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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1978)
Educators may lose mansions No more rent-free homes The 40-year-old practice of pro viding mansions to top Oregon education officials may be falling by the wayside. Currently the state provides seven residences for university presidents and other higher edu cation officials, including two in Eugene. University Pres. William Boyd and Roy Lieuallen, chancellor of the state higher education sys tem, both live rent-free in homes in the Hendrick's Park area valued at over $250,000. Last week the state Emergency Board refused to allow the pur hase of another mansion in Port land for the president of the Uni versity of Oregon Health Sciences Center. Lieuallen tried to persuade the board to authorize the purchase through gifts that had been ar ranged, but the board wouldn't budge. “We have no business buying anybody a seven-bedroom, seven-bath house when their salaries are higher than the governor’s and they are being supported by people making $14,000 a year,” Sen. Jack Rip per, D-North Bend, told the As sociated Press. Lieuallen then told the board he would bring them a proposal to “phase-out" the practice of provid ing mansions to education offi cials by allowing them to stay until they retire and then selling or re turning the homes. Boyd says he would welcome such a change and would proba bly move out of his mansion within a year if the proposal is accepted. Lieuallen says a housing allow ance would probably be cheaper than paying upkeep on the older homes. In February of 1977 the board voted to continue the practice of providing presidential homes to avoid putting itself behind in re For information on all county services •I^ITSLINE call Larje Coynty toll-free 1-800-452-6379. By popular demand, we’ve extended our Monday special to four days per week, Monday-Thursday! SPAGHETTI DINNER $095 SI 4m Adults 45 Children Undsr 10 With your choice of meat sauce, tomato sauce, or mush room sauce. Meal includes soup or salad and bread sticks. Family Style Lunch & Dinner Reservations recommended for parties of six or more. 726-1844 3111 Gateway St, oft 1-5 at Bait Una Exit Home Grown Shoppe \ Exotic Plants Grow Lights Soils, Books and a wide selection of pots and baskets Cut flowers, arrangements, corsages VISA 11th 6 Alder 344 4030 Behind the jungle mural Mon.-Thurs. 10-5:30 Fri. 6 Sat. 10-6:00 Sun. 12-5:00 Page 8 mammmi Photo by Greg Gawlowski University Pres. William Boyd's home near Hendricks Park may be part of the phase-out. cruiting higher education officials. If the proposal to change the policy is accepted, six university presidents and chancellor Lieual len will be looking for new quarters and the mansions will return to the donors or be sold. In the meantime Lieuallen sug gested the option to purchase a $210,000 home for Dr. Leonard Lester, health sciences center president, to the non-profit foun dation that supports the center in order to keep the state's promise to Lester to provide a home for him. Eugenean wants GOP seat, says party endangered I By KEVIN HARDEN Of the Emerald With the Republican party state convention less than a week away, one more candidate for party chairer has thrown his hat into the ring. Dewey Newman, a 44-year-old Eugene research consultant, has added his name to the competition for state party chairer against Steve Young, incumbent chairer, and Walter Huss, a fundamen talist Christian minister. Newman, who announced his intentions at a news conference Friday afternoon, said he is run ning as a compromise candidate to Young and Huss, who have had trouble restoring unity to the party. Newman met with both Young and Huss in Portland early last week to discuss party matters. After the meetings, Newman said he was convinced neither candi date could help the party. Past conflicts between the party chairer and party workers now plague Young, according to Newman. But the change offered by Huss would only damage the party. “I make no judgement regard ing who is right or wrong in the arguments over policies. I can only see they exist and that there must be change in leadership to at the Id: Huge Inventory Reduction Sale Everything on sale!! Books, Records, Art Prints, and Tapestries. all at the Id 1340 Alder clear the air and get all our ener gies directed toward the November elections.’’ While Newman will be going into the Aug. 5 Republican con vention in Bend with only a hand ful of votes, he said party dele gates who don’t agree with Young and Huss may support him. Newman and the Lane County Republican party organization have been successful in compari son to other areas of the state. If he is elected chairer, Newman hopes to extend that success to the rest of the state. If Young is re-elected, the party could remain split, Newman said, and if Huss is elected, the party may fall apart. “(Huss) does not offer the type of change needed. I am convinced that his publicly and privately stated desire to elect only ‘right thinking candidates’ would so nar row the support of Republican candidates that the party would at best become only a token force in Oregon politics.” The party under Huss’ leader ship would probably not be able to support state candidates in the November election, Newman said. Huss would only allow “Christian” candidates to receive party support, and would ignore other non-Christian candidates. "If Huss wins, most statewide candidates would probably run in dependently of the party in the November election,” Newman said. Newman, who was head of the Victor Atiyeh for Governor cam paign until he resigned to run for party chairer, has been president of Eugene's Rubicon Society and has worked on the party’s execu tive committee in Lane County. * Tuesday, August 1, 1978
