OhegonW MEHALD
ALL-AMERICAN 1946-47
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The Oregon Daily Emerald, official publication of cne University of Oregon, published
dally during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and final examination periods.
Entered as second-class matter at the postofhce, Eugene, Ore.
Member of the Associated Collegiate Press __
808 FRAZIER, Editor
BOB CHAPMAN, Busings; Manage;
BILL YATES
Managing Editor
JUNE GOETZE, BOBOLEE BROPHY
Co-News Editors
DON FAIR FRED TAiLUK
Co-Sports Editor
walt McKinney, jeanne simmonds, maryann thielen
Associates to Editor _
PHYLLIS KOHLMEDR
HELEN SHERMAN
Asst. Managing Editor
WINNY CARL
Advertising Manager
DIANA DYE JIM WALLACE
AssYwfant Nws Editors ____
National Advertising Manager...Ltwiiw
Circulation Manager .—.Billi Jean Riethmilier
OHioe Manager .-...Marge Huston Foster
The Way Is Paved
Restricting- enrollment in the schools of education and
journalism to upper division students is in keeping with a
nation-wide trend. An increased accent is being placed on the
liberal arts in most professional schools in the better univer
sities. The theory is that a writer or a teacher must know his
subject thoroughly if he is to put it across, and that if he does
not know his subject the professional skills will avail him
little.
The old analogy is that it would be a poor physician who
studied medicine for two years and who spent the rest of his
time in school learning how to approach his patients. Perhaps
the comparison is not altogether fair, hut it does mean some
thing.
The impressive thing about the changes which will be
come effective fall term, is that they really don’t mean much
as far as the individual student is concerned. “Pre-journalism”
students, who will henceforth major in liberal arts the first
two years, may still take elementary journalism as an elec
tive. This, incidentaly, is the only lower-division course now
offered by that school. The school of education offers no
lower-division courses, so the change will be a paper one there
also.
Journalism majors will keep members of the journalism
faculty as advisers, thus keeping the great benefit of the school
—the contact with persons who understand their needs and
who can shape their thought patterns in the right direction.
Loss of this feature would have crippled seriously the jour
nalism training program.
Assignment of faculty members outside the school of edu
cation to advise the pre-education group should not impair that
program, inasmuch as the student will be expected to major
in the field he wishes to teach. Such a narrow application
would be impossible in the case of the pre-journalism student.
Perhaps the most welcome feature of the switch is the
2.25 grade requirement of juniors who enter the school of
journalism. With the all-University requirement at a 2-point,
it is certainly not unreasonable to ask this small evidence of
aptitude of students who enter a professional school. It is
odd, however, that the school of law, which is in reality a
graduate school, will still accept students with a flat 2-point.
The changes leave the way clear for two other revisions
that will be welcomed (when and if) by champions of solid
liberal-arts training.
First, the path is now cleared for similar action by the
other professional schools, although it is reasonable to argue
that the solid liberal arts background is not so important to
the businessman or architect as it is to the journalist or
teacher. Kxpect a lot of howls if there is a move in this direc
tion.
Second, the path is now cleared for a serious re-examina
tion of the existing curricula in the professional schools. There
is some dispute as to how much of the professional work (in
cluding the required courses) is solid matter and how much is
mere fluff. This study, of course, could be carried beyond the
professional schools into the college where it would doubt
less also unearth some rather startling information.
Spread the Word
The veteran student who hasn’t heard of the GT-bill of
rights just isn't too bright. But the GI who doesn’t have the
Word on study opportunities abroad is the victim of not-too
adequate publicity. The vets don’t suffer alone, either, for
foreign-study .opportunities are frequently offered “Ameri
can citizens." with few qualifications as to previous state of
servitude.
The Fulbright act is just one of several chances for an
American student, GI or no, to attend a foreign university.
The bill was passed in 1946 as a scheme to enable American
students to go to school abroad. At the same time it w as de
signed to help foreign countries indebted to the U.S. pav off
their lend-lease obligations.
For the Gl. as an Emerald news story pointed ppb.tjte.
KASH Declines
To The Editor:
Because we cling to the theory that there is nc “bad” publicity,
we were delighted to see your publication has awarded us the “prize
something or other of the week”—a vague but impressive honor be
cause a KASH announcer remarked after the playing of “The Star
Spangled Banner” at last Friday night’s game, "That was the na
tional anthem.”
Now, no one loves awards better than we do, and it is with deep
regret we must inform you we can’t claim this one. The announcer
was KWIL’s Hay Byers, the Associated sportscaster for that game,
and the reason for the remark was because the lights at McArthur
court were out at the time, and poor Mr. Byers, scrabbing around
trying to read his scrips by the light of the luminous dial on his watch,
just wasn't mentally up to producing anything more snappy. And
after all, you may quarrel with his ad-libbing, but you can’t dispute
his facts!
We might add that we fully expect to have one of our own an
nouncers pull something equally inane any day now, so please doon’t
give away that “prize something or other” for a while. Give us an
other chance, hm ?
Clare Igoe Mattingly
News Editor, KASH
The Last Fable
To The Editor:
And in the kingdom of Harry the Bear there also existed a group
of animals under the direction of Bob the Bobcat. Like many catty
groups, these felines often tried to straddle the fence and dodge
issues thrown at 'them.
One of the young animals, Larry the Lynx, wanted very much too
get a “Green Goose”! But Harry the Bear said no. Once Larry the
Lynx fried some ducks until they resembled a green goose. The tabby
cats were very mad.
Some even said he was a sassy cat. Then, once while the other
kittens were crying over spilled milk, Larry clawed out a fable. All
the young animals agreed that Larry did a swell job. This blackbird
pie was better than the humor-liungry animals had digested in many
moons.
The young animals decided that flowers should be thrown at the
young lynx before his nine lives were embodied in a tennis racket.
Perhaps, when the wise instructors grow even older and wiser, they
will better understand the feelings of healthy, young animals.
Tom Swint
(Editor’s Note: The Emerald herewith proclaims a moratorium
on animal fables.)
Quintilian Knew Better
The Emerald is not in the habit of quoting Quintilian (A.
D. 42-118), but for this purpose he comes in handy. Other quot
ables are Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), and Algernon
Sidney (1622-1683). The latter two were discarded because so
many people have actually read the essays of Montaigne, and
nobody would be impressed with a name like Algernon Sid
ney. So Quintilian is it.
He is the person whom we shall credit with the observa
tion that “A liar should have a good memory.”
All the abfcve may be credited to Barteltt’s “Familiar Quo
tations,” a handy tome that also reveals that Quintilian is
spelled with only one “1.”
The quotation is important in the case of the University
student whose registration was canceled last week after the
registrar’s office learned he had enlisted fraudulently. He at
tempted to conceal his previous college work (in which his
grades were awful) when he entered the University. He prob
ably would not have been caught had he not later tried to get
his credits transferred to the University so he could qualify
for the swimming team. Sheer bad judgement.
The conclusion is obvious:
M e need a required freshman course in Latin literature,
rwould remind the callow freshman of these thought gems
and save a lot of wear and tear on the registrar’s office.
benefits of this bill are twofold. The veteran may continue
his Gl-bill privileges regardless of the aid he might realize
under the act. In other words, the Fulbright act is admin
istered above the $65 for single men and the $90 a month pro
vided married veterans in school.
The YA has announced that with or without aid under
the act. the same conditions hold for admittance into a
foreign university under the Gl-bill as in this country, with
the government paying the customary tuition, fees, and books,
plus the subsistence. 'The division of international exchange of
persons m Washington is not accepting applications at this
time for exchange under the act, but information can be ob
tained from this bureau, affiliated with the department of
-state.
Unfoi tunateh, there is no central office for dissemination
of news and information for foreign study grants in the Uni
versity. The Romance languages department, as a help to its
own students, does a fairly adequate job of informing them of
exchange opportunities, but something on a more general sys
tem should be established. University wide. If. through a series
of posters or bulletins, kept up to date, and posted in the li
brary or the co-op, students could be informed of such offers,
a genuine service would be provided foreign-bound scholars.
Side Patter
By SALLIE TIMMENS
To all the newly initiated mem
bers of Beta, Phi Delt, Phi Psi,
Kappa Sig, Delt, and Fiji, hearty
congratulations and such syno
nyms. One lad who wasted no
time after his initiation was Delt
Bon Gray who deposited his pin
on DG Sus McAdams... Several t
more new initiates are expected
to fall along the wayside too, _
namely Fiji Dick Randall.
While issuing congratulations,
a belated birthday wish to ,
Jeanne Simmcnds, although it
can hardly match the profusely
staggering greetings of one Lar- i
ry Lau to said lady on Saturday
night.
A small group of local beauties
found themselves campused on
account of a prolonged party
which proved more festive than
was originally expected.
The Gammafie house was load
ed with peoples and blue lights .
Saturday eve for the winter term
house dance. Gammafie Ailene
“Bubbles” Wendt was there with
fiance Gordon Wilson of the Phi
Kap house (which is within pistol _
range of the Gammafie house),
Nancy Swem was with Fiji Bob
Mathieson, and Phi Psi Dick Eck- -
lund escorted Joan Adolph who
was down from Salem for the
weekend.
A good looking combo was Ma
vis de la Mare with Art Milne
of the Beta house, and Robin
“Lover Boy” Arkley, who direct
ed traffic with great aplomb, as -
Mary Lou Anderson looked on ap
prehensively.
An out-of-town wedding which
drew many of the collegians to
Portland was the marriage of ,
Kappa Jean Jacobberger to ATO
Barney Franks. Needless to say,
the ATOs and KKGs were there '
and masse for the party which
followed at Pete Miller’s. Molly
Moore was with Wilbur Craig, “
• and sister Mimi with Carl Reus
ser. Ramsey Fendall was with »
Jean Seott, Theta Prudy McCros
ky with Joe Hall, and Alfafee Sue r
Schoenfelt with Don “Snake”
South, “Mo” Thomas was stag
ging it. What a waste of talent!
Two Christmas weddings of
former campus beauties were Pi- .*
Phi Marilyn Sage’s marriage to
Beta Don “Dumbo” Mayne, and m
Kappa Peggy Akers’ to Roy Hoi- .
labaugh in Eugene. Marilyn and
Don were married in Portland,
and plan to live in San Francisco.
It’ll be a June wedding for an- -
other campus celeb of past years
when former DG Mary Margaret ^
Ellsworth marries Chicago ad.
man Don Dittman whom she met
on the campus. Don was formerly •
a Sigma Nu at Albion college in
Michigan and was on this campus
with the ASTP.
AOPi B. J. Williams and Sigma
Chi Dick McClaren have set their _
wedding date for this summer,
and DG Cheryl Hill has Scott Kel
ley’s Chi Psi pin. Over the week- •
end Mai Corden, a Sigma Chi
transfer from Washington,
hopped to Salem to plant his jew
elry on Josephine Willamont.
Last year’s Sweetheart of Sig- -
ma Chi, PiPhi Sally Mueller broke
a few hearts when she took Bob
Kent’s Beta pin, from OSC, no
less. That same night the Betas
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