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Show Letters To The Editor our country in this time cf crisis as performing a distinct disservice to the people of South Viet Nam, our country, and the world. Our leaders are not stupid, however much we may disagree with their various vari-ous political views, and, in view of their sources of information, infor-mation, not available to most of the vociferous dissenters, are in the best position to recognize recog-nize the problems and take appropriate ap-propriate action in response. I submit that these people are not "warmongers", but that they are doing their best to find realistic solutions to problems prob-lems that are considerably more complex than most of us realize. They need our constructive con-structive support, not our disdain. dis-dain. Philip C. Pugsley Plays Worthwhile Editor: Last week I enjoyed a University Uni-versity activity so much that I want to acknowledge it publicly: pub-licly: I attended a performance of "The Fantasticks" presented by University Theater in Pioneer Pio-neer Memorial Theatre. I am ;sure that many newcomers new-comers to the campus are not fully aware of many of the opportunities op-portunities available to them in the way of entertainment, education, edu-cation, and culture that supplement supple-ment and often surpass oppor- I tunities found in the classroom. (Plays are written to be produced pro-duced more than they are to be read at home or in the classroom.) class-room.) I hope a few such newcomers newcom-ers may read this note and be encouraged . to attend future plays at the Pioneer Theatre especially if the plays hold up to the standard set by "The Fantasticks." In this production we saw the wisdom of casting highly competent local actors in roles distinctly fitted to their talents, in striking contrast to some past productions of the University Uni-versity Theater when "name" actors or actresses were used as audience bait with, apparently, appar-ently, little assurance that their abilities were equal to their roles, and sometimes, one is inclined to feel, without much assurance that they were anything any-thing more than "names." How many "name" actors are names solely because of some personality quirk, a handsome hand-some physique, or photogenic mien or something else unrelated unre-lated to artistic talent? As an old friend and patron of University Theater, I want to congratulate the staff and cast of "The Fantasticks" for avoiding the "star" trap and presenting their audiences with two hours of enjoyable entertainment, enter-tainment, performed well and ably direeted. Halbert S. Greaves Board Defended Editor: Re: Mr. Pugsley's letter regarding re-garding the "juke box" in the Huddle and the Union Board. The board is the policy making body for everything that takes place in the Union. Of the 21 members of the board representing repre-senting all University publics, .11 of them are students including includ-ing the chairman. As a member of ASUU Coordinating Co-ordinating Council, Mr. Pugsley Pugs-ley is representing .student interests. in-terests. The student members of the Union Board are doing their best to represent the student stu-dent in the Union. Any permanent changes that take place in the Union will be made by the board which has not met so far this year. We invite and enlist all interested students to make known their interests concerning the Union. In turn we will do our best to represent them. Fred M. Oswald Union Board Chairman Briscoe Absurd Editor: We wish to register our disgust dis-gust at the article by Mr. David Briscoe, entitled "Ernest Wilkinson Wil-kinson and Charlie Brown." Would Mr. Briscoe have us believe that students actually are achieving desired status by becoming "beatniks, go-go girls and surfers" and in general doing do-ing as they please? And are we to believe that the world will become a better place if we are to follow such persons as "Charlie Brown" Artman rather than outstanding leaders such as Ernest Wilkinson? Wilkin-son? Mr. Briscoe asks, "What would happen to a generation without a moral dictator?" We submit that there are evidences all around of the outcome of laxity in moral instruction (yes, and of the laxity of necessary dictation of proper moral attitudes atti-tudes and conduct) from today's to-day's parents. To think that society is benefitted bene-fitted by the conduct of "way-out" "way-out" teenagers (even those who are out of their teens) is completely com-pletely absurd. In our opinion Ernest Wilkinson Wilkin-son is merely picking up where others should never have left off. Perhaps if others will join him there is still hope for the children of "Charlie Browns". Douglas Morrison Odell Miner Keith R. Lalliss Robert W. Miller Warren D. Hansen A Tough Question Editor: I was pleased to read the article by Mr. Hien and letter by Mr. Harmon in Monday's "Chronicle," neither of which expressed what seems to be considered the "enlightened" viewpoint on the war in Viet Nam. We have heard so much criticism by people from the "intellectual community" and other crusaders of the motives and conduct of our country's effort there that it was refreshing refresh-ing to read a few of the sensible sensi-ble arguments in favor of what we are trying to accomplish. Of course we want a solution solu-tion to the conflict in that country. None of us want to be sent there to fight and we . all regard the tremendous investment in-vestment of manpower and money as unfortunate. Immediate settlement or even the withdrawal of our forces from that part of the world would be welcomed by everyone every-one in this country and the world would certainly breathe easier at having one less "hot spot" about which to worry. However, what price would have to be paid if we were to follow such a course? Historically, the people of this country have regarded some things as being highly important and worth even the expenditure of the lives of our citizens to secure. This concern has caused us to become involved in-volved in other "unfortunate" conflicts, e.g. the war in Korea. In Viet Nam we are again confronted with the efforts of the forces of Communism to dominate and subdue people who have the same love of freedom and desire to avoid subjugation that we have. What the people who are advocating various "immediate solutions' 'are able to do in this free country, as part of their advocacy (write letters of dissent, speak out, and even march in protest if they desire), de-sire), they would be unable to do under the totalitarian, Communist Com-munist domination that we are trying to stop in Southeast Asia and other areas of the world. The kind of Communism that we are facing in Viet Nam would do everything in its power to avert or in other ways undermine the free elections elec-tions that we hear advocated as an immediate solution, unless un-less the country can be secured so that a genuine expression of the people can be obtained. In trying to accomplish the most worthwhile of objectives, often mistakes are made. When we feel that they have occurred we have every right to speak out indeed, democracy depends de-pends on our doing this, either vocally or at the poles, and this is one of the rights that we are trying to secure for the people peo-ple of South Viet. Nam. However, I regard the efforts of those who would impugn the motives of the leaders of |