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from Sept. IS to June 3, except Nor. 16, 26 through 30, Dec. 7 through 9, 11 through Jan. 4,
March 8 through 10, 12 through 29, May 3, and 31 through June 2, with issues on Noe. 21,
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Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the writer and do not pretend to
represent the opinions of the ASUO or of the University. Unsigned editorials are written by
the aditor; initialed editorials by the associate editors.
AL KARR, Editor BILL BRANDSNESS, Business Manager
PAT GILDEA, ELSIE SCHILLER, Associate Editors
KITTY FRASER, LAURA STURGES, Editorial Assistants
JACKIE WARDELL, Managing Editor
JOE GARDNER, News Editor
Chief Makeup Editor: Paul Keefe
Chief Night Editor: Anne Hill
Chief Copy Desk Editor: Gloria Lane
Asst. Sports Editor: Rob Robinson
bAM \ AHti, sports Editor
'Asst. Managing Editors: Len Calvert, Bob
Patterson
Asst. News Editors: Dorothy Her, Gordo©
Rice, Sally Ryan
Sophomore Honors
What’s in an education for modern America? Has mass edu
cation really loweredd the standards of learning in our public
schools, colleges and universities ?
In seeking to supply the basic fundamentals of education to
all youth, is modern education forsaking the true goals of edu
cation? Are the surveys that indicate that modern youth, with
a high school diploma, can’t read, write or spell correctly an in
dication that American scholars are taking the wrong road for
mass education?
Or is there a happy medium where classes can be adapted to
the average mind, while at the same time supplying enough
initiative to the bright student and enough - additional help
to the slow scholar that the nation benefits socially, politically,
economically from a high literacy rate?
We think the University of Oregon is correctly seeking the
answer through a program established here last year—sopho
more honors for lower division students who indicate the ability
to do better than average in the college classroom.
Sophomore honors presents a program designed for a strong
Eberal arts education during the first two years of college. Classes
included are literature, history, social science, biological science
and physical science. By the end of the second year, when honors
are awarded, the student must have completed four of the five
honors courses.
Looking at statistics, during the first year of the program,
45 per cent of students eligible participated in honors courses.
This year participation has been boosted to 55 per cent. These
figures indicate a need for this type of program and they also
prove that the need can be fulfilled.
Seventy sophomores are going into their second year of hon
ors with 125 freshman participating in the program. Compare
this year’s 70 sophomores with the 90 freshmen enrolled- last
year. Fewer honors students are dropping out of the program
than the medium of average decrease in class enrollment from
the freshman to sophomore year. ~
In viewing any statistics, we must look not only at the avail
able figures but, behind those figures for their true meaning.
Percentage of participation may seem low’, until we consider the
number of students entering professional schools who cannot
work in a liberal arts course because of their tight major course
schedule.
The instigators of the Oregon honors program are not con
tent to rest on their success. Instructors feel they now are just
beginning to find the correct methods of teaching such courses
and the whole program is definitely still in the experimental
stage.
There is still some dissatisfaction with the method of compre
hensive examination upon which the honor rating is based. All
of which indicates that sophomores honors is a progressive pro
gram which can and will adapt to student needs and problems as
they arise.—(E.S.)
DG's To Hold
Y Soph Desert
Sophomore women will hold
their second YWCA-sponsored des
sert, tonight at Delta Gamma, ac
cording to Donna Buchanan and
Carol Huggins, sophomore cabin
et social chairmen.
; The dessert will last from 6:15
p. m. to 7:30 p. m., and co-hos
tesSes for the affair will be Alpha
JP micron Pi and Alpha Delta Pi.
- All sophomores are invited to
attend the dessert, and plans for
the sophomore “Skip Day” as well
as the service project of the cab
inet will. be discussed, according
to Miss Buchanan and Miss Hug
gins. A charge of 10 cents per
person will be made for refresh
ments. Tickets may be obtained
from living organizations Y rep
resentatives, or at Delta Gamma
tonight. _
Debaters Place
A University of Oregon debate
team placed second in the annual
far west tournament of the West
ern Speech association at Fresno,
Calif., last weekend by winning
six out of eight debates.
Donna DeVries, freshman in lib
eral arts, and Bruce Holt, sopho
more in speech, received individual
cups for second place after losing
to Los Angeles City college in the
final round of the tournament. The
University received a plaque for
the place winning.
Miss DeVries also made the fin
als in oratory and Phil Cass,
sophomore in economics, reached
the finals in extemporanious
speaking.
A second University debate
team of Cass and Don Mickelwait,
junior in economies, lost out in
the preliminary competition.
The Art of Dropping Courses
“Hello, Registrar? Miss Slauson has just withdrawn from ‘cooking 281”
Letters to the Editor
Emerald Editor:
The Student Union Board is
very much interested in the re
cent letters to the editor con
cerning the organization of a
graduate student program. It
has always been the policy of
the board to present to the
campus a varied program that
will meet the student needs. The
board has therefore set up a
graduate program investigating
committee to look into the pos
sibilities of some kind of a gradu
Oregon Dads, Mom
To Hold Joint Party
Oregon Mothers and Dads clubs
of Lane county will hold a joint
Christmas party Wednesday eve
ning in Gerlinger hall.
A musical program featuring
high school and campus talent is
being planned by the two groups
under the leadership of Mrs. O
K. Burrell, president of the Moth
ers club and Mr. L. L. Erdman
president of the Dads group.
Guests at the event will be Act
ing Pres. Victor P. Morris, Mrs
Golda Parker Wickham, dean oi
women, and Karl Onthank, asso
ciate director of student affairs.
Primitive Christmases
Discussed at Lecture
“Pagan Origins of Christmas’1
will be discussed at the Friday
evening coffee hour at 7:45 p. m,
in the Student Union browsing
room. Dr. Paul B. Means, head of
the religion department, will be
the featured speaker. Coffee will
be served after the lecture.
Court Case...
(Continued from page two)
Still another question arises—
that of whether or not the court
or the office of student affairs has
the right to deduct a fine from
a student’s breakage fag. Farris
said no, “the fee can only be
touched pursuant to the provisions
contained at page 60 of the bul
letin of this University.” The ad
ministration hasn’t come out with
a clear-cut stand on this subject,
except to repeat that students may
always let their cases be handled
as a disciplinary case.
Orlando J. Hollis, dean of the
law school, commented: “As I see
it, student government is a game,
but a good one. All students, when
the administration gives them the
opportunity, should take advan
tage of it. However, “for the stu
dent who refuses to play the game,
there must be an alternative
course with a sound legal back
ground.”
n
ate student's program here at the
University of Oregon.
Bob Pollock has been ap
pointed chairman of 'this com
mittee, and he Is now in the
process of contacting the stu
dents who have written letters
to the Emerald editor.
The board is definitely inter
ested in the requests of gradu
ate students concerning a
“graduate club,” and we are now
doing everything we can to make
thiS program a reality.
Andy Berwick
Chairman, SU Board
CAMPUS BRIEFS
0 Quartets Interested In pur*
tlcipating in the Barbershop Quar
tet contest are to return interest
blanks to the Student Union music
committee ns soon as possible, ac
cording to Luclu Knepper, contest
chairman.
0 The Student Union music
committee will meet today at 4
p. m. Plans will be discussed for
the All-campus Barbershop Quar
tet contest, according to Lucia
Knepper, contest chairman.
0 The Student Unkin movie
committee will meet today at 3 p.
m. in SU 302, according to Bar
bara Wilcox, chairman. Commit
tee members should bring reports
and suggestions for* educational
movies, Miss Wilcox said.
^ Pre-nursing ehih will meet
today at noon, In the Student
Union according to Hanna Sue
Hansen, vice-president. Group pic
tures will be taken and there will
be a guest speaker.
0 All students who have been
already contacted or are interested
In working on the Oregana caption
staff will meet in the Oregana of
fice, Student Union 308, at 1 p.m.
today, according to Laura Sturgcs,
Oregana associate editor.
0 Kwama will not meet this
week, according to Janet Gustaf
son, president. Members of the
honorary will not distribute bas
ketball programs this year, Miss
Gustafson said.
0 Members of the 1953 Home
coming general committee are to
meet at 5:30 p. m. today in the
Student Union for the annual
Homecoming banquet. Transpor
tation from the SU to the banquet
will be furnished, according to
Geri Porritt, who is handling the
arrangements.
Committee chairmen who will
not be able to attend the banquet
are to contact Miss Porritt at
Delta Gamma this noon.
0 Student chapter of the
American Institute of Architects
will meet today at 7:30 p. m., in
Architecture 107.
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