VOLUME L
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1949
NUMBER 97
Rating Plan
For Faculty
Nets Ideas
Campus Poll Draws
Favorable Comment
From Pupils, Tutors
By Gretchen Grondahl
Considerable interest has been
aroused by the proposed student
faculty rating plan discussed in
last Saturday’s Emerald and
backed by the ASUO.
Believing that a few opinions of
representative students and facul
ty members would be valuable in
provoking discussion, the Emerald
yesterday queried several students
and professors on their judgments
of the plan.
Most of those interviewed were
in favor of the plan, which would
enable students to rate their pro
fessors on several specific criteria,
such as mastery of subject matter
and effectiveness of presentation,
rather than on a straight "good,
bad, or indifferent’’ basis. Many
however, included reservations.
E. L. Johnson, dean of the col
lege of liberal arts and the gradu
ate school, said: “Personally, I
think a student evaluation scheme
could be very helpful. It must, of
course, be organized carefully and
safeguarded fully.”
“The information gained from
such a rating scheme would have
to be considered as only so much
additional evidence, and not as the
final appraisal of a teacher’s ef
fectiveness.
History junior Jim Sanders
voiced his opinion in no uncertain
terms: “Students are constantly
being reminded through an ingeni
ous rating scheme how they stand
in relation to their classes.’’
"Assuming professors are equal
ly human, maybe they would like
to know what progress they’re
making in comparison with their
colleagues.
C. P. Schleicher, professor of po
litical science, stated that two
things stood out in his judgment
upon reading of the plan.
“First, it must be carefully
worked out in as many specifics
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First Terrace Dance Since 1947
To Aid Campus Red Cross Drive
The first terrace dance in nearly two years will be held Friday
from 4 to 5 in front of the library, weather permitting. The only ad
mission to the dance is a contribution to the Red Cross.
The campus drive which closes Friday, is under the chairmanship
of Sally Waller and Cal Smith. Contributions have been accepted
this week at a booth in the Co-op and by representatives in each
house, under the supervision of Donna Mary Bre nnan.
Preceding the terrace dance will be entertainment arranged by
drive promotion chairman Norm Morrison. Dancing will be to records.
Red Cross speakers have been luncheon and dinner guests at living
organizations this week. The speakers’ dates have been arranged by
Cal Smith.
The terrace dance Friday will bring back an Oregon tradition that
was forgotten last year. Usually confined to spring term, the Red
Cross affair has gotten the jump on the custom, taking advantage
of the weather.
A P Newsman Talks
On Tokyo Scene Today
Inside information on the pro
gress of peace in Japan and the Far
East will be presented in a talk on
‘‘The Last Time I Saw Tokyo” on
the campus today.
The speaker is Duane “Spike”
Hennessy, for three and one-half
years an Associated Press corre
spondent in Japan. Hennessy has
been back in this country only a
month, and will speak in room 105
McClure at 4 p.m.
All University students and fac
ulty members are invited, Larry
Lau, president of Sigma Delta Chi,
emphasized. The professional jour
nalism fraternity is sponsoring the
talk as a campus service, he said.
Hennessy began his reporting out
of Tokyo the first day of the Amer
ican occupation there. He resigned
from the AP ht the end of January,
and returned to his Portland home
only four weeks ago. He worked as
political writer for the Portland
Oregonian before his job in Japan.
The visiting speaker will be a
house guest of the Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity, and will speak to an
SDX "shop talk’’ session at 7:30
tonight at the Side.
Violinist in Mac Court Wednesday
Nathan Milstein, violinist, will
play for students and townspeople
next Wednesday night, March 9, at
McArthur court.
Considered the greatest of to
day’s younger generation of vio
linists by Fritz Kreisler, 42-year
old Milstein has toured Europe, the
United States and Canada more
than several times.
When he appears here, he will
play one of the greatest violins in
the world. Made by Stradivarius,
it is known as the “Ex-Goldman”
and dates back to 1716.
Late owners of the instrument
succeeded in keeping it hidden
from the Nazis during World War
II. It made its first postwar concert
tour in the hands of Milstein when
he traveled through Europe in 1947.
Russian-born Milstein, now an
American citizen, made hi^ first
concert tour in Russia when he was
19 with a very close friend, now
also a great artist—pianist Vladi
mir Horowitz.
Students may see the concert
by showing their registration cards
at the door. The performance is an
other In the series sponsored by
the Eugene and University Music
association.
The violinist has appeared with
every great symphony orchestra
in this country and Europe. Audi
ences in South America, Mexico,
Egypt and Palestine have also ac
claimed him.
National] Scholastic Honorary Chapter Established
At Initiation Ceremony for Freshman MenatOregon
Phi Eta Sigma, national scholas
tic honorary for freshman men,
established a chapter on this cam
pus during an initiation ceremony
and banquet Tuesday evening.
\ Presiding over the initiation cer
emonies was Dr. G. Herbert Smith,
president of Willamette university
and national vice-president of Phi
Eta Sigma. Assisting Dr. Smith
was Dr. Wenthy, dean of students
at Willamette university, and sev
eral students from that campus.
Initiated into the newly-formed
chapter were Dr. Harry K. New
* burn, president of the University of
Oregon, Dr. Vergil S. Fogdall,
chapter adviser and associate di
rector of student affairs, and 13
Undergraduate charter members.
Students initiated as charter
members were Glenn Allen, Wil
liam Bond, Michael Callahan, Ste
phen church, Seymour Gassner,
Joel Krane, John Malik, Bruce Nel
son, Howard Newton, Henry Pan
ian, Stanley Pierson, James Stan
ley, and George Wright.
Qualifications for initiation into
Phi Eta Sigma, whose purposes are
the recognition of scholarship, in
clude a 3.5 grade point average
during the first term or a cumula
tive 3.5 for the first year. A gold
key in the form of a scroll was pre
sented to each of the initiated char
ter members.
Charter members of the new
chapter are planning an early in- i
itiation ceremony for freshman ;
men who have satisfied the neces- :
sary scholastic requirements. In
itiates shall remain active members i
luring their entire undergraduate
career.
Temporary plans for group ac
tivities include:
1. Distribution of the pamphlet,
‘Hints on How to Study.”
2. Delegation of a speaker to
'reshman orientation assemblies.
3. Setting up of tutorial services
‘or academically weak freshmen.
4. Forums presented by the
nembers.
5. Recognition at the annual in
tiation banquet of a faculty mem
jer for excellence of teaching.
Officers of the University of
Dregon chapter of Phi Eta Sigma
ire Glenn Allen, president; Stanley
Person, vice-president; Michael
Callahan, secretary; Henry Pan
an treasurer.
Emerald Satisfies
Majority of School
If Poll Indicative
University students, polled this week by members of War
ren C. Prices's seminar in public opinion measurement, indicated
a high percentage of satisfaction with the present size and news
coverage of the Emerald.
Eighty per cent of the students said they would oppose a
change in Emerald page size. The question led out of a sug
gestion on the Emerald to change it to a four-page, eight-column,
ISA to Set
New Policy
The political future of the Inde
pendent Students association will
be determined at tonight’s meeting
when the ISA senators will accept
or reject the proposed amendment
concerning political action.
The meeting will be held at 6:30
p.m. today in room 105 Commerce.
The amendment to the ISA by
laws was proposed by the constitu
tional committee last week. It pro
posed killing the clause requiring
the ISA senate to elect candidates
for ASUO offices and substituted
for it recognition of the USA as the
political instrument of the indepen
dent student.
After a heated parliamentary
broil, the amendment was changed
by last week’s meeting1 to recog
nize the USA as “a” political in
strument of the independents.
The Weather
Cloudy with occasoinal showers.
Slightly warmer with high about
58.
tull size newspaper. Only 17 per
cent of the students favored the
change, while 3 per cent had no
opinion.
Price, in his analysis of the
figures, said he thought it was
part of a general trend to make
newspapers smaller and more read
able for the convenience of the
readers.
When asked if they thought tbo
Emerald today was giving adequate
coverage on campus news, 67 per
cent of the students polled answer
ed "yes,” with a 27 per cent “no”
vote, and 6 per cent with no opin
ion. On national news coverage the
figures were 63 per cent "yes,” 32
per cent "no,” and 5 per cent with,
no opinion.
Highest on the “coverage” ques
tion was sports which polled 86 per
cent of the students who thought
the coverage was adequate. Nine
per cent said “no” and 5 per cent
had no opinion. Sixty-five per cent
said the Emerald columnists were
adequate, while 26 per cent said
"no,” and 9 per cent had no opin
ion.
Price said yesterday that he “was
not surprised” at the results which
show that the students think tb«<
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Nelly Corradi, Xoto Gobbi and Ferruccio Tagliavin, who appear in
“The Barber of Seville,” opening tonight at the Mayflower.
Theater To Show Opera
“The Barber of Seville,” filmed in
its entirety, will be presented to
night through Saturday at the
Mayflower theater. The Italian
made movie is a straight screening
of the Rossini opera, the first time
such an attempt has been made.
The film will be shown at regu
J lar prices. Rossini’s opera was cho
sen for this straight treatment be
cause it is light entertainment. The
movie is designed to bring opera to
the small community bypassed by
large opera companies.
Deems Taylor, well known music
critic and composer, supplies the
narrative in the motion picture. He
tells the story of “The Barber of
Seville” before each act.
The picture is another in the se
ries of fine art pictures brought to
Eugene audiences by the Mayflow
er theater. Others presented recent
ly include ‘“Hamlet” and “Shoe
shine.”
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