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About Oregon emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1912)
OREGON EMERALD Published each Wednesday and Satur day of the school year by the Students of the University of Oregon. Entered In the postofflce at Eugene as second class matter. Subscription rates, per year, $1.00. Single copies, 5c. STAFF Editor-in-Chief....R. Burns Powell, Managing Editor.A. E. Houston, Hews Editor. .. .Laurence Whitman, City Editor.Fen Wulte, Assistants— Nellie Hemenway, Henry Fowler, Associate Editors— Exchange—George Shantin, Sporting—Mason Roberts, Society—Elizabeth Lewis, Humorous—William Cass, Reporters—• Edward Himes, Howard Zimmerman, Walter Klmmell, Anna McMlcken, Flora Dunham, Bers Cowden, Lila Sengstake, Harold Young, Oscar Haugen, F. T. Fletcher, Leland Hendricks, Jessup Strang, Laurence Dlnneen, Carlyle Gelsler, Luton Ackerson, Business Manager . A. F. Roberts, Advertising Water L. Doble, Circulation Clay Watson, ’12 ’12 '14 ’13 '13 '14 •12 ’13 ’13 ’14 ’12 ’13 ’13 ’13 ’14 ’14 ’14 ’14 ’14 ’15 ’15 ’15 ’15 ’15 ’15 ’13 ’13 ’15 Saturday, January 13. 1912. Lo, the Poor Student The change in the system of grad ing adopted by the faculty last Thurs day is one of the most noteworthy measures adopted by anOregon faculty in years and has called forth a storm of protest from the student body, much of which is probably due to a misunderstanding of the new system, and from several of the University’s best known professors, in fact, we un derstand the measure passed the fa culty with a majority of but two votes. The old system was discarded be cause it was held that some of the professors were too lenient with their A grades and some were too tight, to use a slang expression, and the fa culty desired to make an A grade uf uniform value throughout the University. We fail to seen how this end will ho accomplished by the new system which provides for fifty percent of the class being called medium stud ents, twenty-five called honor or superior students, and the poor un fortunate remaining twenty-five per cent designated as passed, or, as some members of the faculty advised, in ferior. If the standard of A is different in the various depart ments and there is need to have it uniform, the student says that is something for the faculty to settle within its own assembly, and not divide him and his fellows into three arbitrary divisions and call them names. It looks to him like a change in form, but not in substance. Its pretty safe to say that with the standards set by some professors, twenty-five per cent of the students don’t deserve A or B, but with other professors a larger per cent than twenty-live per cent are students deserving high marks. Under the new system an A grade for Professor X will still rep resent two hours preparation for each recitation period, an A grade for Professor /. will still represent three hours of preparation, for no two members of the faculty have the same degree of ability nor the same amount of inclination to work students; each professor will continue to advocate his former standard and the only re sult wo can discover is that twenty tivo per cent of the students will be given a high mark, fifty per cent a medium mark, and twenty-five per cent a low mark. A profes sor’s standard is the result of his heredity and past and present environment and it is as reasonable to expect that two professors will have the same standards, as it is to sup pose that two men are identical in inheritance and in environment. Of course, the new system will not work, necessarily, a hardship on any one class, for it is in the aggregate that all grades given out by the pro fessors must correspond to the di vision mentioned. the great objec tion the student makes, aside from the contention that it will not make uniform the value of grades in all departments, is the names the divi sions are designated by. The terms A, B. U, D, and K, are numerical and carry no special idea of class dis tinction with them, but to be called medium, superior, or honor, takes the emphasis of numerical valuation and places it on the class. The grades of some students represent the amount of work done by them, but for many others they represent mental ability. 1 and the seventy-five percent who will be designated as mediocre or passed, a polite expression for inferior, will object to the terminology for the same reasons our forefather objected to class names based upon birth. The University catalogue says that the grade C denotes good work; than why call a student, who does good work, mediocre or medium. The terms carry with them a certain idea of disgrace. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Miss Meta Mathews has gone to Portland to spend the week with her mother, who is ill. “Bob” Cruisshank, a Beta from Maine, was a week-end guest at the Beta Theta Pi House. “Scotch” McAllen, who has been ill in Portland, returned to Eugene to re sume his college work. Ted Holmes and Alfred Clark will re-enter Oregon next semester. Al fred was a 1910 glee club man. Miss Fox, Y. W. C. A. general sec retary, has been a guest at the Chi Omega House during the week-end. Miss Bonisteel, Tri Delta house mother, has not yet returned from a trip to Chicago. She is expected back at the end of the week. Bishop Scadding will spend Sunday at the Beta House. The Bishop and Pres. Campbell were guests of the Dormitory at dinner yesterday. The many friends of “Cady” Rob erts will be sorry to hear that he lost a fraction of a tooth in the Kappa Sigma-Delta Sigma basketball game Monday. Finder please return and receive generous reward. i __ _ Do Not Forget when going home on your vacation, to take home a box of “OTTO’S” VICTORIA CHOCALATES, the best chocolates made. Weber’s Milwaukee Chocolates at the Obak Cigar Store. Printing,.. It’s easy to learn the value of tasteful, appropriate and /classy” printing if you will place the work in onr hands. We produce printed things that make a pleasing im pression. Eugene Printing Co* Loan & Savings Bank Bg. Phone 409 Electric Shoe Repairing Satisfaction Guaranteed Ed Cluer 619 Willamette Postal Card Pictures of all phases of College Activities at Book Exchange Town Book Stores or sec Andrew’ Collier $10 Suit House Outfitters of Mrn ar.d Boys Men's All Wool Suits $10 to $25 Sixth ard ^TilUmcttc DR. C. B. WILLOUGHBY DR. F. L. NORTON Dentists. Phone 736. Room 6, McClung Bldg., Eugene, Ore. DR. H. L. STUDLEY Osteopathic Physician Office, 316 White Temple, Eugene, Or. Residence, 145 W. 10th. Phone: Office 589; Res. 438-L. DR. A. BURSELL Physician and Surgeon Office, 210 White Temple. Phone 678. Office hours, 9 to 12 A. M. 2 to 5 P. M. Residence, 963 Harrison Ave., Eu gene, Ore. Phone Main 664. BARTLE & SCAIFE Physicians and Surgeons 217 I. 0. O. F. White Temple. Office phone 154-R. Res., 611-R. DR. M. C. HARRIS Dentist U. 0. '98. Rooms 2 and 4, Mc Clung Bldg., 8th and Willamette Sts. DR. EDWARD H. WHITE Dentist Phone 5. Folly Theatre Bldg, Eu gene, Oregon. B. J. HAWTHORNE Attorney at Law With Woodcock and Smith, Eugene DR. WALDO J. ADAMS Dentist Cor. 9th and Oak Sts. Room 306; White Temple. Phone 317. T. A. Gilbert. A. B. Chaffee. Ok Oak Shoe Store Wear Sorosis and Walkover Shoes. 587 Willamette St. Phone Main 227. Pioneer Shining Parlors Grateful for Student Patronage F. BERRY Scbwering $ Cindley BARBER SHOP Students, Give Us a Call 6 East 9th St., Opp. Hoffman House Broders Bros. Wholesale and Retail dealers in FRESH, CORNED AND SMOKED MEATS Chambers Hardware Company Gillette Safety Razors The Kuykendall Drug Store DRUGS, CANDIES, TOILET ARTICLES AND SUNDRIES 588 Willamette St. Cfye Collman Stufcio Official ’Varsity Photographer. Best Prices for the Best Pictures. KOH-I-NOOR The ‘‘Quality” Shop Confectionery and Ice Cream that is superior Hot and Gsld Lunches Call up 578 Varsity Chocolates Something entirely new. A delici ous whipped cream, with a milk choco late coating. A trial will convince you of their superiority. Palace of Sweets SPORTSMEN’S SUPPLY HOUSE Gymnasium and Football Outfits Eugene Gun Co. DESIRABLE XMAS GIFTS A larger line than ever this year. Special things in Brassware, Silver Novelties, Picture Frames, and Nov elties. Select your goods now and I will lay them aside for you. Seth Laraway Bob Murphy Around the Corner from Otto’s MELVIN HANSEN The Realty Dealer Acreage and City Lots a Specialty. 474 Willamette. Phone 881. Oregon ! Here’s Success To You! The House Furnishers 475 Willamette St., near Post Office. Registered Factory on Optometrists Premises Burgess Optical Co. Wholesale and Retail OPTICIANS 591 Willamette St. Eugene Dillon Drug Co. 527 Willamette Street Exclusive Agents for Whitman's Candies Try a Fussy Package Capital and Surplus, $235,000. Eugene, Oregon. We have room for your account and we want your business. The Store that Saves you Money on Furniture for Students PIERCE BROS. FANCY GROCERIES FRUITS, VEGETABLES Phone us your orders. We have our own delivery wagons. Phone 53. DUNN’S BAKERY U. of 0. students welcome to Eu gene. You are invited to inspect our plant and our goods. All kinds of pastry, sanitary wrapped bread. Heinz’ goods, Aldon confectionery, j chewing gum, etc. Dunn & Price Phone 72. 30 East 9th St. Electric Cleaning and Pressing Co* Clyde L. Stratton, Prop. Cleaning, Pressing, Repairing We make a specialty of cleaning and pressing ladies suits and evening gowns. Agents for Edward E. Strauss & Co. Superior Tailoring—Popular Prices. 22 W. 8th St. Phone 827. Geo. Sovern Proprietor Combination Barber Shop. 519 Willamette St. Phone 641-J. COCKERLINE S WETHERBEE Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, ladies’ and Men's Furnishings. Men’s, Youth’s, Children’s Clothing. Phone 42.