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Reflections on death, meaning
Perhaps it is because I'm now approaching
the twilight side of the mountain of life that my
thoughts more frequently center on the reality —
and irreversible finality — of death. It is not a mor
bid preoccupation, but rather a periodic
philosophic pondering of the "situational mean
ing" of certain lives which have ended during the
past 21 years. Apart from wrenching deaths of na
tionally visible personalities like )ohn Kennedy,
Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, jr., —
here at the University, there was also the head-on
highway collision on June 17, 1969 which claimed
the life of acting President Charles )ohnson.
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ron rousseve
From a situational perspective, the 1968-69
campus ambience at the University (my first year
on campus, incidentally) was anything but
benign. It is not an exaggeration to suggest that
the atmosphere then — unlike that of 1983-84 —
was "politically turbulent." I shall not attempt to
detail here the dramatic events of that tense
'68-'69 academic year which journalism professor
Ken Metzler has portrayed so vividly in his gripp
ing book "Confrontation: the Destruction of a
College President" (Nash, 1973). I mention the
enormously stressful campus ethos that year in
passing, because only by attempting to envision it
in some way can one, 15 years later, gain an ap
preciation for the courageous endurance and
principled integrity manifested by Johnson during
what turned out to be the last year of his life.
And on what principles did he choose to take
his stand? When I remember the man he was, the
following convictions invariably surface as
sources of the "meaning" Johnson was able to
wrest from his short tenure as acting president of
the University:
Steadfast commitment to the concept of the
liberal university as "a place where it is possible
to bring up for examination all ideas. . . in the firm
conviction that through this process those of
value will find ultimate acceptance."
Regarding student dissent, confidence in due
process procedures and in "controlled confronta
tion" — bringing all parties to an issue together
for open debate in an atmosphere of relative
calm.
Overall, his administrative style was patient
and consultative — reflecting an unswerving
humanitarian nuance which prompted Glenn
Starlin to refer to Johnson (in his moving eulogy in
June 1969) as one who may have "cared too much
in his desire for right and reason to hurry us to a
better world."
I believe that the important legacy of the late
Charles Johnson remains intact on campus 15
years after his death. In short, it is an uncommon
affirmation of free inquiry and critical questioning
in defense of the kind of open university that is in
dispensable to the vitality of a pluralistic,
democratic society.
Such a legacy places Johnson prominently in
line with Arthur Flemming, Robert Clark, William
Boyd, and now University Pres. Paul Olum — each
of whom has also fostered a climate of intellectual
openness and appropriate free expression here,
when the simple expedient of forcible suppres
sion might have been the easier course to follow.
It is fitting that we keep alive the memory of
the late Charles Johnson — for in honoring him
we also honor this University.
Ron Rousseve is a professor of counseling
psychology at the University.
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Look closer
In response to Rick Galliher
(Emerald, May 24): If you'd take
a little care and look at the bar
graph painted on 13th Street,
you'd see that it represents the
proposed U.S. Federal Funds
Budget outlays for the 1985
fiscal year. You present figures
from last year's unitary budget
which included Social Security
under Fluman Resources.
I do not know you. I don't
know what sort of politics or
politicians you believe in, but to
label me and those who painted
the graph as Communists is pre
judice and clearly thoughtless.
We are not Communists. We
feel that our action was
patriotic.
We cannot believe that a
president who chooses to fund
suffering, torture and murder
around the world over human
needs could have compassion
for the people of his own coun
try. We expressed the budget in
visual form because we want
others to comprehend the ab
surd imbalance of this budget. It
symbolizes the hateful policies
of the Reagan Administration.
We are not worms and you're
not a worm. Please transcend
the "us and them" mentality
and let's work together for
peace and justice and stable
future.
Kathryn Kelly
student campaign for disarm.
Laughing
In regards to the letter written
by Ronald Harper:
The only thing "seriously
wrong" here, is with his reason
ing. Harper claims that the
minority of the students are be
ing discriminated against. Very
interesting hypothesis indeed. I
take it if we gave in to his pleas,
and gave the Commentator its
funding, that the interest of the
students would be satisfied. I
got a bigger laugh out of this no
tion than from that issue's
episode of "Bloom County." I
suppose that the 1,715 students
who voted against the funding
will be satisfied as well. I don't
think so....
The Commentator had all year
to win friends and influence
people, and it obviously (judg
ing from the vote) failed
miserably in this endeavor. As
for this publication being ex
traordinary; the only thing I
found extraordinary about the
Commentator was how many
different ways their writers and
editors could dream up to put
liberals down. Quite an
accomplishment.
In closing, I'd just like to say
that I actually love the Commen
tator, and that no bottom of a
parrot cage is complete without
a copy.
John Chandler
senior, telecommunications
Clarify
In reading the article "IFC
doesn't challenge Hotchkiss'
veto" on May 24 1 saw a quota
tion from Tim Jordan, co-editor
of Off The Record. He was
quoted as saying, "We had to
fight for an additional $200 for a
publication that has been on
campus for 18 years." What
publication and/or which 18
years is he talking about? As the
ASUO secretary for nearly two
and-a-half years (November 1978
— March 1981) during the ad
ministrations of Ramon Herrera,
Scott Bassett and David Eaton, I
can attest to the fact that no Off
The Record or anything even
vaguely similar existed during
that time. Jordan, please clarify
your statement.
Donna Holleran
office manager, English dept.
Oregon doily
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