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Which Way Better Teachers?
“How can we go from where we are to where we should be?”
That is the big question facing Earl W. Anderson, professor
of education at Ohio State University, as he begins his work
as research director for the teacher education survey in Oregon.
Groundwork of the six-month study, planned by the State
System of Higher Education to begin June 15, was laid in
Portland last week when Dr. Anderson met with the advisory
committee T.he committee put two questions to Dr. Anderson
—briefly stated, but aiming at the fundamental need of the
state’s teacher education:
1. How can Oregon prepare enough good teachers to guaran
tee adequately trained leadership in its classrooms?
2. What institutional pattern will best prepare these teach
ers?
It will be Dr. Anderson's job to find the answer to these
questions and have his report and recommendations completed
in December. Thus necessary legislative action can be taken in
the 1953 session of the Legislature.
Opinions of students, people of the state, faculty, school
superintendents, and alumni will be considered in the survey, as
well as problems of administration, curriculum and enrollment
costs.
Underclassmen now in school may feel directly the effects of
this intensive study of teacher education and benefit from any
changes it brings. As citizens we will all be affected by its
results as reflected in the state school system. The study may
raise many controversies or may meet with immediate ap
proval. In either case we will be watching its progress with
interest.—M. B.
Size ... Plus Quality
Nobody can say the University of Oregon has been afraid to
try anything new this year.
Added to the list which includes the Parliament of World
Religions, coffee hours, Hallowe’en parties, changes in campus
political machinery, to name a few, comes the full-scale “Oper
ation Politics,” which culminates tonight.
It is difficult for those not intimately connected with the
project to realize the sheer size of the undertaking. Any per
son or group of persons who tries to organize 1195 students to
act as delegates, arrange for seemingly endless parades and
rallies, carry on literally bushels of correspondence in an effort
to make the convention as realistic as possible, has a mammoth
job on his hands.
Of course, lots of “busy work” can go into any project with
out proving its intrinsic worth. But if tonight’s mock political
convention can do anything to shed light on the intricacies of
national politics, jolting us out of our usual, exclusively-campus
concerns, it will be worth all the thousands of man-hours ex
pended.
They say the political bigwigs will be watching Oregon’s
mock convention closely, and that it will be attracting at least
statewide attention.
We hope so. That’s the kind of statewide attention we feel
the University of Oregon likes to get—and in this case de
serves.—G. G.
The First Amendment
A constitutional amendment—first under the new document
•—went through with surprisingly little furor Wednesday.
By its provision, freshman elections will no longer be held
winter term, but during the second half of fall term.
The original reason for holding frosh elections winter term
was that it was felt they didn’t have a chance to get to know
potential candidates sooner. But under the present living sys
tem, freshman living in dormitories probably know each other
as well by the end of fall term as they ever will.
Some opponents of the amendment feared that the class ad
ministration might be disrupted at the end of fall term by the
possibility of the officers’ failure to make their grades. Stanines
are admittedly not a completely accurate guide as to how a
student will do, grade-wise, in college. But the system of mid
term grade reports could be utilized as a better indication.
The best argument for the amendment, it seems to us, is that
it gives the frosh class officers a longer term on the Senate.
This can work two ways: it can give the freshmen a better
perspective on student government, and it can bring fresh air
and new ideas into the Senate.
Generally speaking, the change looks like a sensible step. It
merely remains to be seen how it will work in practice.—G. G.
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“As some of you already know, there’s a carnival in town, and today
we are privileged to have as our guest..
-The Atomic Age
South Africa's Racial Picture
Darkened by Government Move
-By Phil Johnson
If your skin is a shade too
dark, never go to South Africa.
That nation is the scene of the
worst racial prejudice in the
world. A num
ber of white
men, most of
them being
of Dutch de
scent, are at
tempting t o
hold the Neg
ro majority in
a condition of
semi-serfdom.
Persons
from India
also are dis- PHIL JOHNSON
crlmina ted
against.
Although there seems to be
no logical reason for inflicting
penalties upon a person because
his skin is the wrong color, the
government itself is in the van
guard of the prejudice front.
Prime Minister Daniel F. Mal
an’s Nationalist party started a
bitter political struggle by par
tially restricting the voting
rights of 50,000 citizens of “mix
ed blood.”
The appellate court, the high
est in the union, declared the
law unconstitutional. The Malan
headed forces then announced
that they would disregard the
court's ruling, and they also re
vealed their plans to introduce
legislation reducing the power
of the court to nullify legislative
laws.
The present issue is merely a
symptom of the old cancer which
limits civil rights in South Af
rica. Regardless of the outcome
of the present political strug
gle, it appears that the deeply
embedded intolerance will con
tinue to exist for some time.
There is a philosophy which
holds that everything works for
the greater good, and Malan's
moves do have their advanta
geous points.
They have contributed to the
introduction of a new British
Commonwealth human rights
bill, scheduled to be debated in
Parliament.
This bill affects the United
Kingdom and the non-self-gov
erning colonies and protectorates
of the British Commonwealth. It
aims to establish a standard of
human rights applicable to all
persons. South African develop
ments may swing support to this
badly-needed measure.
Theater Slating
Promising Year
By Toby McCarroll
A considerable amount of eif
teitainment will be available to
the students at the "Mock Con
vention” (an apt title). Thostj
who look toward other media foi
their entertainment will be dis"
appointed if they look toward
the movies this week.
However, a look toward nevi
year’s University theater pro
ductions Is encouraging- The de
cisions are not final but it I>
most probable that the follow
ing will be produced: ‘‘Tin
Happy Time,” “Phoenix To"
Frequent,” “The Browning Vcr
sion,” “Henry IV” (part I), am
“The Hollow.”
It appears that the music:?
will be “Brigadoon” and that il
will be put on exclusively by tlx
Speech Department although :
person from the Music Scho^
will volunteer to direct the chor
us and orchestra.
Those who like entertainmej!
a la wax should be interested is
two new recordings. The Metro
politan's new production of "Cat
men,” starring Rise Stevens, wil
soon be released by RCA Victor
Alban Berg’s modern opers
(which was performed in Englirt
by the New York City Open
last month) “Wozzeck,” has be^
recorded, in German, and re
leased by Columbia (SL-118). *
“Bugles in the Afternoon” Jk
playing at the MacDonald, star
ing Ray MUland and Helena Ca4
ter. The film records the privat
feud of two men in General Ciil
ter’s army and the Battle of thj
Little Big Horn—nothing nefl
The Heilig presents “Barefovil
Mailman.” *
The best showing at a drive-L
is "Streetcar Named Desire” 5
the Eugene Drive-in, these tw
ingredients should make for a
delightful combination, “/r
American in Paris" will play al
the Mayflower tonight and to
morrow. This is an outstanding
musical comedy (winner of tfi<
Academy Award).
Sunday brings us “The Ra/.on
Edge” at the SU; a better returi
on 30 cents probably couldn’t M
found. Next Wednesday “Henrj
VIII” begins at the Mayfhtyer.
In recent issues of “Theatil
Arts" many of the schools
drama have been advertising, in
cluding our own Department c
Speech. The other schools hav
such slogans as “Reputation Fc
Results”; the U of O says, “Foil
mal Study and Scenic Splendor*
Wander over to Villard and tn
to find some “scenic splendor.”
- - Letters to the Editor - -
An Unknown?
Emerald Editor:
My nature is that of an an
thropologist: to enforce old ideas
with new discoveries. What have
I discovered? Some guy by the
name of Johnny Reitz is playing
for the Junior Prom! The en
forcement—you guessed it, “when
in h... is this school going to en
gage a band that someone has
heard of before? The least we
could do is have someone that is
mentioned in Down Beat, Bill
board or Metronome, whether
paid advertising or not, in order
that we music-lovers might look
them up. J. R., as Johnny Reitz
might be called by a music mag
azine were he famous, is as far
as I can determine “unknown.”
However, I shall copy the com
ment in Thursday’s Emerald ver
hatim: “Reitz’ band has been
called ‘The Most Talked About
Band in the Northwest’ by pro
moters in this region.” Now isn’t
it fortunate that the Northwest
doesn’t extend any farther than
the Big “Y” market, and that
this region covers all of 20
square miles. Conclusion: there
is a promoter that calls him I’m
sure; someone has to collect a
percentage for the booking.
Reitz could by all means be an
exceptionally well organized
band, I hope, but until we realize
the importance of national rec
ognition it will be difficult to
have all-out attendance. This has
been proven by the number of
people who have told me today
that they have decided not to
go-for the same well-established
reason.
To make comparisons: yes,
Oregon State has Kenton, Flat
nagan, etc., but some argue th<
Staters have more support. M
answer for that is the tremen
dously successful dance we ha
in junior college with an enrol
ment of 850. Les Brown playe
and a black ink accounting wa
made.
I’ll try not to leave the reader
and those of you who are worlp
ing hard to make this dance I
success thinking of me as J
cynic. I would like to commen
the perpetual activityites fo*
their successful efforts in bring
ing to the campus, especially tlji!
year, many interesting speakers^
exciting entertainment such ^ai
concerts, plays, operas, danc<
groups, etc., and the politician
that have provided yours trtil)
with many belly-full laugh*
Bill Owen +