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Norris Yates, Edith Newton
Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and holidays and
final examination periods by the Associated Students, University of Oregon,
Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon.
An Onali&nable (lixjht. . .
We in the United States are proud of our form of govern
ment. While other countries were pledged to the will of dic
tators and tyrants, ours was one of the few that remained
free and democratic. Our laws continued to be made by repre
sentatives of the entire nation. The people's will is supposedly
carried out by these men, elected as representatives of the
people to sit in the legislature or hold administrative positions.
Our whole ideal of a government of, by and for the people
is based upon tin's representative, system.
But how do these representatives know what the people
want? They stand for election on a platform of past perform
ances and plans for the future and their election or rejection
reflects the people’s ideas. They talk to their constituents,
asking them for advice. And they receive letters and telegrams
daily mirroring the viewpoints of the people back home.
We have always been taught that if one likes or dislikes a
bill before the state or national legislature strongly enough to
do something about it, the best possible method is to write
to your congressman. After all, the members of the legislature
are your representatives.
Now comes word of a new theory. A member of the Oregon
state legislature has requested that students of the University
of Oregon stop writing letters to the legislators concerning
the building program. We don t know what lay behind this
legislator’s request, but we see red when we think of it. There
are several points we’re afraid he lias forgotten.
1. The students here are not children aimlessly writing un
important letters to very busy men. They are citizens exercising
their right to tell their representatives what they think of an
important and far-reaching problem now before the legislature.
2. The very students who are being asked to forego their
citizenship will lie the voters for or against, and colleagues of,
the present legislators. In the short space of four years or less,
most of them will be-a part, and we hope an integral part, of
some community in Oregon. Perhaps many of them cannot
vote now, but in a few years they will be eligible.
Telling ns that legislators do not want students’ letters is
no way to train us to become good and public-minded citizens.
Are we to understand that student opinion on a building pro
gram directly affecting the students is not acceptable to mem
bers of the state legislature? Because faculty members are
state employees, they are not allowd to lobby in Salem. The
present activity for the building program is not faculty
inspired but originated among members of the students’ execu
tive council.
The students, on their own initiative, decided to inform “par
ents, alumni, and members of the legislature” that the budget
cut would cripple the schools of the state system of higher
education and make it impossible for them to meet increased
enrollment and veteran demands.
We maintain that it is our free and inalienable right to send
such letters to members of the state legislature, who represent
the people of the state of Oregon. We will not allow our faith
in representative government to be shattered, or the ideal of
the people’s right to a voice in their government to be dimmed.
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It lias often been a criticism here that we have drives, drives,
and more drives, but at the same time no one has yet figured
out how else money or books or whatever is needed can be
collected successfully.
At any rate we feel that the drive to sell enough war stamps
for a field ambulance is plenty worthwhile. Maybe a war stamp
a week doesn't seem like very much, hut when you start multi
plying yours by all the others sold at the “Dime Dinners" quite
a total can be reached—if everyone does his share. There is no
necessity to go on at length about the use of field ambulances.
Their need is pretty obvious. And a 10 or 25-cent war stamp
a week doesn’t hurt the pocketbook very much.
Well, there are the facts, it’s all up to you.
Postwar Outlook for BA School
IIHIIIIIIIIIflllillllllll
Students Suggest
Advisory Change
By JEAN TAYLOR
Like the rest of the world, the
school of business administration
of the University of Oregon is mak
ing postwar plans for extension,
improvements, and changes in cur
riculum and departments—a gen
eral overhauling planned for the
time when wartime emergencies no
longer necessitate cut-down course
lists, shortages in manpower — in
short, the skeleton basis for work.
Seven seniors in the BA school
were quizzed recently as to their
suggested changes in the school.
They were asked to speak freely,
which they did. Their opinions and
statements usually precipitated
lengthy discussions of worldwide
postwar plans in general. But, to
their credit, they stayed on the
subject of the BA school for the
most part.
A common opinion among the
experienced BA majors was that
the advisory system needed
strengthening. Bonnie Umphlette,
who has specialized in retail mer
chandising in her four years at
Oregon, feels that at present the
system of advising is “wasted ef
fort.’’ Taking into account the
shortage of help and the press of
time during war, she feels, how
ever, that more effort should be
made to steer students into special
ized fields earlier, that their own
“bents” should be discovered and
followed from their first year.
APTITUDE TESTS
Along the same line, Gene Leo,
an accounting major, suggests that
aptitude tests be taken by all BA
majors at the end of their sopho
more year, to see if “they can
really cut the stuff they want to
go into.” In that way, he feels,
anyone seeking a business career
can find out his proficiencies early
enough to change majors, if need
be, or to specialize in the material
for which he is best suited.
Practicality in courses of study
is stressed by each of the seniors
interviewed.
Lorraine Davidson feels that a
surer way to good business train
Take It
From Me
By DOC
Hendricks hall would appreciate
it if Gloria Fletcher would
straighten out her “Bill” situation.
They know there is safety in num
bers, but it's getting to be con
fusing.
Helen Brown, Gamma hall, who
is engaged to Ensign Ted Engler,
will leave for North Carolina at
the end of the term, and for all
intents and purposes congratula
tions will be in order.
Why doesn't June Lee make up
her mind? At least six fellows
keep Sigma hall's line busy in
their pursuits.
Betty Lou Melby seems to be
the main attraction for the navy
who arrive weekly at Mary Spiller
hall. Nice work if you can get it.
Word comes for Susan Campbell
hall that Pat Eckberg is now en
gaged to Bruce Johnston, who is
overseas in Italy.
Speaking of engagements, and
who wouldn't like to, is that navy
ring that weights down Susie Car
ter's hand a symbol of anything ?
We gather it must, in view of the
many trips “Fred” makes to the
UO campus.
Question of the week: Is it all
on, or all off, between Louise Rob
son and Jack Craig?
D. Lu Simonsen seems to be do
ing all right with the UO alumni
considering the new picture that
adorns her room at Susan Camp
bell. And he's a captain in the
marine corps, too!
^befiGSitment
OJjljenA, VieuM,
By VALERIE OVERLAND
(Ed. note: Here is the first in
a series of reports on postwar
plans of various schools and de
partments on the campus, coupled
with a resume of student ideas on
postwar needs, offered as a basis
for thought and action in prepar
ing for the University which will
evolve when the “duration” is
over.)
The School of business admin
istration is among those postwar- ;
minded departments making plans
for expansion to correspond with
the development of buildings and
grounds and is making ready to
readjust its courses, emphasis, its
research, and its methods to meet
the responsibilities which the new
opportunities will impose, Victor
P. Morris, dean of the school, re
ports.
Returning men and women will
compose the greater portion of
business administration majors for
several years and they are inevit
ably destined to become the lead
ers of Oregon business and indus
try, Dean Morris maintains.
Accounting, marketing and mer
chandising, foreign trade, produc
tion management, personnel man
agement, real estate, insurance, fi
nance, and secretarial work will be
offered. Dean Morris states that
“The war has provided rich experi
ences in every line of business, and
these experiences will result in
enrichment of the college courses
and in new methods of instruc
tion.” Many new fields of business
have been opened to women be
cause of the war so that they will
no longer be confined solely to
secretarial work, the dean re
ported.
ing lies not only in tl\e classroom,
but in the retail store or office, a
combination of work and study.
She suggests that summer school
be used as a period in which corre
lative theory study, and practical
application be practiced.
Miss Davidson believes, also,
that such experience is vital be
fore graduation, so. that the stu
dent will be better qualified for a
job when he leaves school.
ADVISORY SYSTEM
Counselling comes in again for
suggestions from Miss Davidson.
She feels that a more active effort
should be made by faculty mem
bers to find out what the student's
vocational interests are, and so
direct him to the proper field of
specialization. Jobs correlating
with special work were suggested.
“As seniors, we’ve just now
found what we want and what it’s
all about,’’ said Miss Davidson.
Very strongly does she feel that
the business administration major
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With Big Business
should have a clear knowledge of
“what it’s all about” before he
reaches his senior year. A closer
correlation of study and work,
plus a tightly-knit advisory sys
tem, will aid the BA major to find
himself more readily.
Robert Schott feels that account
ing, the bane of the freshman’s
existence, should be moved up to
at least the sophomore year, for it
is too difficult for most freshmen
to handle.
PLACEMENT SYSTEM
The need for a post-graduation
placement system was also ex
pressed by Schott. He believes that
the faculty should be more closely
allied with large corporations, not
only for placement of graduates,
but to assist in making courses
more practical, based on actual
business methods and ideas.
Alysone Hales feels that the BA
school lacks in equipment. An audi
torium in which to present in
structional movies, and more busi
ness equipment are her sugges
tions. ^
Gene Leo, an accounting special
ist, believes that a special school of
accountancy should be created,
something on the order of the law
school. Study could then be co
ordinated in all five years of train
ing. Gene contends that a full-scale
school of accountancy is vital to
the progress of the state. Student
activities in the various aspects of
business research, Gene maintains,
is a “must” to a progressive school
of business.
STUDENTS AGREE
Extension of the curriculum
general Gene sees as necessary, as
do the other BA majors ques
tioned.
An active interest in their field
is evidenced by the “business peo
ple of tomorrow.” Their conten
tions coincide on matters of coun
selling, and addition of courses,
which undoubtedly will be altered
with the end of the war, as pro
fessors return and more classes are
made available.
Constructive suggestions, the
result of interest and thought,
were the fruits of the interviews
of BA majors, who feel that a
more progressive attitude toward
business training in general is
needed by the school. New teaching
methods, new ideas, new cours^.
are needed for the postwar period,
and the seniors believe that Ore
gon’s school, well-known on the
west coast, will remain a leader as
a result of postwar plans.
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