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Vol. 66, No. 7
University of Portland, Portland, Oregon
Friday, October 20, 1967
Delegates to carry out
spirit of conference
JIM FAWCETT, ASUP PRESIDENT, officiated at the meetings of the General Assembly at the 12th
annual Leadership Conference. Photo by Downing
48% turnout
Students ok constitution
by Ed Maggi
BEACON NEWS EDITOR
". . .It’s our responsibility to
tell the other students what we
got out of this conference indi¬
vidually. . .The success of this
conference can not be written
down, it is in the attitude or
feeling that this conference
inferred.”
This statement was made by
Tony Keupfer at the close of the
12th annual Leadership Con¬
ference.
It all began at 3 p.m. last
Friday afternoon, when the 92
delegates set off on their two-
hour journey to the Surftides
Motel in Lincoln City. Lincoln
is located on the Oregon Coast
about 120 miles southwest of the
University of Portland.
After dinner, the participants
broke up into their six different
interest groups; ASUP, communi¬
cations, faculty, organizations,
student life, and academic and cul¬
ture. This first group meeting
lasted until 10 p.m. Friday
evening and was reconvened at
9:45 the following morning.
The results of these individual
gatherings were made known to
the entire conference at 2:30 p.m.
in the general assembly. Each
committee chairman, or in some
by Alary Kane
BEACON SPECIAL REPORTER
Rag Week opens Wednesday,
October 25, and continues through
Friday. Grubbies may be worn
in all campus buildings (library,
Commons, classrooms, etc.) dur¬
ing die entire Rag Week. "This
is held in the spirit of the Barn
Dance," said Jim Fawcett, stu¬
dent body president. "The proj¬
ect," added Jim, "is designed to
bring the day student and boarder
together for a community pur¬
pose."
Specifically, Rag Week is de¬
voted to helping the needy of
Portland. Fifty students attended
a meeting last Monday in the
Pilot House lounge. Speakers
representing various Portland
Senior pictures for the 1967
Log will be taken November 1
and 2 in the Pilot House lounge,
announced Tom Keenan, Log
editor.
Bruce Luzader, photographer,
will be on duty from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. both days. All seniors
must have their picture taken
during these two days to insure
inclusion in the yearbook.
A $2 charge is due at
the time of photographing which
is applied toward any order of
additional pictures.
case, the spokesman, presented
the proposals and explained them.
The assembly then voted to ac¬
cept or reject each idea.
Technically, the General As¬
sembly was not a legislative body.
Its purpose was to refer the ideas
formulated at the convention to the
Senate where legislation will be
considered. The discussion and
voting of the assembly was there¬
fore centered around whether or
not it wanted a certain proposal
to reach the Senate bearing the
"seal of approval” of the 1967
Leadership Conference.
At this first meeting, the student
committee presented a proposal
concerning discipline of students
at the university.
"Realizing the mature nature of
students and their responsibility
to the university and to their
fellow students, the Committee on
Students recommends to the
ASUP senate that a study group
be formed to investigate, study,
and resolve the question of:
"The rights and responsibilities
of the student relative to the role
of discipline by the university."
The academic and culture com¬
mittee, at the assembly, stated
that "there is a non-involvement
of students on academic and cul-
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also see pages 2, 4, 5)
organizations explained how stu¬
dents can help.
Joyce Thomasmeyer of Stella
Maris House told of a need for
student help in Albina. Homes
need painting in this area but, she
pointed out, students must bring
supplies, excluding paint.
Opportunities also exist in
helping young people at the Juve¬
nile Detention House. Students
can serve meals at the Blanchet
House or socialize at Charix, a
downtown coffee house. The Al¬
bina .Coordinating Council needs
by Kathy Jurecki
BEACON NEWS REPORTER
“1 was really surprised and
very happy on the vote return.
A vote of this type gives the of¬
ficers a lot of confidence."
These were the comments of Jim
people to circulate petitions for
rat control.
Monday and Tuesday of next
week students can sign up for
jobs in the Pilot House. Stu¬
dents are still expected to attend
classes during Rag Week.
Rag Week is an ASUP spon¬
sored event. Jim Fawcett ex¬
pressed hopes that it will occur
again next semester. "Hope¬
fully, some students will identify
with the problems of Portland
and continue their work through
the remainder of the year.”
Fawcett, student body president,
on the results of the voting on the
new constitution which took place
last week.
According to the official totals
released by the ASUP office, 709
students or 48.6% of the student
body voted, close to a new school
record. Of this total 76% or
541 students voted in favor of the
proposed constitution, while 25%
or 159 voters opposed the docu¬
ment, and 2% or 13 people
abstained from voting. There¬
fore, the constitution was ac¬
cepted by a ratio of 3 to 1 in
favor of it.
The totals on the vote of con¬
fidence to the present officers
were as follows: 539 students or
76% voted in favor of it, 112 or
16% of the voters voted no, while
62 or 8% of the voters abstained
from voting. In regards to the
vote of confidence, Jim Fawcett
said, "It’s nice to know we have
the support of so many people
behind us."
You too can be a leader of
the UP government. It is still
not too late, according to Steve
Caputo, election committee chair¬
man, to announce candidacy for
the student senate or for
the freshman class presidency.
The final dates of declaring
candidacy will be Oct. 23
and 24.
A total of twelve senators must
be elected. The distribution of
representation is as follows: Two
senators from CAS; two senators
from Mehling; four senators rep¬
resenting the day students; and one
senator from each New Men's
Dorm, Christie Hall, Holy Cross
Hall, and Villa Maria.
Interested students must, in
order to be a valid senate can¬
didate, write a declaration of in¬
tent to run. and have this signed
The breakdown of voting by
classes is as follows: 199 of 518
freshmen voted or 38.4%; 319 of
370 sophomores or 86.4% voted;
103 of 266 juniors or 36.2%
voted; 88 of 284 seniors or 30.9%
voted. Sixty-two per cent of the
boarders voted, while a total of
165 day students voted. Randy
Byrd, sophomore class president,
had this comment, "This turn¬
out did not surprise me. I knew
the sophomore class had tre¬
mendous cohesiveness and inter¬
est in what happens to this uni¬
versity. I am very happy and
proud to be associated with such
a fine class. This election turn¬
out shows that this is just the be¬
ginning of a fine year for our
class. 1 would like to extend my
thanks to all the class members
for their vote of confidence in
my leadership.’’
Probably the greatest single
impact on the voting was the
swiftness and the immediacy with
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by the dean of his major and the
dean of students. The minimum
GPA allowed prospective senators
is 2.25. Freshmen seeking class
presidency are also bound by the
above requirements with the
exception of the GPA.
Five days are set aside for
campaigning, from Oct. 25 to
Oct. 29. The elections will be
held the following Monday and
Tuesday, Oct. 30-31, and will be
run by voto-matic-the voting
machine.
Glenn Yarborough
Oriental Theatre, 8:30 p.m.,
October 28. Half price on
tickets for students. Offer
good only until Monday, Oc¬
tober 23.
PAINT-IN has already begun with a Barn Dance enthusiast displaying
his talents. — Photo by Ethen
ASUP ragweek challenges students
to participate in community services
New elections draw near