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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1950)
Suenos Aires Native Compares Life n North, South American Universities IBy Coralie Nelson A man who can do graduate vork at Harvard and teach at Boston College at the same time is Bernardo Gicovate, assistant professor of romance languages at the University since September. Gicovate, who took his doctorate from the University of Buenos Aires in 1943, came to the United States for the first time in 1944 on a scholarship to Bowdoin Col lege, where he studied English and American literature, and compo sition. In Salisbury, Conn., at the Insti tute of World Affairs, he attended a seminar in which an attempt was made to “learn something about jthe world.” He also studied and taught in the University of North Carolina, and Randolph Macon Women’s College in Virginia. He taught 14 hours a week at Boston College while carrying as many as 6 study hours at Harvard. I LIKES EASTERN WINTERS I Although the Atlantic Ocean l*ems beautiful to him (he hasn’t iyet seen the Oregon coast), Gico vate disliked the eastern summer. "On the other hand,” he said, “the winter is very nice. It snows quite a deal.” In comparing his country with the United States, Gicovate pointed out that there is much more vegetation on the whole here than in southern South America. “The region near Buenos Aires is prairie land, with wheat, cattle, rolling plains, and pampas. There is nothing on top, just plains and plains and plains all the time.” However, he claims that he has never seen a desert like eastern Oregon. BUENOS AIRES HAS NEW YORK SPIRIT Buenos Aires has some of the spirit of New York, Gicovate says, although it is not so large. The Argentine capital is on the La Plata River, which is so wide at the mouth that “it looks like the sea.” Rio de la Plata means “Silver River,” but that is all a mistake, the South American explained. The river neither looks silver nor con tains silver ore. In fact, says Gico vate, “It is one of the ugliest bod ies of water I’ve ever seen. You can see the dividing line between the color of the river and the green-blue of the sea.” However, he feels that Buenos Aires makes up for it in the size and beauty of its parks. ONLY 7 COMPULSORY SCHOOL YEARS The only compulsory schooling in Argentina is a seven-year gram mar school. Cultural study begins at 13, when a student enters a “colegio.” At 17 he goes into a professional university in any number of fields such as medicine, dentistry, law, or philosophy and letters. The number of years of study differs with each school. In philosophy and letters, which was Gicovate's field, the requirements are five years and a book-length study on any subject of interest to the student. “The universities are only intel lectual centers for the city—also political centers, not social," ex plained Gicovate. “There are no sports or social life in the univer sities, although most of the stu dents join independent sport clubs. The only activities are lectures by visiting scholars. UNIVERSITIES HAVE REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT “The school system doesn't pro duce much community spirit,” ad mitted Gicovate. “Most of the uni versities are in large cities, and only a few have campuses.” “Many revolutionary movements have started in the universities, and most of them are led by the universities. The students are more mature. They have made their choice—here they are just getting an education. Many have to work. Mostly they aspire to a title. Young men and women in South America mature much faster, and get into life at an earlier age,” said Gicovate, summing up the main differences between univer sity students in the United States and South America. Professor Criticizes Ordinance Punishing Parent Delinquency The “Parent Delinquency” ordi nance recently passed by the Eu gene city council was criticized as a “negative measure when a posi tive one is called for” by J. R. Parsons, professor of sociology, in a recent letter to the editor of the Eugene Register Guard. The measure would punish the parents whose children are found guilty of delinquent behavior, he said. In commenting on an Eastern experiment, Parsons said: PLAN CRITICIZED J “Judge Paul W. Alexander of the / Court of Common Pleas, Toledo, Ohio, in reporting on the ten year experience of that city (as against j the six months experience of Baker, Oregon, from whom our Ldgity fathers copied their plan) Istates that ‘to punish parents who fcontribute to the delinquency or I neglect of their children accom j plishes very few, if any, of the | things claimed for it except re venge.’ Oregon Students Named to Board Three undergraduates at the University of Oregon—Helen Sher man, Dorothy Orr, and Kay John s o n—h a v e been appointed to Mademoiselle magazine’s College Board staff. They are among 850 appointees from colleges and uni versities all over the country. During the college year they will report campus news, fads and fashions, in addition to completing three magazine assignments which will include a critique of the 1949 August College issue, a personal autobiography, and a project for one of Mademoiselle’s feature de partments. They will also compete for one ■ I of 20 guest editorships to be' awarded by the magazine in June, i The guest editors will be brought! to New York City for four weeks in June to help write and edit Medemoiselle’s 1950 August Col-! issue. "I feel that we should cease looking for a scapegoat and try something that will he of aid to parents, rather than first trying the punishment method,” Parsons stated. Parents are also people, he said, and as such, upon many occasions, need help. NO PLACE FOR HELP “Have we any place (in Eu gene), he asked, “to which par ents may go when they wish help in family problems, including those bothersome ones which surround the raising of children in the un certain world of today? No, but we now have the power to send parents to jail for 100 days or fine them $200.” Parsons suggested that the city set up an agency that is devoted to family life and can devote itself to the helping of families in trou ble in a confidential atmosphere where they can talk out their troubles and arrive at the best decision. Students Return Despite Weather Poor weather conditions evident ly have not delayed the return of students to the campus, according' to reports from the state police, highway department, and local transportation agencies. The state highway department reported that ice on roads is preva lent throughout the state. However, most roads have been “compara tively well sanded.” A department spokesman said “we believe all University students can get back over the roads to Eugene.” Offices of two local bus lines ob served that although some bus schedules have been delayed, none have been more than one hour past scheduled arrivals. Southern Pa cific railways likewise had no de lays as of last night. Automobile accidents during the early part of the week have been at a minimum. The state police re corded “only a few fender-bump ings” on Monday and Tuesday. Autos have changed things for the undertaker who used to cons ider Sunday a day of rest. “At just what bookstore did >*7 TT If jou buy your engineering supplies?” New Committee of 8 to Study Opportunities in Dormitories Stan Pierson, senior in history, will head a new committee to study the development of scholas tic and social opportunities in. Uni versity dormitories in preparation for next year’s deferred living-in program. Pierson has chosen seven mem bers for his committee, which will begin work cariy this term. Committee members are Betty Horand, senior in business* Ed Chrobot, senior in business; Jim Sanders, senior in history; Hank Panian, senior in history; Eleanor Ribbans, senior in sociology; Ann Gillenwaters, junior in liberal arts; and Bob Schooling, sophomore in business. The committee will study plans on other campuses, adding this knowledge to the experience they have gained in their own living organizations, Pierson stated. The group will be working in coopei-a tion with the University Adminis tration. Colonel Bill—A Legend ( Continucd from page jour) handled about 2,000 athlets at Ore gon, but he took them one at a time. To him, it was the individual that counted. Perhaps the thought we are probing for is that when a man adds a philosophy to his work, and that philosophy lives for nearly a half century, it permeates all who come into contact with it. He left behind him a spirit and a way of life, steeped in good sports manship and clean, rugged compe tition that stands as a challenge to all who represent Oregon in the field of athletics. Colonel Bill left behind some thing that those of us who follow after him must look up to. He set a goal for us, and' if we can cross it we belong to the heart of this University, a heart that was cre ated and set pumping by Colonel Bill and the men who competed un der him for so many years. PICK UP A PACK AUK OF HEINE’S BLEND the smoking tobacco WITH A B.E.* DEGREE! *BLKNDED EXIOYMKN'1' Want to work on a paper? All persons interested in working on the OREGON DAILY Emerald News-side (experience not neces sary) come to room 105 Journal ism Friday 4 p.m. • • • • WANTED: Reporters, copy desk and night staff worker.