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By MARY WOLF
A student at the University of
California at Berkeley says that
you can fool some of the profs.
. . . Hidden in the library of one
of the professors in the education
department he found a book con
taining- Ifints on how to get good
grades with a minimum of study.
This California students says
^fcfrat the author, who remains
anonymous, is now a professor of
psychology. He made Phi Beta
Kappa as an undergraduate al
though, by his own admission, he
studied no more than any average
student.
These pointers, the author says,
are not intended for students in
specialized fields who really want
to learn something. They are di
rected toward students, especially
coeds, who are just “going to col
lege.’’
Of prime importance, he points
out, is the selection of courses.
Choose a program of a few large
credit courses and avoid labora
*’” tory courses. Large credit courses
are preferable in that it takes
fewer of them to complete your
program. Thus there are fewer
professors to please and fewer
professors to give you assign
ments.
Choose courses in related fields
so that you can capitalize on op
portunities for duplication on ma
terial, the professor suggests. If
the courses are carefully selected,
one book report may satisfy re
quirements for three or four
courses.
Avoid courses which require
much written work, especially
^-notebooks and term papers. These
are just so much drudgery and
part of the time they are never
read by the assistants, much less
the professor.
The professor is an important
factor in any course. Choose an
old educator over a younger one.
An experienced professor is us
ually teaching because he likes
it. He is more tolerant toward his
students. His courses are usually
better organized and he does not
give his students unnecessary ma
terial to study.
If possible study under a pro
cessor who has written his own
text. This removes the old evil
of remembering where and how
the professor and the texts dis
agree, for almost every professor
disagrees with colleagues on vari
ous points.
Enroll under a professor who
grades his own quiz papers if
such are to be found. Assistants
do not know a great deal more
than the students about the
courses. The best students who
graduate get fellowships. The
second rate students become as
sistants to earn enough money to
continue their studies.
For students who make grade
getting a fine art, there is the
-•■•v practice of “elbow shrining.” This
refers to asking the professor' a
fairly intelligent question at the
end of each period. Thus the stu
dent will benefit for the “halo
effect” i.e., the judging of stu
dents early in the term by the
professor. Care must be used in
this practice, however, because
fellow students may object to it.
The “elbow shrining” must not
be too obvious.
Arrange so the professor will
associate your name with your
face and writing. If necessary,
leave your name off one of the
papers you hand in. He will be
forced to do a little research and
will eventually call you in to
identify your paper.
Emphasize the professor’s pet
<" topics in answering questions.
Check up on his favorite studies
by reading his works (articles,
pamplets, books) in the library.
And LAUGH AT HIS JOKES.
Musicians Plan
First Concert
The University symphony or
chestra will open its season with
a concert on Sunday afternoon,
February 8, at 3 o’clock in the
music auditorium, under the ba
ton of Rex Underwood, professor
of music.
Most .of the program will con
sist of light popular numbers
such as Brahms’ fifth, sixth, and
seventh Hungarian Dances,
Strauss’ waltz, “Wine, Women,
and Song,” Rimsky-Korsakov's
“Cappriccio Espagnol,” and Hum
perdink’s overture to “Hansel
and Gretel.”
On the first part of the con
cert will be two Bach numbers,
the “Little” G Minor Fugue and
the Third Brandenburg Concer
to.
The solo quartet in the concerto
will be played as originally
scored, despite the fact that the
trumpet part was written for a
much higher instrument than is
in use today and is often given
to a clarinet.
Members of the quartet will be
Elizabeth Walker, violinist and
concert master of the symphoy,
Byron Hoyt, flute, Ralph McKen
zie, oboe, and Ervin Lesser, trum
pet.
Even if they art not funny, make
your laugh loud enough for him
to notice you.
If recitation is required, be pre
pared when you are called upon.
Try to figure out the teacher’s
system of calling on students so
that you won’t have to learn the
whole lesson. When you don’t
want to recite, sit in a neglected
part of the room. If he calls on
dumbells, look smart. If you see
you are about to be called upon,
and are unprepared, have a sneez
ing or coughing spell. Or even
better, faint. One of the best ways
to avoid being asked what you
don’t know is to recite what you
do know early in the period.
Never say “I don’t know,” is
the psychology professors final
advice. If you haven’t any idea,
just guess. Many times you can
get away with an ambiguous ans
wer. Cultivate the gift of gab,
and above all don’t argue with
the professor. He is dictator in
his own class.
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split several ways the balance is
precarious.
With the fleet lineup like this,
one can understand why we can’t
expect miracles right away; as
Secretary Knox puts it, we are
still fighting a two-ocean war
with a one-ocean navy. What
puzzles us is simply why up to
Dec. 7 the navy seemed to think
that for it a Japanese war would
just be a big picnic.
When ...a wooden sole
Kloggers, insist upon the orig
inal Oscar Auestad’s. The
name Oscar Auestad is
itamped on the bottom of ev
ery sole. Many imitations but
none their equal.
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Mump Slump
Although seven more persons
are currently marking time in the
campus ailment arena, cases of
measles and mumps are on the
decrease.
The ailing eighteen are: Char
mian Miller, Charles Tyson, Bob
Rock, Claire Lyon, Helen Luvaas,
Gladys Samel, Robert Vernon,
Don Koberg, Stanley Jones, Ken
neth Sawyer, Leo Keetz, Fred
Foster, Walter Krause, Gerald
Huestis, Bernard Engel, Keith
Hoppes, Ralph Currin, Nanette
Chalmers.
Geology Students Plan
Trip to Coast Saturday
Geolpgy students will leave Eu
gene Saturday, February 7, at
7:30 a.m. for a field trip to the
Oregon coast, according to Dr.
Llcyd W. Staples who will lead
the trip. About 35 students are
expected to attend.
The group will go to Tillamook
via Dallas, Willamina, and Hebo,
thence to Bay Ocean. They will
continue along the coast Sunday
furthering their studies of vari
ous geological features. The group
plans to go as far south as New
port and will return Sunday,
probably via Corvallis.
Persons not registered in gen
eral geology, who wish to attend,
must obtain permission from Dr.
Staples.
French Movie
Displays Action
Wednesday’s educational activ
ities movie will be “The Crazy
Ray (Paris qui Dortl” a French
movie which was released in 19?.
In many ways almost an ama- ,
tear film, “The Crazy Ray” was
made with little money under dif
ficulties. English subtitles have
been added to augment the
French dialogue.
Its director, Rene Clair, began
his career as a journalist, then
became a film actor and finally
director. “The Crazy Ray” is a
return to the films of the early
nineteen hundreds. It emphasizes
the qualities of playfulness, move
ment and unreality.
Clair's later works, “The Ital
ian Straw Hat” and “Le Million”
are more finished, but “The
Crazy Ray” remains of interest
as the first of his productions.
The action takes place near the
Eiffel tower. Its photography is
by Maurice Desfassiaux and Paul
Guichard. Henri Rollan is the
night watchman at the Tower,
with Albert Prejean as the pilot;
Madeline Rodrigues as Hesta,
Marcel Vallee as the thief, Pre
fills as the detective, M. Stacquet
as the merchant, and Myla Seller
as the inventor’s daughter.
Performances will begin at 2:10
and continue throughout the day.
Students with educational activi
ties cards will be admitted.
Round Table to Present
Science Department
“Higher Education Speaks,”
roundtable series sponsored by
the University faculty every Wed
nesday at 8:30 over station
KOAC, will present a discussion
by the science department tomor
row on the responsibility of sci
entists in a new post war order.
Dr. L. W. Staples, assistant
professor of geology will act as
mediator with Dr. A. R. Moore,
professor of physiology, Dr. H. R.
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Gatandan.
Heads of Houses will meet at <1
o'clock at Hendricks hall.
Westminster house singers anil
musicians group will meet at 4
p.m. Tuesday.
The University Christian Un
ion will meet tonight at 7:30 in
the YM fireside room for a study
of the fifth chapter of the book
of Romans.
Publicity club, speech squad
rons and all other YWCA mem
bers are invited to attend this af
ternoon’s publicity club meeting
at 4:30 in the bungalow. Refresh
ments are planned for those who
bring five cents.
YWCA cabinet members will
meet at 4 o’clock in the YW bun
galow for their weekly meeting.
The Alpha Delta Sigma, men’s
advertising fraternity, luncheon
scheduled for today at the Col
lege Side is cancelled.
YMCA cabinet meets today at
10 a.m. in the YMCA house.
Short Oregana advertising staff
meeting will take place this af
ternoon at 4 o’clock. Please bring
your contract books.
Huestis, professor of zoology, and
Dr. A. H. Kunz, acting head of
the chemistry department, will
be at the table.
MR. & MRS. NEWT
SIDE PATTER
Pat Taylor
Times are definitely on the
upsweep, if all the orchids we
been seein’ are any indication.
. . . And Don Swink done right
noble by the ball programs —
clever as the dickens. . . . This
Alpha Chi Mary Ackley shows
us, as they say, quite a bit.
. . . Walt Long, ATO, plants
his (rather Dick Allen’s) pin
on cute Carol Johnson. . . . And
all the Taus were at the dance
. . . but stag; they sold the
cokes and checked the coats.
. . . That stamp idea was a
dilly. . . . Amusing it was too,
that “Lane county’s only en
emy alien” had to buy stamps
to get in . . . Jim Watanabi.
And just how did Bruce Mc
Intosh get in as a patron? . . .
No matter how popular it gets,
we’ll still go for “Blues in the
Night” in great big gobs. . . .
You must try some of the
Side’s hot mince pie — won’t
make you slim as a pin (well,
perhaps like a Chi Psi Badge)
but it is good. . . . Well, we’ll
leave you with this bit of deep
thought to mull over.
WHEN is Pat Ryan going to
kiss Normandie ? Dawgonnit,
we’re tired of this shilly-shal
lying around.
See you on the late shift.