Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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civil rights -experiment in black and white “How does it feel to be a Negro and how can a white man really know what it feels like to be on the receiving end of name calling, the butt of blind prejudice and the target of bigotry?” “A Study in Color,” the Northwest Civil Equality Conference sponsored by Oregon State’s Y-Round Table attempted to explore these and other questions pertinent to racial misunderstanding. Speakers Rev. Malcolm Boyd, James Forman, head of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and Dr. Catherine Chitman, authoress, examined the degradation endured by Negroes as a result of prejudice. OSU students, however, proved to be disinterested in the problems of the Negro. The audience was composed almost entirely of professors and students were noticeably absent. Another attempt at self-expression met with little enthusiasm. The Oracle, a magazine described by the Barometer as “a new and exciting means of expression” was sponsored by the Department of Humanitiesand Social Sciences. Despite efforts of Pete Wold and Vic Cordell, its originators, the Oracle died for lack of funds.

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• • wage law, increase in federal aid to education and “some type of discount” for students at Corvallis retail stores. Ventura, head of the “middle-of-the-road Conscientious Party,” assured voters that students make student government. He proffered the proverbial promise that if elected he would stress activities and promote more student participation. The Barometer too wanted to share in the making of a president. Editor Rich Hansen and his editorial board decided to exercise the newspaper’s prerogative of endorsing candidates. They chose Ventura. He won a landslide of approval from the 20 percent of the student body interested enough to vote. The process had been completed, another ASOSU president had been made. Nr % ' tt Z. A

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moms’ weekend: turtles and tired feet Once every Spring, Moms pour into Corvallis to find out why they shell out $1500 to send “Johnny” to school each year. “Mother May I” headed by Marion Joiner, offered the usual Mothers’ Weekend features to keep moms entertained and satisfied. ROTC drilling, a fashion show, the New Christy Minstrel Concert and the annual Beta Theta Pi turtle race resulted in the expected — tired feet. Not up to par this year however, was the Interfraternity Sing. Females dominated with 9 out of 16 sororities participating; only 4 of the 34 fraternities chose to enter. Lack of male participation was blamed on the excessive amount of time necessary for practice and the 3 year reign of the Sig Ep’s as IFC Sing first place winners. 19