Today ends summer term for most people of the University
community It means no more cramming for exams while friends are
motonng to the coast or mountains for a few days; it means no more
sitting in hot, sticky classrooms and wondering whatever possesed
you to go to summer school in the first place; and, sadly, it means
parting with summer friends. But fall term doesn't start until Sept. 29 so
there may still be time to make new friends, to visit the coast or
mountains or maybe, just maybe, get a tan. Today's is also the last
summer issue of the Oregon Daily Emerald. The next issue will be the
Emerald's Fall Orientation Issue, Sept. 25 (see story page 16). The
Emerald will resume daily publication Sept. 29. (Staff Photo)
Bar proposal incomplete
By MONTE ENBYSK
Of the Emerald
The ad hoc committee s contract draft for the EMU tavern is
incomplete and will need more work before it is turned in to University
Pres. William Boyd's office for approval, according to ASUO Pres. Jim
Bemau.
This would in no way slow up plans for opening the tavern spring
term of 1976, however, Bemau said Tuesday.
“It’s not that we (ASUO executive) rejected the proposal, in its
rough draft form, but we felt it was not complete,’’ he explained. “We
want a complete, honest interpretation of our plans to get a tavern in the
EMU and we want there to be no questions whatsoever in Pres. Boyd’s
mind when he sees the draft.”
ASUO executive administrative assistant Mike Budd said that the
committee had reached the same apparent decision at a meeting
Saturday.
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Both Bernau and budd saw the committee, composed oi tMU
director Adell McMillan, a classified staff employe and five University
students, agreed on what additional information would be required to
complete the draft.
The first thing, said Budd, “is to include more than one possibility
for implementation of the tavern. We need three alternative scenarios
(particular ways that the tavern plan can be carried out).
The scenarios, he added, would deal with a number of
technicalities, such as whether students, the EMU or the University
would run the tavern; whether or not students would have a say in the
bidding process; and whether or not the University would hold the
tavern’s license.
The present draft also lacks information from other colleges and
universities in the country who now have taverns on campus, according
to Budd, who said he was going to work immediately to find out exactly
what each school went through to get a tavern okayed and in business.
A tavern in the EMU will still hinge on two things: Pres. Boyd’s
approval and the grant of a liquor license from the Oregon Liquor
Control Commission.
Bernau is optimistic.
“We are definitely going to have a tavern this year, he said. “I
won’t even add ‘in one way or another
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First Citizen speaks to graduates
By BETTY JEAN MOCK
Of the Emerald
“You CAN Make a
Difference’’ is more than just
the title of the 1975 Oregon
summer commencement
address. It is the seasoned
advice of Betty Niven;
Eugene’s 1974 First Citizen
and the first woman so
honored. She is a prominent
Oregon housing authority and
regarded as one of the
knowledgeable persons in the
state on the problems and
issues associated with urban
housing.
Niven believes in the local
autonomy and has served on
the Eugene Planning
Commission for 14 years in
various capacities, including
president. She was active and
instrumental in the formation of
the 1990 Plan for orderly
expansion of Eugene.
In 1971 Niven received
state-wide recognition when
Gov. McCall appointed her
chairer of the State Housing
Council, a body created by
legislation she was
instrumental in obtaining.
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Other goals reached by this
University of Chicago graduate
(B.A. 1939, Business
Administration) include the
creation of the state housing
division, a $200-million
bonding capacity for housing,
and the property tax refund
program. Housing for
low-income families also has
long been one of her concerns.
Niven said she hopes to
encourage the summer
graduates as they bring their
talents to the working force and
to areas of influence among
the citizens who will be working
towards a better future. She
expressed the view that
effective ways of
accomplishing goals do exist.
“We don’t want to see
government destroyed in its
efforts to broaden citizen
participation,” reflected Niven,
who also believes it is not
necessary to totally destroy
democracy in the effort to
expand it.
“Time is not elastic,” she
continues. "If we are going to
make it work, we must have a
set amount of discipline. We
don’t want people to be
alienated because they feel
they are not being successful . "
For the first time at the
University Pres. William Boyd
will confer degrees to 140
baccalaureate candidates and
490 master's candidates.
Degrees will be conferred at 10
a.m. Saturday in the School of
Music amphitheater
The graduating class and
their guests will hear, in
addition to Niven's words of
encouragement, music
provided by the University
summer session brass choir
which is directed by Ira Lee,
professor of music.
A featured guest at the
ceremonies will be Jacob
Avshalomov, creative director
of the Portland Junior
Symphony. Avshalomov has
recently returned from
England. He will receive the
Distinguished Service Award
designated for him at the
commencement held at
Oregon last June. This will be
one of many awards the
Portland composer and
conductor has received both
regionally and nationally. His
vital work has enriched Oregon
cultural experience for more
than 20 years.
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