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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1976)
f Research grants available Money will be available to support faculty re search during the 1976-77 school year and sum mer session, according to the University’s Graduate School. The Graduate School’s faculty research sup port program will award faculty up to $2,500 to encourage research projects. Eligibility is re stricted to faculty holding regular or “fixed-term ’ appointments for which research is an assigned responsibility. Faculty on “visiting ' appointments do not qualify for the awards. Summer faculty awards are geared to permit research during the summer months. Although funds vary each year, recent awards have ranged from $1,500 to $2,500). These awards are limited to faculty members who receive no other salary support during the summer momths. Applications for the awards are available at the graduate school and should be returned before Oct. 1. Awards will be made by the Graduate School dean in late November or early December. In addition to these two programs, the graduate school will continue grants up to $100 for research support and up to $35 for reprint purchases Ap plications may be filed at anytime with Fred Wilhelm at the graduate school. Faculty wishing assistance in seeking outside research grants may call either Joanne Carlson or Fred Wilhelm at ext. 5133. ARCHIE SPEAKS: I am a candidate for Lane County Commissioner, Position No. 1 on the Democratic Ticket. The following letter by Mrs. George (Fawn) France should put an end to the vicious whispering campaign which they are circulating about me. DEAR STUDENTS, I worked for Archie Weinstein at the Eugene Surplus Store, 666 Willamette St., for 25 years. The store was closed by the Renewal Agency and since then I have been employed in his office at 1315 Willamette St., totaling 27 years. In my 25 years in the said store, I had the opportunity to observe Archie and I want to make this statement. He is the most sincere, honest, hard working and reliable man I ever met in my life. He is well educated, a good business man and knows the fundamentals of business and finances. Archie is dedicated to his fellow man. I have seen him make contributions in the thousands of dollars to countless deserving causes. He has given away a fortune. Archie was liked by all his employees and treated them with human dignity and respect. The best evidence I can give you is, when the store was closed, most of the employees had been in the store from 10 to 22 years. He was particularly interested in helping students wanting to further their education and would give them part time employment all the way through high school and the University. As a result of his generosity, I can count the dozens of doctors, dentists, lawyers and many other professional people. I am writing this letter in all sincerity without any solicitation by him. Archie Weinstein will serve you well as Lane County Commissioner. Mrs. George Franco, Fawn 3G2S Whrtbeck Blvd. Eugene, Oregon You, students on the campus, should be interested in the Lane County Commissioners race as they have increased the budget 171 % in less than four years from $24,000,000 to $68,700,000. You are directly paying for this tax increase in the apartments and residences that you are renting. As everytime the owner gets an increased tax bill, it is passed on to you immediately by a raise in rent. Your rents have gone up from 15% lo 40% as a result of the spendthrift spending going on at the county courthouse. I have been in business in Eugene for over 33 years and I can bring to the Lane County Courthouse responsible and knowledgeable management and fiscal experience and save you money on your rents. VOTE FOR ARCHIE ***** SAVE WITH ARCHIE My office is at 1315 Willamette Street, telephone 343-6815 or 343-7411. You are invited to come in at any time. Pata lor by Committee to elect Atchie Weinstein Latte County Commissioner Unoa Wills, Tteasotet. 1315 Wi'lamette S< Eugene District attorney defends policies By TOM JACKSON Of the Emerald Lane County District Attorney Pat Horton defended Wednesday at a Lane Demoforum meeting the DA office policies of the last three-and-a-hatf years. Horton, who has been criticized by State Sen. Ed Fadeley and his opponents ip the race for the DA position, State Sen. Betty Browne and Springfield lawyer John Charles, said his term in office has led to "perhaps the most effi ciently run office of any DA's office in the country." Horton said during his term the experience level of the lawyers in the office has increased from about two years per lawyer to about three-and-a-half years. "We have an excellent staff of lawyers," Horton said, adding that there is now more "depth.” He said that of all cases tried, 87 per cent ended in convictions. "We are in the business of pro secuting people who are commit ting crimes.” Horton further claims that his of fice has the "lowest rate of plea bargaining of any area in Oregon This," Horton said, "indicates that we are a trial-oriented staff." Criticized for the budget in crease of the DA’s office, Horton said the actual increase is only seven per cent. According to Hor ton, this is caused by programs started by the office which have monetary returns, such as the "cost-bill" program, which charges convicted persons for the prosecution, payable in monthly installments. Citing other accomplishments of the office, Horton said the mari juana citation program which re placed the arrest program is a Pat Horton “fair, expeditious law." He said “The police were wasting their time with marijuana convictions. It also decreased the jail population of people who shouldn t even be there in the first place. I don t re gret for a minute that we made a commitment to the people to con centrate on hard drug casessaid Horton He also cited the Lane In teragency Rape Team (LIRT)asa program helping the county The new legislation for rape which dis allows the admission of a victim s past sexual activity is. in Horton s view, "the first rape law so that we no longer try the victims "We ve always tried to have an open office," said Horton. That s the kind of public service we should have.' Prof appraises writing Nathaniel Teich, University director of English composition, has been appointed a regional judge for a national high school writing competition to be held in June. The competition is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and will honor individual high school students and their schools for writing excellence. Some 800 high school seniors are cited annually for excellence in writing and are recommended to colleges and universities for admission and for financial aid. Teich says the quality of writing has dropped considerably in recent years. He describes the results of this year's waiver examination for Writing 121 as "pretty atrocious.’’ Over half of the students who took the exam this term did not pass. Everything for the ARTISTS and ARCHITECTS. COLE ARTISTS SUPPLIES STUDENTS & FACULTY w DISCOUNT Please show card I II off our before purchase I /^r reg. prices ON CASH PURCHASE OF ALL SUPPLIES 339 EAST ELEVENTH AVE. AMPLE PARKING - REAR OP STORE Just a few blocks from campus I ':4iMe Ocead
