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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1928)
—. ...1 Independent Study Plan Tried Here Psychology Classes Are In Conklin, Sutlierlin, T a y 1 o r Experiment IJcport Will lie Printed Ity Education Committee An experiment. In determine 11m nflvis.nl.i 1 i 1 y (if sect inning students on tin' basis of ability anil of making posssibie a more independent, type of study than is now provided, was carried on by throe professors of the psychology department, Ed- i nmnd S. Conklin, John W. Suther land, and Howard R. Taylor, dur ing the winter quarter last year. Three sections of element,ary gen eral psychology taught by the three instructors at the same hour were utilized. The groups were divided on the basis of the individual’s scores in the final examination ofj the fall term, and the psychological tests of 1925 and 1920. No Lectures Given No lectures were given to the students of the experimental section. The hour usually spent in class was devoted to study at the library. Each student in this group was paired with someone in one of the other sections who was of the same sex, had made approximately the same score on the fall term final and had approximately-the same per cental rank in generaf ability. Each instructor took each section in turn and prepared a detailed syl labus of text-book find supplemen tary readings for the one third quarter period which he spent with each section. The report of this experiment by Professor Howard It. Taylor will be, printed as a university publication under the auspices of the committee for scientific study of education of which Dean H. I). Hlieldon, of the School of Education, is chairman. Report Quoted In Hi is report, Professor Taylor says: “it is very likely on two counts that independent study secures achievement more nearly parallel to ability than do conventional pro cedures. (1) The correlation of achievement with ability increases markedly after a quarter of inde pendent study over what it was at the beginning of the quarter. (2) The correlation of achievement, with ability remains very low for equally able students who continued to re ceive tho usual instruction. “Lectures enable capable students to do about as well as the brilliant ones will do under such instruction. Hut. under independent study the higher the grade of aliility in gen eral, the higher tho achievement, even in n group where mediocre and poor students have been excluded. Which is the better method of in struction? It depends altogether upon the aims and purposes of edu cation. Surely so promising a meth od deserves further and more ex tensive experimentation.” Students Like Lectures Answers to a questionnaire Sub mitted to students of all three sec tions showed that students would appreciate a definite outline of what is expected of them during the quar ter and that students seem to be quite content under the present lec ture system, except for those espec ially capable students who tried in dependent study. Most of these favor modification in the direction of fewer lectures but very few world do away with them entirely. Eugene Girls’ Club Plans To Hold Dance The Eugene University girls’ club will hold a committee meeting to night at 4:30 in the dean of wom en’s office. Plans for a dance for students remaining on the canrpus over Thanksgiving will be discussed. The committee appointed by Helen Harnett, president of the organiza tion, are: Evelyn Hollis, general chairman; Mary Klcmm, publicity; Dorothy Hallin, chairman of foods, with Anne Meade Watkins, Dorothy Jones and Betty Rebec as the other members of the committee; Alice Carter, chairman of the program committee, with Estelle Johnson, Pauline Outline and Delilah Endi cott as her assistants; Katherine Blood, chairman of decorations, with Evelyn Kjosness, Esther Malkasijn, and Maryholen Koupal. The social and finance committee has ns its chairman Inez Monroe. Ruby George is the assistant chairman. Other members of the committee are Iris Roadman, Dana Logan, Helen Wild ermnn, Doris Hardy and Bobby Reid. Vesper Choir To Sing For First Time Today The new vesper choir will be heard for the first time this term at the 4 o’clock service this afternoon at the Y. W. 0. A. Bungalow. The following program has been arranged by Harriet Fuller and Margaret Leo Blusher: Chant .Vesper Choir Prayer Response. Recessional, “Come Ye Joyful”.... . Vesper Choir Duet, “Bellow the Gleam”.Until Ann Johnson and Charlotte Brosius “What Y. W. C. A. Can Do For You” .Betty Higgins Ten new members were added to the choir as a result of the second tryouts which were hold yesterday at the Bungalow. First sopranos are: Lenore Greu lieh and Marjorie Oondit. Second sopranos chosen are: Kath erine Stain and ISoryi Tlarrah. The first altos selected are: Jean Addix, Mennine Franz, Elsie Wa gini, Mary Grey, Corinne Trullinger, and Janice Osburne. STARTS TODAY uif\uf h ;AtnAr>r>i!>AT;>A 1 I.A FI'S GALORE Imagine Penny as a dapper daddy among men—but. seared to death of wild women iu a spiey romauee of Night Clubs. PREVIEW TONITE ON THE STAGE Kate Stang Presents “FALL FOLLIES" Featuring KOKO — NEWS FRANK’S MUSIC "Nite Club" Idea Songs • Donees Nightly at N:f>0 K l | Seven Students Who Failed To Take Tests Are To Be Dropped Seven students failed to take the! make-up psychology tort and five ; unless they see Registrar Pallett j tonight and give sufficient reasons ! for not appearing, lie says, i Twenty students, who either en tered late or were unable to take j their test at the beginning of the year, took the English exam last Saturday. Tho psychology test was 1 given on Tuesday as well as Sat urday to accommodate the students ! who went to Portland for the game, I sixteen taking it each time. Those who failed to take the cx i animation may petition for rc-ad mittance before tonight, stating rca j son for non-appearance. The ones that missed the psychology test can not be re-admitted until they take the test and it has not yet been decided whether to give a third one. The students that did not appear | for tho English exam, even though re-instated, must pay a five-dollar fine. W. G. Beattie Will Give Lectures on Alaska “Alaska, the Great Land,” is the topic of an illustrated lecture to be given in Mills City this evening by VV. G. Beattie of the extension divi sion. In the afternoon, Mr. Beattie BROWN and BLACK * Crepe Satin Strip Pumps, plain and brocaded Buster Brown Shoe Store DeNeffes Nowit’s Tuxedos Be prepared for the Sophomore Informal Week Select your “Tux” Now yes and Suit Accessories as you need them and don’t forget to top it all off with a Knox Derby DeNeffes I McDonald Theater Bdsi. j will talk on the use of glass and film slides a3 an aid to instruction. Stereojptican illustrations will be used with both lectures. Mr. Beattie, who is also to at tend the Benton county teachers’ institute, will give the same talks in Lyons ou Friday. Faculty Interested In Clogging Class - • The Tuesday evening clogging class for faculty members and their wives has aroused much interest, says Miss Ernestine Troemel, in structor. About twelve interested parties are enrolled to take instruc tion in the art of tapping toe and heel. The class meets every Tuesday night at seven o’clock in the Wo men’s building and all faculty mem bers and their wives are invited. There is no fee and no special equipment is necessary for this course. Religious Book Club Meets Monday JSight The Religious Book of the Month club, which is sponsored jointly by tlie Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. will hold its first meeting Monday night at 7:30. The club is affiliated with the national organization and books recommended by a joint committee of fundamentalists and liberalists, are secured by M. II. Douglas of the university library. One book is ob tained each month and is placed on reserve for the use by each mem ber. Morrissette Submits Books to Publishers Pat Morrissette, formerly an in structor in the University English department, has submitted two books to the publishers, according to a letter received by Margaret Clark, of the English department. One of the volumes is a hook of short stories entitled “A Little Eel,” and the other is a book of verse. Mr. Morrissette is now at Prince ton where he is working for his doc tor’s degree. He said in his letter that he,is working more there than he did at Oregon, his average day covering 10 hours. He also said that he was lonesome for his friends in Oregon. Prominent School Men To Attend Conference A large number of prominent school men are expected to attend a conference on school finance which will be held here Friday after noon, November 20, and Saturday morning, November 27. Phi Delta Kappa, national educational honor ary fraternity for men, which is sponsoring the conference, will an nounce the program later. Essay Prizes Offered • By Historical Society “The Territorial Government of Oregon” has been chosen as the sub ject for the 1929 Beckman essay contest, according to an announce ment just issued by the Oregon His torical society. The prizes are four in number, $00 for the first prize, $50 for the sec ond prize, $40 for the third prize, and $30 for the fourth prize, and will be aVarded for the best four original essays on the above subject written and submitted by students over 15 years of age and under IS years of age, attending any public or private academy, college, or uni versity in the state. The essay must not exceed two thousand words in length, and should be either mailed or delivered in per son to the Oregon Historical society, room C, Public Auditorium, 253 Market street, Portland, Oregon, not 1 later than March 16, 1929. Have you been initiated into the secrets of The Anchorage? T’M TALKING to new students and some A of the older ones who haven’t formed the habit of dropping in at the Anchorage. Now maybe because we aren’t located on ' the Main Drag -13th street-, you’ve never thought of coming to the Anchorage for a sandwich or a “coke”. If you’re one of those persons who’ve been walking a mile for a Camel, why just try walking a block for some food that’s plenty good. We may look like a Farm House, but the women cooks we have put out real food, just ask any junior or senior on the campus who really knows what he’s talking about. Here is a tip to the men: If you want to get by heavy with some girl, suggest a luncheon or dinner date at the Anchorage or even in the afternoon.. Girls are very particular about their food, that’s why they favor the Anchorage and you’ll be doing the correct thing when you bring her here. As a reward probably you’ll “draw” at her house dance. Now seriously we want you to feel at home at the Anchorage. Play our Panatrope, sit around the fireplaces, do anything you like. Reserve a table by the mill race (no charge.) You can eat anywhere, but only at the Anchorage can you look on the. water while you’re doing it. Well I’ll have to sign off now. Tell you more later. I’ll see that you get service when you come over. —Darle Seymour (An Alumnus Who Knows Students) The Anchorage By The Old Mill Race