Bias, or Fairness?
In 1925 two men had s mie ideas, so they put them to use
in a publishing “experiment."
That "experiment" is today Time Inc., including among oth
ei magazines Time, Life, and Fortune. One of those men,
T1 my R. Luce, is now editor-in-chief, and he’ll he on campus
Finlay.
Luce will give the featured talk (the Kric Allen memorial
address) at the state newspaper publishers-’ conference, in the
Ft ', dent Union ballroom. The address is scheduled for 12:45
)> !■!., and will be open to all students and faculty.
Since Luce will be speaking during 1 p.m. classes, faculty
members have been asked to allow students to attend if
p essible. Students who want to hear Luce might be able
to do so if they convince their 1 p.m. instructors about it,
providing enough students in a class to make it worth
while are interested.
Luce is another one of the many top speakers who have:
ap -eared at the University in the past year and a half. He
tf - been called the most influential man in the world, as well
a the world’s top publisher. His Time magazine has been
Hv :.e i as a devastating!}- interesting news weekly, and has
be. :t lambasted as insidiously biased.
In present times, when objectivity is the byword of most
if . t all journalistic endeavors, a publication which cares
if* for objectivity is in for a lot of blasting. Of course, no
publication, as no person, is purely "objective." But a com
ptratively few media show a definite bias beyond the rela
ti rely unavoidable.
Still, one of their chief faults is a hypocritical air of ob
jectivity. Time is not one of these publications. Time has
said that all the "facts" are meaningless, that "The myth, or
fad. of ‘objectivity’ tends to conceal the selection, to kid the
reader into a belief that he is being informed by an agency
above human frailty or human interest.”
„ hunt ha? acknowledged prejudices, among them:
"Faith in tire things which rnonev cannot buy.
"A respect for tire old, particularlv in manners.
- "An interest in the new, particularly in ideas.’’
I :- goal, says Time, is "fairness.’’
•’ 4 he difference between impartiality and fairness. Time says,
F, that "Ihe re-ponsihle journalist is ‘partial’ to that interpre
ter ,:m of the fact' which seems to fit things as they are. lie
■ i-, fair in not twisting the fact.- to support his view, in not
swppre.'sing the fact> that support a different view."
'1 here is no guarantee, though, that "the responsible journal
»w will not try to portray, as the facts, what he subjectively
considers to be "things as they are."
Mortimer Adler, the last big-name speaker on campus,
•h is said, "Scientific objectivity is not the absence of ini
tial bias. It is attained by frank confession of it.” Be that so,
owe must ask: Is Time’s actual bias limited to what Time
frankly confesses to be its bias?
That Time has a particular prejudice, whether the convic
tion is right or wrong, is pretty apparent. Time has promised
that “no article would he written to prove any special case.”
‘Tlie last presidential election proved, if proof was needed, that
Time ha.-> its axe to grind, though it is pretty objective in
fwany important matters.
I.' this fair interpretation, Time-defined, or proving a spe
cial case? The distinction is a fine one.
if>oes the job Time is doing in actual attracting readers and
‘informing them outweigh the clangers of its smoothly-pre
sented opinion? It depends on whether or not Time could still
'fire just a? interesting, but more on the “objective" side.
Time, certainly, provides some of the most fascinatingly
^interesting writing of today. It is doing one of the best jobs
■«*f telling the reader what’s going on, in (the common con
cept of) “the reader’s language.”
■* 1 he immediate point is, of course, that the man who started
this giant would seemingly have something of interest to say
to Oregon students in his address before Oregon newspaper
ifNwblishers Friday. —A.K.
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Contemporary Arts Exhibit
Shows Crop of Professionals
By LaVaun Maior
Fnirruld Reporter
"Festival of Contemporary Arts"
another chance to trot out some
weird, contorted statues or surreal
ist painting? Not at all, ns n
browsing t6ur through the con
temporary sculpture, pottery and
textile exhibit in the Little Art
gallery will prove.
Collected here are the works of
today's artists who are actually
making their living by being art
ists. The works range from finely
shaped bowls to colorful textiles
to impressive pieces of sculpture.
The exhibit was arranged by the
art school in connection with the
"Festival" to give the students and
faculty a chance to see the full
range of contemporary art.
Flight Its Culled
A long white plaster figure
mounted precariously on a small
metal stand meets you at the door.
"Flight,” it is called, by Wayne
P. Tyson. You can just envision
it in a prominent place in some
modern home.
To the side we find a gaunt, lean
goat with its metal bones protrud
ing through the matted metal hair.
This bit of statuary was executed
by a UO graduate, Tom Hardy,
employing the most recent process
in sculpturing the use of the oxy
gen-acetylne torch to mold, join
and work metal into objects of art.
For the woman with artistic
taste there’s plenty of jewelry to
hold the attention large, sti ik
ing rings, graceful silver earrings
and distinctive necklaces.
Belligerent Goat
Terra cotta, a rough reddish ma
terial, is quite popular with the
sculptors. A sense of mass and sol
idarity is portrayed by Bonnie
Bartell’s "Three Kings.” In an
other corner a chunky belligerent
"Mountain Goat" glares at the
spectator. 1
Another striking work is M. R.
Sponenbut'gh's "Apostle,” the head
of an old man wrought in dark
hammered lead. The piece gives
the impression of a spirit lining
from a thick mist, the outline ol
which is discernible, but not dis
tinct.
The most brilliant and glowing
colors are captured on the enamel
on-copper plates displayed at the
far end of the gallery. Bright
green, aqua, red and black enamels
are used to decorate the metal
plates with colorful, abstract de
signs.
Several objects show clearly that
utility and beauty can be combin
ed. One rug especially catches the
eye. It is a blight orange chenille
throw rug. accented with stripes
of metallic gold.
Take Your Choice
Textiles on display show a great
diversity of texture and color. You
can take your choice from knobby
filmy, coarse, or lacy fabrics. One
handwoven skirt highlights multi
colored stripes with a woven-in
blue metallic thread.
Betty Cook shows a smooth
leather pouch-like purse clasped by
a single gold disc.
Bookbinding comes in for its
own in the displays of the rich,
Heart Hop Tickets
Continue on Sale
Tickets for Friday night's
Heart Hop are lit) cents and are
now on sale in the women's liv
ing organizations and will go on
sale Thursday and Friday in the
Co-op ami the Student Fnion.
The dance, a girl-ask-hoy af
fair, is sponsored by flu*
WYCA as a part of Women's
Day, along with the IMd Theta
-Mystie sale and the AWS bridal
show.
Agency interviewers
To Visit UO Campus
Two representatives of the Na- j
tional Security Agency in Wash- 1
ington, D. C., will visit the campus |
Mar. 11 to interview qualified stu
dents for permanent career posi
tions. No civil service status is
required and jobs are located in
the metropolitan area of Wash
ington, D. C.
Mathematics majors and lan
guage students of the Slavic, Ger
manic, near, far, and middle east
earn areas will be considered for
professional and trainee-profes
sional positions with starting sal
aries ranging from $3,410 to $5,
060 per year.
A limited number of analytical
aide vacancies are also available
for students with a general degree
major, but who have completed a
Campus Calendar
10:30 St Tourn Meet 111 SU
Noon Spanish Table 110 SU
Yeomen 113 SU
Coffee Hr 313 SU
1:00 Ore Mothers Cl
Gerl 2nd FI
4:00 Mystie Sale Ch 110 SU
Pi Delta Phi 111 SU
WKA Carnival Rep
214 SU
5:00 Phi Eta Sigma 333 SU
6:30 Newman Cl 110 SU
7:00 Phi Eta Sigma Dinner
113 SU
7:30 Sq Dance Cl Gerl Annex
Moll Lect 201 SU
APO 213 SU
Alumni Def Liv Comm
315 SU
Phi Delta Kappa
Dad’s Lounge SU
8:00 Hui O Gerl 3rd FI
strong- minor in either languages,
mathematics, statistics, or the
physical sciences.
Additional information and ap
pointments to see C. H. Penland
or L. L. Van Gilder, who will do
the interviewing, may be obtained
in the graduate placement office
in Emerald hall.
tooled blue and red bindings, out -
standing in their simplicity of de
sign.
A neurotic flower pot stands sul
lenly in one corner holding a cac
tus. It is a square pot with a wor
i ied face scratched on each side.
You come away from this exhibit
with a much clearer idea of the
scope of art and just what the art
ists of today are turning out. It's
a half hour well spent!
Social Calendar
Wednesday Dinner
Sigma Alpha Kpsi
lon - f'hi Omega
Wednesday Desserts
Sigma I’hl Epsilon -
Alpha Chi Omega
Delta Upsilon - Alpha
Delta Pi
Sigma Alpha Mil -
Delta Delta Delta
Yeomen - Orides
Saturday Firesides
Pi Kappa Phi
Campbell club
Saturday House Dances
Delta Tau Delta
Theta Chi
Sigma Nu
Delta Upsilon
Sigma Alpha Upsilon
Phi Sigma Kappa
Phi Kappa Sigma
Luce Presented
(Continued from pwjc one)
value to the profession, and to
education for journalism.
Among its many activities is
the bringing to the Oregon Press
Conference the Eric W. Allen Me
morial lecturer, a person of na
tional reputation who discusses a
professional subject.
What It Does
In addition to the speaker the
fund supports the Allen Memorial
fellowships for outstanding jour
nalism students at the University;
finances practical research proj
ects for specific benefits to the
newspapers of Oregon; and brings
professional journalists as guest
speakers before the University of
Oregon journalism classes. It sup
ports the seminars for newspaper
men which bring reporters and ed
itors back to the campus for brief
school sessions, and adds to the
jour nalism library facilities at the
University by purchase of im
portant books for which there are
no state funds.
It's Amazing
—----LfgBSSf/ ,
“That poor sii l sols called on every day. She is about the
Prof. Snarl can remember by name.”
only student