OREGON EMERALD
Official student paper of the Univer
sity of Oregon, published every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday to the
college year by the Associated Stu
dents.
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Edited by
LEITH F. ABBOTT
Dorothy Duniway.Associate Editor
Lyle Bryson.-.News Editor
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Mary Ellen B&iley.Society Editor
Sports
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DO YOU KNOW ?
Do you know that the people will
vote, on May 21, on a measure that
appropriates $514,000 a year to the
University and $085,000 to the Agri
cultural college?
Do you know that this is a matter
of life or death for higher education
in Oregon?
Do you know that both institutions
are steadily losing their bast men on
account of financial inability to hold
them?
Do you know that Oregon in 1918
possessed only $411 worth of build
ings per student at the University
and $529 at the Agricultural college?
Do you know that the average for the
state institutions in the country in
1918 was $995?
Do you know that the enrollment
of students in Oregon since 1918 has
been one of the most rapid increases
in the whole country ? Do you real
ize that no additional buildings have
come to completion in that tme?
Do you know that the Oregon in
stitutions were poor to start with,
even before conditions became so
much worse?
l)o you know that good education
is the real cause of progress and pros
perity and good government?
Do you know that Oregon has been
furnishing good education to its young
men and women ? Do you know that
there is a point of economy below
which this cannot be done?
Do you know that a little knowl
edge is a dangerous thing, und that
an unduly cheapened education is like
hiring a cheap doctor.it probably
makes you worse instead of better ?
Do you know that it is the duty of
every educated person to make these
facts clear to all? Do you know that
if you do not act, nobody else can?
PRINTING OF GRADES
IS NOT FAVORED
(Continued from page 11
onlan and other papers. It will re
sult in the selection of pipe’ courses,
and the courses which require more
preparation will be passed up by the
average student. Furthermore, it
will work a detriment toward the
securing of the $805,000 issue which
will be put before the people this
spring. Unless the people of the
state see a very high standing of all
students they will not be willing to
give so largo a sum for what they
will consider a loss, as they will
think that the student goes to col
lege only to have a good time. They
do not see the outside activities in
which the student participates.”
Stundford Anderson: "1 am not in
favor of publishing the grades in any
outside papers, although in my es
timation it would be all right to print
them in the Emerald. 1 believe it
would tend to do away with outside
activities, and the student would feel
himself forced to devote all his time
to studying. This system would
hardly be fair to the student who
works part or, all of his way through
college. If he happened to receive
low marks he would be branded as a
‘loafer,’ which wiuld be decidedly un
fair. I think the majority of the
students are against the new .method
of grading.”
No Need of Publishing Grades
Harry Jamieson: “There is no need
of publishing the grades of the stu
dents in the home town papers or
anywhere else. No one need be con
cerned with what marks a student
gets, except the parents or a future
employer. The parents already get
the grades, and the employer can get
them from the University when they
are needed. The new system would
place the student engaged in outside
activities at a decided disadvantage,
and would discourage their partici
pation.”
John Houston: “I believe the new
system will do more good than harm.
There will be an added incentive for
the student to study harder. The
students is here primarily for study,
and this should be encouraged. There
is one slight fault, however. Grades
are not an indication of what a stu
dent is doing. He may be engaged
in various activities that detract
from his studies and in this way it
is not as fair as it might be. I
believe that there are quite a num
ber of students who favor the new
method.”
Lindsay McArthur: “I do noti think
the new system of publishing grades
is good because it is not fair to the
student who works outside, or who is
engaged in student activities. I think
it would cause an increase in the en
rollment in the pipe courses. The
students will stay in their own de
partments more and will not branch
out and get a knowledge of so many
different subjects as under the old sys
tem. I do not favor it.”
Carl Newbury: “The publishing of
the grades will render a hardship to
the student engaged in campus activ
ities- His grades will possibly be low
er than those of person who spends
all his time studying. When he grad
uates and goes into business, this pub
licity would be a detriment. It would
also tend to turn the average student
toward ‘pipe’ courses.”
Elmo Madden: “The new system is
not a good idea. Personally I can’t
see any reason for it. I do not be
lieve it is the right tactics for the
University to pursue. The grade
standard is high, and the grades look
lower than they really are.”
Curtiss Peterson: “I am absolutely
opposed to the new system. It should
not be done.”
Doubts if (trades Will be rriniea
Leith Abbott: “A trial of *the plan
is the only means by which its suc
cess or failure can be ascertained. Be
yond a question of a doubt our schol
astic standing needs to be raised. The
new plan calls for an expenditure of
work and expense and personally I
doubt if it will be possible to print
all of the grades made by all of the
students in any publication in the
state. The ameloriating of conditions
on the campus now towards bettering
scholastic standing could well be
thought of, I think, instead of in
itiating new, untried measures.’
Class Presidents Give Ideas
The opinions of the class presi
dents of the University on the new
grading system and the publishing of
the grades in the newspapers are var
ied and show that for the most part
the students do not favor the new
system.
Morris Morgan, president of the
senior class, says: “I think the system
of publishing grades will be alii right
as a means of information to the gen
eral public but l do not think it will
be the means of raising the grades.
The publication for the third semester
will come too late to really do any
good and that is always the term for
the lowest grades. The new system
of grading will be good as a means of
distinguishing the ‘M’ grades.”
Nish Chapman, president of the jun
ior class, in expressing his idea of the
new system said: “I do not think the
publishing of the grades a good sys
tem for it will only antagonize the
students and it is not a step toward
student government. The student
should be asked about it. The new sys
tem of marking is a good thing and
will be easjly understood.”
“Skeet’ Manerud, newly elected pres
ident of the sophomore class, consid
ered the system of marking a. good
thing, but was quite emphatic in ex
pressing his dislike of the publishing
of grades. He said,“ Who wrould read
the grades if they were published? It
would only be a way of making trou
ble and would put students in a bad
light. There does not seem to be a
point in favor of doing it and I cer
tainly do not favor that measure.’
Ralph Taylor president of the fresh
man class, said: “Personally, I think
it is a good stand that the University
is taking in publishing the grades.
It will bring up the grades and as
long as the ’posts are not published it
will be a pretty good idea to carry
out. A fellow will know distinctly
where he stands among other stud
ents. The system of marking seems
excellent.”
GRADUATE STUDENT
TELLS OF EXPERIENCES
(Continued from page one)
thinks, are largely directed toward se
curing possession of the mineral
wealth of Siberia- Already Japanese
are in the Siberian gold mines and
Japanese laborers have been brought
in. Siberia, he says, might offer a
great field for adventuresome Ameri
cans in both the fur trade and in min
ing if they could ever be sure of pro
tection. Englishmen and others in
Vladivostock are apparently waiting
now for a chance to venture in should
opportunity offer.
A very pitiful plight is that of the
German and Austrian prisoners still
held in Siberia. Some of these, Shot
well said, have been there for five
years. Many of them are in the hands
of the Japanese and Czechs, while
only a few are held by the Americans.
The United States, he said, is not
removing her troops from Siberia,
but is relieving all that were in for
the duration of the war. The regulars
only are being held, and some are re
enlisting. The bulk of the men there
now, however, are men recruited since
the war for Siberian service.
Shotwell said he is surprised that
so little of actual conditions in Siber
ia have gotten into the papers in the
United States- A revolution in Vlad
ivostock on November 18, 1919, failed
only when it was tipped off too soon,
and all who took part in it were killed
in the fighting, or were executed af
terwards. Its leader is thought to
have been the Czech general who
led the Czech troops out of Russia
earlier in the war.
POISON OAK—WARNING
Poison oak is more prevalent
than usual this year among
the students. A preventive
suggested by some who have
had experience with the mal
ady here is to wash the face
and hands in soap before go
ing out into the woods and to
let the soap dry on. On re
turning home the soap is
washed off. taking with it
any germs of the poison which
may have been collected dur
ing the trip.
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Varsity
Varsity
Announcement
Mr. Frank Tollard, representing the Feist
Music Publishing Co., will entertain the
guests of the VARSITY with his jazz singing
Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
Be here for the Fun
The Varsity
In a great many cases the usual Home Furnishing Articles found
in the average furniture store are not best fitted for your use. The
special problems of ECONOMY IN SPACE, DURABILITY and LOW
PRICE figure very prominently. Because of a special knowledge of
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them and would welcome the opportunity to help you. Through special
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