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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1910)
OREGON EMERALD Pubished Wednesday and Saturday dur ing the college year by students of the UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Application made for second class mail rates. SUBSCRIPTION KATES One year.$1.00 Single copy.$ .05 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chlef _W. C. Nicholas, ’10 News Editor .Ralph Moores, ’12 Assistant .Wm. E. Rowell, ’ll City Editor .Calvin Sweek, ’ll Asistant .Dean Collins, '10 Reporters .L. D. Ray, '12 .R. B. Powell, ’12 .W. S. Main ’12 .H. E. Cash, '13 .F. S. Waite, ’13 .Geo. Shantin, ’12 .Dan Mitchell ’13 .W. R. Bailey, ’12 .Karl Ontharik, ’13 .Helen Higbee ’12 BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager..Fritz Dean, ’ll Circulation .C. A. Osterholm, '12 Advertising ....James Canfield. ’12 A DESIRABLE CHANGE A suggestion was made by i’rofessor Schafer last year which, while it seemed to receive little notice, was worth fur more consideration than all the educa tional improvements that are ordinarily made during the entire year. This was to abolish the present system of grad ing, and to substitute for it a simple system whereby the students .simply fail to pass. At the time he made his proposal, I’rofessor Schafer pointed out many of its advantages and showed, better than we are able to, the reasons why it should be adopted. It seems that it is the Old World method, the method used in En gland and generally on the continent of Europe. It gets rid of many of the 6vils caused by the thought of grades instead of education being uppermost. Probably it was too much for Pro fessor Schafer to hope for his sugges tion to be adopted. It is a radical change too radical to be made all at once in any college. A small university like Oregon can not lead in such a movement. It remains for the large Eastern universities to take it up, and then we may be able so far to combat blind prejudice for custom as to follow in their steps. Meanwhile it is bad that education must be hampered by our present meth ods. It is safe to say that one of the most pernicious elements in American higher education is the useless compe tition for high marks. Not that high standing is bad, but because it hides the true purpose of learning. Another effect of our present system —an effect that is not so usually thought of—is that it tends to destroy the iinli viduality of the student. In order to get perfect marks with many instruc tors, it is necessar\ completely to mould ideas to conform with theirs. To emphasi/e tin- importance of high marks is to accentuate this evil to its extent wunm certain t iCMUTUI I V SpcaKUIg. limits, two students may apply them selves equally well and learn the same amount, yet their methods ol study and tin' phases they specialize on may he so dilTerent that their marks will vary wide lv The oul\ recourse lor the student under the present system is to lollow the instruetor hiincl 1 > It there were only the two distinctions, "satisfactory" and "uusat iclactory," as I’rolessor Schafer suggested, the student could follow the individual bent, still satisfy the instruc tor with hi'' work, and not fail under the danger of being classed as a poor student. Two Kinds of Spirit " Throw it away, kid, for the glor\ of old Ouoduuk hiyih school I htis spoke an ardent rooter of \esterdi\ s track mol as one of Hayward's weight men stepped into the ring "To with Ouoduuk high school. I m doing this for the Y rsity," returned the big giant. This shows up in a striking comparison two widely different kinds of spirit. Quodunk high school is heard from on every side. At freshman elections there is some excuse for this partisan ship, because there the difterene fac tions have not had time to coalesce. Every man is more or less an unknown quantity, except to the small circle of h'gli school classmates, and there is no opportunity for people from every por tion of the state who have not become acquainted, to judge as to who is the best man or woman for any office. But after this first outbreak the feeling should die by natural processes of elimi nation, and in most cases it does. But ever and again rises this spectre of Quo dunk high school at election (times, lie is especially when we hear of' men being asked to vote for this candidate because he came from Quodunk high school, which happens to claim the per son addressed as an alumnus. Why should this particular high school intrude so ostentatiously into Uni versity life? Is it because the close as sociations and constant nearness cause the memories of this particular alma mater to loom up to the exclusion of infinitely bigger Oregon spirit? Or is it just a joke? If it's a joke, it is pretty badly worn out. But we think that it is heard too often and in too earnest whispering to ho classed as such. Although we doubt its potency, still in the minds of a few it is a heavy argument, and in the hands of a still smaller few a more or less powerful lever. Mow anyone can attend Oregon for a year, not to mention three or four, and still let the thought of his high school play so important a part in matters that effect the good of the University, is beyond our comprehension; but there seem to be those who accomplish this feat. HERE IS FULL LIST OF 1910 GRADUATES Eighty-one Seniors Will Receive Diplomas From Varsity 'I lie present senior class of the Uni versity of Oregon will he the largest class that has yet been graduated from the University. The class numbers 88 members, not including the departments of Medicine and Law, whose graduation exercises have already been held, and is made up of the following students: Adah Allen, Eugene; Eva Allen, Eu gene; Leroy A. Arthur, McMinnville; Ruth E. Balderree, Japan; Ethe \ Bar nard, Eugene; Harold E. Bates, Port land; Edith L. Beebe, Eugene; Annie Bergman, Astoria; Livia /. Bond, Irv ing; (ilenn E. Briedwell, Amity; W. Wilshire Bristow, Eugene; William M. Cake, Portland; William C. Campbell, McMinnville; Norwood R. Charman, Oregon City; Dudley R. Clarke, Port land; James Dean Collins, Dali,as; Ber lin K. Comings, Derby, Vt. ; Chauncey Cunning, Baker City; Harold A. Dal ell, Eugene' Henry R. Davies, Duns nmir, Cab,.; Pauline Davis, Eugene; Ralph M. Dodson. Baker City; Bertha Dorris, Spokane, Wash.; Elsie M. Dow, W ashburn, W is.; Chester A. Downs, Portland. Ruth Duniway, Portland; Carolyn Duiiston, Portland; Harry ( Hast hum, Oswego; Blanche H. Ferdine, (■rants I’ass; Arthur M. Geary, Port land; Irwin M Grodin, Oakland, Calif.; Hssie M Haley. Hugene; Ruth Hansen, Portland; Pearl . Hawthorne, Hugene; Kathleen I ilendersou, Hugene; \ era IV Horner, Corvallis; Pearl Huff, La Grande; Helena S Hughes, Portland; Oliver B. Huston, Portland; Hazel Humphrey, Hugene; F.thel M. Johnson, h'ugene; Harper X Jamison, Portland; Hanna M. Kenworthy, Portlaml; \\ il liatn C Kiltz, Vancouver, B. C.; Mabel Kuykendall. Hugene: Grace La Brie, Rosoburg; Homer Lackey, Hugene; Jennie Lilly, Portland; Roseoe C Ly-J ans, h'ugene; Hurl V Marshall, Port land; Walter Melntire, Ashland; Lela , T. McPherson, Springfield; Arthur R. Moore, Buffalo, X. L.; Carl B. Neal, Buena Vista; Oliver B. Needham, Eu gene; James K. Neill, LaGrande; F’eer dinand J. Nevvbauer, Lents; Earl A. Knott, McMinnville; Sara F. Ober teuffer, Portland; Edwin Platts, Eu gene; Alfred Powers, El Dorado, Ark.; George J. Poysky, Astoria; Ruby Pratt, Eugene; Edith Prescott, Baker City; Ormond Rankin, Portland; Joel H. Richardson, LaGrande George X. Rid dell. Portland; Harold J. Rounds, Hills dale; Estella Mae Sage, Eugene; Ethel E. Sharpe, Portland; Essie E. Sechrist, Portland; Clinton P. Shangle, Milton; Jsolene Shaver, Portland; Loretta Show ers, Portland; Leland L. Steiwer, F'os sil; Clarence A. Steele, Portland; Frank II. Swift, Pleasant 11 ill; Roy K. Terry, Portland; Shannon Laurie VanValzah, Springfield; Frederick J. Whittlesey, Portland; Wilfred Wattenburg, Fossil; Herman A. Wetterborg, Portland; Ben jamin II. Williams, Eugene; Ella M. Depoe, Eugene; Lilly Lister, La Mesa, Cal. 1 he Master’s degree will be conferred upon: Nellie McNeill, Medford; Eliz abeth Woods, Cottage Grove. DISTRICT FORESTER SAYS SAVE THE TREES Pacific Northwest Now Center of Interest for Lumber Industry “Oregon's greatest resource is lum ber,’' said C. S. Chapman, district for ester for Oregon, Washington and Alas ka, in his address in assembly Wednes day morning. “Each year the Pacilic Northwest is becoming a greater fac tor in the lumber industry, as the inter est drills westward from the depleted Eastern forests." It was to make the best use of ibis vast resource that the National forest reserves were creat 'd, whereby twenty-two and one-half million acres were withdrawn from the depredations of the timber marauder. This area is not locked up, but is only reserved for future use. Upon this reserve about one million live hundred thousand sheep, one hundred thousand head of cattle were pastured last year, and it is the policy of the government to get the maximum use of this land at the least waste of timber. All land tit for agricultural purposes in the re serves may be used. I he speaker stated that the greatest returns were secured from forests be fore they became aged, and the govern ment planned to cut such areas from time to time as soon as the maximum of production was reached. I ho timber is cut clean and the un dergrowth slashed and burned. Then the land was reseeded for another crop. 1 lie custom of leaving standing groups id' trees along ridges to reseed the de nuded portii ns has proved inadequate and artificial seeding has been resort ed to. About four thousand acres were reseeded ibis spring. For areas where reseeding was impracticable, the gov ernment has established a nursery which will produce annually three million trees. “Oregon and Washington." the speak er concluded, “produce about one-twelfth of the timber used in the United States, and it they are to maintain their place in the timber industry, they must con serve their resources and consider the second crop of native timber which has been proved to be as good as any im ported woods for construction pur poses. Mr. Woodcock came in from Port land today to \ isii bis daughter Edith. A. W. HUNT Baggage and Express Phone Main 312. 9 W. 8th St. »j»* * >;* * *> v ».• *i ♦;* *;* »j* »j».j* ►’«»j*»j»j« *i* *> *;♦ *!« »>*!♦ »*♦ "J**5*»J**S* »> <* ►!« •j* 4» •!* 4*1!* •!* *5**1*<* *5* •>*> *■ The LatestOut_ Are in Spring* Styles So j i more Clothes Stee^»n e'ld Regal Shoes Siet[Min and Mallory Hats ^ ett and Star Shirts Correct Apparel for Every Occasion Roberts Bros. 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