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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1924)
GOOD WEATHER . CHEERS SQUAD Baseball Men Go Through Thorough Workout BACKSTOP CREW IS GOOD If Sunshine Lasts, Diamond Will be Ready for Use With the advent of genuine base ball weather, Coach Reinhart and his squad enjoyed a thorough work out last night. Practically all of the large crew of pitchers had a chance to Jimbor up their arms by heaving to the batters, while the entire contingent batted each in turn. It was the best practice, of the rain-interrupted season. Although none of the pitchers put anything on the ball, they gained some experience in control ling their delivery. None of them showed any extraordinary tendency to wildness and among tho new men, Peterson, at least, showed that he has a fair amount of control, which is one of the most important requi sites of a twirlor. Three Catcher Candidates Thero was no regular game, hence tho men were scattered at various spots in tho infield. From the crew that was out, it seems that there will be three candidates for catcher, Cook, Orr, and Bliss. These three should make the backstop question a settled one. For first base, Latham and Woods are trying out. Latham played the position last year, so, unless he does unusually well as a pitchor, he will probably occupy tho initial corner this sdason also. Ross, two-year veteran, in all probability will be the favorite for socond place, al though ho will find competition in Moore and sevoral others. Bittner, last year’s freshman socond sacker, is trying out for short this year and has tho edge on the aspirantB for tho posi tion. Hobson, also of the 1923 frosh, is going strong for tho look in-corner. Other candidates for in field berths are Troutman, King, Pil and Tamba. Field Not Completed If the presont weather holds up, the squad will hit up a strenuous paco next week. Another day’s sun shine should make the diamond fit to be scraped anid rolled). This done, the frosh and varsity will be gin to clash daily to get in shape for the conference games. The proposed now diamond near Hayward is not much nearer com pleted than it was last week be cause of the recent rains. The weather, jinx has been a severe handicap to Oregon baseball nines and it looks as if this year will be no exception. EX-GRADUATE TAKES SPECIAL WORK HERE Mrs. Erma Zimmerman Smythe, ’19, is taking special work on tho campus this quarter, in preparation to joining lior husband, Donald D. Smythe, ’19, who has been head of the geology department in Peiyang university in Tientsin, China, for the last year. Mis. Smythe* who is a sister of Don Zimmerman, ’24, is taking work in geology, and work with Ralph Casey and W. F. O. Thacher of the journalism department. She has been in Colorado since her hus band's departure. Mrs. Smythe was a well known journalist on the cam pus, in her senior year she was the one woman speaker at tho annual newspapermen’s banquet at the Os boru hotel. She was editor of “Old Oregon” for the year ’21-'22. She expects to go to her husband in China this summer. "classified ads" Minimum ehartr*, 1 time, 26c; X times, 46c : 8 times, 60c ; t week. $1.20. Must be limited to 5 lines; over this limit 6c per line. Phor.e 961, or leave copy with Business office of Emerald, in University Press. Office hours, 1 to 4 p m. PAY ASUS IS AOVANd ONLY ♦-.*> Dressmaking—And nil kinds of sewing. Work guaranteed, at 1145 Onyx street. Phone 1369-J. A 4 9 Lost—Navy blue crocheted hat, between Kappa house and Woman’s bldg., last night. Finder please phone 204. A-5 Be a Newspaper Correspondent— With the Heacock Plan and earn a good income while learning; we show you how; begin actual work at once; all or spare time; experi ence unnecessary; no canvassing; send for particulars. Nowawriters Training Bureau, Buffalo, N. Y. . F 12-tf The GROCETERIA The Home of Good Goods Two Phones, 1686, 267 48 Ninth Avenue Hast PECULIARITIES SHOWN IN SYTEM OF GRADING _ . ’ . .. , « ...» _r_ New Plan Proposed Would Do Away With All Marks but Passing and Failure By George H. Godfrey When a student, now in the Uni versity, was in the fourth grade, he took an “arithmetic test.” The class was given 10 problems, if eight of them were right, the grade was 80, five netted 50, and none right, nothing. Last term, that same student could have told his parents that bis standing was 80.3 per' cent of 100; 55.7 per cent, or 31.2 per cent, and each one would have been correct! Each figure is derived from the same set of grades, each figured from a legitimate University basis. The first figure, 80.3 per cent, is explained thus: The University j grades from I to Y, with variations i according to the numerical system I based on 100 follows: 90 to 95, II; 85 to 90, III; 80 to 85, IV; 70 to 80, Y. Then, taking the minimum I to earn the grade designated, his [grades would bo as follows: five hours of II, or 90; five hours of I III, or 85; and four hours of V, or 70. Changing these grades to j points, this gives a total of 1.115 | points, or units. The most that , I could have been made, assuming J j that 14 hours had rated the grade , of I (100), would have been 1,400. 1 Therefore, ho received 1,115 over 1,400, or 80.3 per cent of the maxi mum. This means then that he learned approximately four-fifths of what he should have, j Now for answer numbor two, 55.7 per cent. This is figured on the new system, whereby so many “points” are awarded, in accord ance with the grade, for the hours made. Thus, five points are given ! for each hour of I, four points for each hour of II, and so on down to V, for which one point is given for each hour. Thus, figuring five hours of two as 20 points, five hours of three as 15, and four hours of five as four, he received 39 points. The maximum he could havo re ceived (14 hours of I equal 14 times V), was 70 points. So it is seen that he roceivod 39 out of a possible 70, or 55.9 per cent of what could j have been made. Thus, it would ac- j tually seem that under this system 1 lie was barely 50 per cent or one-1 half, efficient, while under system number one, he was four-fifths ef ficient, or 80.3 per cent. The third answer is as follows, and is the one most common. The maximum “average” the student j could have made was 1. The actual average was 3.2. Then figuring j with 1 as the maximum, the average | of 3.2 is just 31.2 per cent of what could have been made, which means that the student was less than one third efficient. Thus it is soon, that while he learned less than one-third as much as he should have, he learned four-fifths os much as he could have at the same time. No solution is offered for the problem, except this: The abolition of all grades except two, passing and failure, with perhaps an allow ance mado for exceptionally gifted students, who, after extraordinary diligence, might be rowarded with the grade of “honors.” This is to bo proposed for the University, it is rumored. Many students during their college careers have striven more for “grades” than, for actual workable knowledge, and it is hard to find a student who will state otherwise. Tinder the proposed system, the students would at least work hard enough to “get through” and those who really desired to learn some thing more than enough to pass could do so, and count the extra knowledge just so much gain. Thus would the race for grades, by vari ous methods of “cramming” and even of falsifying, be largely elimi nated. Any student worthy of re ceiving a college education should be capable of doing at least III work—and this could be set as the standard of passing. Also, a fail ure should not be regarded as a real achievement. Then at the end of four years a student could state that he had done so much work to graduate, and all graduates would receive the same rating. As it is, the graduate with an average of II is rated twice as high as the graduate with a grade of IV. WRITERS’ FRATERNITY ELECTS NEW OFFICERS At a meeting of Ye Tabard Inn of Sigma Upsilon, Thursday evening at the Anchorage, officers were elected for the coming year. They are Laurence Hartmus, president; Edward Miller, vice-president; Leon Byrne, secretary and treasurer. The policy of holding regular as opposed to irregular luncheons and evening meetings was decided upon. 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Speakers are now to be providec for every Republican club, as far a .I... is possible, according to the college bureau. In addition, each club will have the hearty support of the Repub' lican alumni, several of whom will be invited to address meetings in the course of the college year. These speakers will not only promote the intelligent discussion of important politcal questons, but will also direct the student’s attention to the funda mental principles of the Republican | party. \ Commending this plan to bring un- I dergraduates into closer touch with the nation’s political problems, Sena | tor James E. Watson of Indiana says: “The movement to encourage in terest on the part of college men and women in affairs of the nation opens a wide field for real public service. There is no more important training for the undergraduate than that which leads to a better understanding of the country’s political ques tions and a better acquaintance with .the issues involved. 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