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Entered m second does matter at the poet office at Eugene, Oregon, under act
•f Gongreaa ef March 8, 1870.
Spoon Feeding
LITTLE more oatmeal for baby.”
‘‘Come, baby, see the pretty porringer and the nice sugar
and cream—don’t you want to grow to be a big boy?”
Such is the attitude implied by the recommendation of class
sectioning on the basis of ‘‘ability” which has received so much
attention from the University faculty during this year. In
February the faculty approved the giving of a general intelli
gence test to the entering freshmen, following the model sug
gested by Dr. C. E. Seashore of the University of Iowa. Many
looked with favor upon the supplementary condition—that of
dividing the classes into groups, according, as we have said,
to ‘‘ability” judged by the intelligence test and supplemented
wi%a certain amount of work by the students, as favored by'
Dr. Raymond H. Wheeler, of the psychology department.
The Emerald is, in general, in favor of the general intelli
gence tes^ if one could be devised which would prove in the
least indicative of the student’s general capacity, and if it
would be used, as has been suggested, in cases of doubtful
performance, to give the able student another chance. But
the Emerald is definitely opposed to the sectioning of classes
on the basis of any such test for certain definite reasons.
In the frst place, the measure is a frank case of benevolent
paternalism. It is intended ‘‘for the good of the student.”
So far, however, we may appreciate the motive. But there is
a grave doubt as to whether separating the sheep from the
goats is advantageous. There are so many bases of judgment
which an intellgience' test at the present imperfect stage can
not touch. How will one measure perseverance? Or ambi
tion? And practical social qualities as well as ‘‘brain-power”?
And who is to do the judging?
I' And then, granting that the judging has been made on the
basis of ‘‘ability”—will not the herding of the goats together
make them goats more than ever? And will not the sheep form
an ‘‘intellectual aristocracy”? The rubbing of elbows is one
of the soundest reasons for democracy in education. If this
principle be false, then the whole system of university education
at the expense of the state is in considerable error, since the
state-financed institutions purport to provide higher education
for the masses—or such of the masses as desire it.
After the classes nre sectioned, the benevolent paternalism
takes the added turn of over-supervision. Under the present
system the student in the University cannot take exactly what
he wants, regardless, and expect to get a diploma. There are
certain required courses, which he may or may not consider
suited to his needs. lie is, however, free to exercise the power
of selection to the extent of allotting what amount of his time
shall be spent on each subject—whether he wishes to give it the
amount of attention needed to approximate a I grading, or
whether lie wishes to treat it less seriously and come in the IV
class. But lo1 Under the new system, he would not only be
directed as to what to take, but how to take it!
Elasticity thereupon vanishes. If the object be to simply
prevent a certain amount of flunks, to ‘‘salvage” here and there,
it is true that it might in some cases be done. But the good stu
dent would be penalized for his scholastic ability by being
loaded with work, and the one not so good might after all have
a hardship worked upon him under the present grading system,
since there is one qualitative basis for all, and the standard set
by the few in the upper strata (if the plan works as those who
favor it say it would) would force his grades down in propor
tion. And would the best instructors be given to the upper or
lower strata.
There is another factor to be considered: competition, the i
stimulation of different types of mind in contact, would to a
great extent, be eliminated. Why create a condition so un
natural—so unlike life? Baby may not know what is best fori
him to eat—but a university baby is in a fair state never to
know what is best for him if he does not know now. After he
has had the oatmeal of ‘‘learning” crammed down his throat
with a pedagogical spoon and is turned out to feed himself, how
much better off will he be?
The sectioning would be a mental shackle which could easily !
become intolerable. The student in the university is presumably
here for a purpose—he knows what he wants. He prefers edu
cation served cafeteria style, or at least the privilege of politely
passing his plate, lie does, and rightly, eschew spoon-feeding,!
no matter how attractive the porringer or how shiny the spoon.
Campus Bulletin
Notices will be printed in this column
(or two issues only. Copy most be
in this office by 5:80 on the day before
it is to be published, e: must be
limited to 2§ words.
Women’s League Executive Coun
cil—Important meeting tonight at
7:15, woman’s room, Woman’s
building. Old and new officers
must attend. Installation of of
ficers.
Men’s Hygiene Examinations—Men
absent from section meetings this
week call today at office of de
partment for men for questions.
Pi Lambda Theta tea to be given
at Mrs. Stetson’s on University
street, Thursday, May 28, at 3:30
p. m.
Le Foyer Francals—Meeting to
night, Y. W. Bungalow. All stu
dents who have had at least one
year French invited.
Men’s and Women’s Glee Club—
Meet at 5 p. m. today in music
auditorium. Very important:
Mortar Board—All old members
meet today, 11:00, Journalism
building.
IANE THACHER PLANS
RECITAL FOR STUDENTS
Piano students of Jane Thaeher,
lead of the piano department in
;he school of music, will hold their
ast class meeting of the year in her
lome, Wednesday afternoon, June
1, at 4:30 o’clock.
The program for the affair is as
I COMING EVENTS I
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Thursday, May 28
11:00 a. m.—Assembly, Bishop
Sumner, “Border Lines,” Wo- '
man’s building.
5:15 p- m.—Batallion parade, j
R. O. T. C. field.
8:15 p. m.—Senior recital,
Ruth Akers, Music auditorium.
Priday, May 29
6:20 p. m. — Emerald staff |
banquet, Woman’s building.
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follows:
Prelude and Fugue, Bach, Celeste
Campbell; Melody, Rachmaninoff,
Adalaide Johnson; Spinning Song,
Mendelssohn, Alma Lawrence;
Dance, Debussy, Lois Everson;
Tarantelle, Chopin, Mrs. Hovey;
Nocturne, Spring, Chopin, Inez
Calhoun; Etude, Liszt, ^ Virginia
Owens; Dance Americaine, Mowry,
Katherine Graef; Minuet, Grieg,
Vivian Eiker; Etude, Mosykowski,
Elizabeth Null; Tango, -A^fibeniz,
Laura Prescott; Three Preludettes,
Marion Bauer, Claudiia Packer;
Etude, Chopin, Barbara Edmunds;
Rhapsody, Liszt, Harriett Baldwin;
Mandalinata, St. Saens, Wanda
Eastwood; Etude, McDowell, Lois
Parker.
HALE TO GIVE SUTHERLIN
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
W. G. Hale, dean of the law
school, will leave today for SutheT
lin, Oregon, where he will deliver
a commencement address to the
students of the Sutherlin high
school tonight.
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