professorships
will call for $750,000 in donations. The com
mittee has not yet designated to which
departments the professorships will be given.
“This project is absolutely necessary if this
institution is to maintain the excellence it has
already established,” Fisher said.
The committee will allot $253,000 for
fellowships, scholarships and lectureships,
especially in support of graduate studies.
“Stage One” will also include restoration of
Hayward Field track facilities, on which the
committee plans to spend $600,000. Hie
Oregon Track Club will assist the committee
soliciting funds for this project.
Restoration plans must be presented to the
State Board of Higher Education for ap
proval, Fisher said.
Hie Hayward Field project had originally
been scheduled for the celebration in 1978, but
what University President Robert Clark
called “a pressing need for improvements in
the facilities” prompted the committee to
include it in “Stage One.”
The enlisting of donors for Centennial
projects is called “friend-raising” according
to Fisher. He said the committee will seek
support from corporations and businesses, as
well as from private individuals.
Most oppose 18-year-old legislators
By NAN HENDERSON
Of the Emerald
Rumor had it that when the
members of the House Rules
Committee sat down last Wed
nesday to hear testimony on
legislation (HJR14) which would
allow 18-year-olds to run for the
legislature, a majority of the
legislators supported sending the
measure to the House floor.
When they left the large
hearing room an hour later, it
appeared that the majority had
swung in the opposite direction.
Only four persons appeared to
testify in room 20 which holds
over 200 persons and one com
mittee member exploded with
anger during some of the
testimony.
(Analysis
University senior David
Sonnenfeld evoked the strongest
reaction from the legislators. He
told the committee that the
voters of a district should have
the privilege of choosing any
person old enough to vote to
represent them in the legislature.
But, he continued, there is a
bias within the populace against
young persons “and 18-year-old
candidates would have to work
their butts off to be elected.”
He added, “A young person
would have to be doubly qualified
to win.”
But, Sonnenfeld told the
members, 18, 19 and 20 year olds
have knowledge about issues
such as drugs that older
legislators don’t have.
He said that more young
persons didn’t appear to testify
“because they have no reason to
be up nere - they have no
power.”
Rep. Bud Byers (D-Lebanon)
angrily retorted that he strongly
resented the statement “that you
have no representation up here.
And this is from someone who has
gone to bat for 18-year-olds.”
He called Sonnenfeld’s
remarks “very, very cruel.” He
said that persons serving in the
legislature “are here to represent
everyone.”
Rep. Grace Peck (D-Portland)
seemed to share some of Byers’
feeling when she told Sonnenfeld
that she was “going to give you
some advice.
“I have worked my butt off up
here too,” she replied, obviously
misinterpreting Sonnenfeld’s
statement.
“Young people are sabotaging
their future by giving away their
youth too soon,” Peck continued.
“And if you expect to get this
through, don’t start in by
"knocking the older people,”
added Peck, who once indicated
she would support sending the
measure to the House flow.
She told Sonnenfeld to instead
“talk about what you can do.”
Sonnenfeld, in an effort to
clarify his original statement,
said that he felt young persons
would more readily identify with
other young persons in the
legislature and that they would
find communicating with young
legislators easier.
But, he added, he did not mean
to imply that young persons have
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no representation in the
legislature now.
Committee members, it ap
peared, still remained defensive
after Sonnenfeld’s clarifying
remarks.
“Don’t knock older people —
they might be doing a hell of a lot
more for you than you are aware
of,” Rep. Sid Bazett (R-Grants
Pass) told Sonnenfeld.
Two other persons who
testified, Bruce Barwick and
Chris Clark, both 19-year-dd
University freshmen, told the
committee that they felt it is
illogical to allow 18-year-olds to
vote, but not to run for the
legislature.
Clark said he does not believe
the issue “is whether older
persons can or can’t represent
young ideas.” Rather, he said,
the issue is that potentially, an
exceptional 18, 19 or 20-year-old
could be a capable represen
tative.
Bazett asked Clark if the age
requirement should be lowered to
18 for all offices, including
Congressman, Senator and
President
“That is not the issue here
today,” Clark replied.
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